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Lando Norris
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Norris at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix
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| Born | 13 November 1999 Bristol, England
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| Awards | Full list |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Car number | 4 |
| Entries | 133 (133 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 30 |
| Career points | 1096 |
| Pole positions | 10 |
| Fastest laps | 15 |
| First entry | 2019 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2024 Miami Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2025 British Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2019 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 2nd (374 pts) |
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Lando Norris (born 13 November 1999) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for the McLaren team. He finished as the runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2024. Lando has won five Grands Prix during his seven seasons in Formula One.
Born in Bristol, England, Lando started kart racing when he was eight years old. He had a very successful karting career, winning the Karting World Championship in 2014. After karting, he moved into junior racing series. He won his first title in 2015 in the 2015 MSA Formula Championship with Carlin. In 2016, he won the Toyota Racing Series, Formula Renault Eurocup, and Formula Renault NEC. He also received the Autosport BRDC Award that year. Lando won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2017 and was runner-up in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2018, both with Carlin.
Lando joined the McLaren Young Driver Programme in 2017. He became a full-time Formula One driver for McLaren in 2019, making his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. He achieved his first podium finish and fastest lap at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix. In 2021, he earned his first pole position at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix. In 2024, Lando achieved his first win at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. He won three more races that year and finished second in the World Drivers' Championship. In 2025, he has already won more races, including his home race, the 2025 British Grand Prix, and is battling his teammate Oscar Piastri for the championship.
As of July 2025, Lando Norris has achieved five race wins, 10 pole positions, 15 fastest laps, and 30 podiums in Formula One. He is signed to stay with McLaren until at least the end of the 2027 season.
Lando Norris's Early Life
Lando Norris was born on 13 November 1999 in Bristol, England. His father, Adam Norris, was a pensions manager. His mother, Cisca, is from Belgium. Lando has three siblings: two younger sisters and an older brother, Oliver, who also raced karts. Lando has both British and Belgian citizenship.
When he was young, Lando tried horse riding, quad biking, and motorcycle riding. He started karting after his father took him to watch a national karting championship when he was seven. Lando went to Millfield School in Street, Somerset. He left school early but continued to study physics and mathematics with a private tutor. He looks up to Valentino Rossi, a famous motorcycle racer, as an inspiration. In 2022, Lando moved to Monaco.
Junior Racing Career
Karting Success (2008–2014)
Lando Norris began his racing journey at eight years old. He quickly showed his talent by getting the pole position in his first national event. In 2013, he won the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and the CIK-FIA International Super Cup in the KF-Junior class. The next year, he won the Karting World Championship in the KF class, becoming the youngest world champion in that category.
Ginetta Junior Championship (2014)
In 2014, Lando started racing cars in the 2014 Ginetta Junior Championship. This series supports the British Touring Car Championship. He finished third overall in the championship, winning four races and also taking home the Rookie Cup.
Formula 4 Racing (2015)
In 2015, Lando joined Carlin Motorsport to race in the new 2015 MSA Formula Championship (now called the F4 British Championship). He had a fantastic season, winning eight races, getting ten pole positions, and finishing on the podium 14 times. He won the championship. He also raced in some ADAC and Italian Formula 4 races with Mücke Motorsport, where he earned six podiums.
Formula Three and Formula Renault (2016–2017)
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In 2016, Lando went to New Zealand to compete in the 2016 Toyota Racing Series. He won six races, including the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix, and became the champion. Back in Europe, he raced in the Formula Renault 2.0 series with Josef Kaufmann Racing, winning both the Eurocup and Northern European Cup. He won 11 races in total across these series. He also raced part-time in the 2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, winning four races.
In 2017, Lando raced full-time with Carlin in the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He finished on the podium in 20 out of 30 races, including nine wins, and secured eight pole positions. He won the championship with two races left, marking his fifth racing title in four years.
FIA Formula 2 (2017–2018)
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Lando made his FIA Formula 2 debut at the end of the 2017 season. In 2018, he competed full-time with Carlin. He won the first race of the season in Bahrain from pole position, which was his only win that year. He consistently scored points and podiums, leading the championship for a while. He finished the season as runner-up to George Russell.
