George Russell took his maiden grand prix win in what was a frantic race at the Interlagos Circuit – it also marked Mercedes’ first victory of the campaign.
Lewis Hamilton followed his team-mate close behind in the final stages, but was forced to settle for second place.
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Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were third and fourth for Ferrari, despite the latter making contact with Lando Norris in the opening laps of the race and being sent to the back of the field.
Fernando Alonso scored strong points for Alpine in fifth place, ahead of the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
Check out the full race results below.
| Position | Driver | Team | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | |||
| 2 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1.529 | ||
| 3 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 4.390 | ||
| 4 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 8.441 | ||
| 5 |
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Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 9.561 | ||
| 6 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 10.056 | ||
| 7 |
|
Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 14.080 | ||
| 8 |
|
Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 18.690 | ||
| 9 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 22.552 | ||
| 10 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 23.552 | ||
| 11 |
|
Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 26.183 | ||
| 12 |
|
Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 26.867 | ||
| 13 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 29.325 | ||
| 14 |
|
Mick Schumacher | Haas | 29.899 | ||
| 15 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 36.016 | ||
| 16 |
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Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 37.038 | ||
| 17 |
|
Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1 Lap | ||
| 18 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | DNF | ||
| 19 |
|
Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | DNF | ||
| 20 |
|
Kevin Magnussen | Haas | DNF |
