McLaren suffer championship setback after late FIA penalty verdict at Australian Grand Prix

McLaren lead the Formula 1 2025 constructors' championship after the Australian Grand Prix, but one of their rivals are level on points after a late penalty verdict from the FIA.

Lando Norris overcame tricky conditions to win Sunday's season opener in Melbourne, with his team-mate Oscar Piastri ending up in P9 after a mishap when the rain began to fall in the latter stages of the race.

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Those results left McLaren top of the constructors' standings with 27 points, just ahead of Mercedes in second on 25 after Kimi Antonelli was handed a five-second penalty late in the race and therefore demoted from P4 to P5.

However, the FIA later announced that Antonelli's penalty had been overturned, and his P4 finish reinstated.

This added two points to Mercedes' total for the weekend, meaning the Silver Arrows now tie McLaren for the constructors' championship lead heading to China, dealing the papaya outfit their first title setback of the season, albeit they are technically still top due to Norris' win.

Naturally, following his success in Melbourne, Norris tops the drivers' standings leaving Australia, but how are the rest of the standings looking ahead of next weekend's action in Shanghai? Let's take a look below.

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F1 2025 drivers' standings after Australian Grand Prix

F1 2025 constructors' standings after Australian Grand Prix

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