Formula One Career
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In February 2017, Lando joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme. He later became an official test and reserve driver for McLaren in 2018, taking part in several practice sessions.
Racing for McLaren (2019–Present)
2019: Rookie Season
Lando started his Formula One career with McLaren in 2019, partnering Carlos Sainz Jr.. He qualified eighth in his first race in Australia and finished twelfth. He scored his first F1 points by finishing sixth in Bahrain. He had some tough races with collisions and car issues, leading to retirements in China, Spain, and Canada.
Despite some challenges, Lando showed his speed. He finished sixth in Austria and had three consecutive points finishes in Italy, Singapore, and Russia. He ended his first F1 season in eleventh place in the drivers' championship with 49 points. He often out-qualified his teammate Sainz. McLaren signed him to a new contract to stay with the team until at least 2022.
2020: First Podium Finish
At the first race of the 2020 season in Austria, Lando qualified fourth but started third due to a penalty for another driver. In the final moments of the race, he set the fastest lap, which helped him finish third and claim his first-ever F1 podium. This made him one of the youngest drivers to achieve a podium finish in Formula One history.
He continued to perform well, with six consecutive points finishes. At the Turkish Grand Prix, he started fourteenth due to a penalty but recovered to finish eighth and set the fastest lap. Lando finished fourth in Bahrain and fifth in Abu Dhabi. His strong results, along with those of his teammate Sainz, helped McLaren finish third in the constructors' championship. Lando ended the season ninth in the drivers' championship with 97 points.
2021: First Pole Position
Lando stayed with McLaren for the 2021 season, with Daniel Ricciardo joining as his new teammate. He started the season strong, finishing fourth in Bahrain. At the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, he finished third, earning his second F1 podium. He also secured another podium in Monaco.
At the Austrian Grand Prix, Lando qualified second, just behind Max Verstappen. He finished the race in third place, getting his third podium of the season. At the Italian Grand Prix, Lando finished second behind his teammate Ricciardo, securing McLaren's first one-two finish since 2010.
Lando achieved his first Formula One pole position in Russia during tricky weather conditions. He led most of the race, but a late rain shower meant he had to pit for different tyres, dropping him to seventh. He finished the season strong, scoring points in every remaining race. Lando ended 2021 in sixth place in the World Drivers' Championship, his best result at the time.
2022 Season
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In February 2022, Lando signed a new contract with McLaren, keeping him with the team until at least 2025. He scored points in Saudi Arabia and Australia. His only podium of the season came with a third-place finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Despite battling tonsillitis, Lando finished sixth in Monaco and set the fastest lap. He consistently scored points throughout the season, with his best result after Emilia Romagna being a fourth-place finish in Singapore. Lando finished the 2022 season in seventh place in the Drivers' Championship with 122 points.
2023 Season
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Lando continued with McLaren in 2023, with rookie Oscar Piastri as his new teammate. The start of the season was challenging for McLaren, with reliability issues and crashes. However, things improved significantly after upgrades were brought to Lando's car at the Austrian Grand Prix. He qualified fourth and finished fourth in the race.
More success came at the British Grand Prix, where Lando qualified second and finished second, holding off Lewis Hamilton. This was McLaren's first podium at Silverstone Circuit since 2010. He then finished second again in Hungary, marking his first consecutive podiums in F1. He accidentally broke Max Verstappen's trophy during the podium celebrations, but it was later replaced.
Lando achieved four consecutive podiums starting with the Singapore Grand Prix, where he finished second. He also finished second in Japan and was promoted to second in the United States Grand Prix after another driver was disqualified. He finished second again in the São Paulo Grand Prix. Lando ended the 2023 season in sixth place in the Drivers' Championship with 205 points.
2024: First Win and Title Challenge
Before the 2024 season, Lando signed another new contract with McLaren. He took his first podium of the season in Australia, finishing third. In China, he finished second, his fifteenth F1 podium. At the Miami Grand Prix, Lando qualified fifth. He took the lead after other drivers pitted and a safety car helped him keep his position. He held off Max Verstappen to claim his first Grand Prix victory after 110 races. This win tied the record for the most podiums before a first win.
After Miami, Lando achieved five more podiums before the summer break. He finished on the podium in Imola, Canada, and Spain, where he also took pole position. He believed he was a championship rival to Verstappen due to McLaren's improved car.
After the summer break, Lando took pole position at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. He lost the lead at the start but reclaimed it and extended his lead to win by 22 seconds. This was his second victory and McLaren's first at that track since 1985. He then took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, marking his first consecutive poles. He finished third in the race behind his teammate Piastri and Charles Leclerc.
Lando took his fifth pole position of the season at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix and set a new track record. He dominated the race, winning by 20 seconds over Verstappen and leading every lap. At the 2024 United States Grand Prix, he took his sixth pole position but finished second after a penalty for going off track. He finished second in Mexico City.
In São Paulo, Lando won the sprint race from second place. He started the main race on pole position, his seventh of the season. However, he had some issues and finished seventh. At the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Lando finished sixth, which mathematically ended his chances of winning the drivers' championship. In the Qatar sprint, he purposely slowed down to let Piastri win, returning a favor from the São Paulo sprint. In the main race, he received a penalty and finished tenth. In the final race in Abu Dhabi, Lando took pole and won the race, securing McLaren's first constructors' title since 1998.
2025: Title Battle with Piastri
McLaren started the 2025 season as favorites for the championship. Lando took pole position for the first race in Australia and won in wet conditions, taking the championship lead. He finished second in China behind his teammate Piastri. In Japan, he finished second to Verstappen, who closed the championship gap.
Lando increased his lead in Bahrain, finishing third despite a penalty for a false start. He crashed in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but recovered to fourth in the race, falling behind Piastri in the standings. He won the Miami sprint race after a safety car helped him, but finished second to Piastri in the main race. He finished second in Emilia Romagna before winning the Monaco Grand Prix from pole, closing the gap to Piastri to three points. He then finished second to Piastri in Spain.
In Canada, Lando collided with Piastri and had to retire from the race, for which he apologized and received a penalty. He stated he needed to avoid such mistakes to win the title. He then took pole position in Austria by a large margin and held off Piastri to win. He capitalized on a penalty for Piastri to win his first home Grand Prix in Britain.
Other Racing Ventures
Endurance Racing
Lando made his debut in endurance racing at the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona in 2018. He raced with Fernando Alonso and Phil Hanson. They finished thirteenth in their class. Lando showed impressive speed, even leading laps in wet conditions.
Sim Racing
Lando also competes in sim racing, which is racing in video games. He raced for Team Redline in 2019, winning the Spa 24 Special Event with Max Verstappen. He also won a round of the 2020 IndyCar iRacing Challenge. Lando competed in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual with Verstappen, but they had to retire due to technical problems.
Other Activities
Helping Others
In March 2020, Lando raised over $12,000 for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund by live streaming on Twitch. He also started Team Quadrant in 2020, an esports team that creates content and sells clothing.
Lando has spoken openly about his mental health struggles when he first joined Formula One at 19. He works with the Mind charity to help others.
LN Kart
In September 2021, Lando launched his own kart racing brand called LN Racing Kart. The karts are made by OTK Kart Group, and Ricky Flynn Motorsport, the team Lando won the Karting World Championship with, helps run the operations.
Awards and Honours
Formula One
- Formula One World Drivers' Championship runner-up: 2024
- DHL Fastest Lap Award: 2024
- Lorenzo Bandini Trophy: 2023
Other Awards
- Autosport Awards British Competition Driver of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
- Autosport BRDC Award: 2016
- Autosport Awards National Driver of the Year: 2017
- Autosport Awards British Club Driver of the Year: 2016
Images for kids
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Norris at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix
See also
In Spanish: Lando Norris para niños
