Lewis Hamilton won the first sprint race of the 2025 Formula One season, his first victory with Ferrari since joining the team over the winter. Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen finished second and third at the Shanghai International Circuit.

On Friday, Lewis Hamilton notched his first major achievement behind the wheel of the iconic Ferrari Formula 1 car. He qualified on pole position for the 2025 season’s first Sprint Race in Shanghai, becoming only the second 40-year-old to qualify on pole in any format and breaking Sebastian Vettel’s track record in the process.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton won Formula One's first sprint race of the 2025 season in China on Saturday, marking the first time the 40-year-old British driver and the Italian team have crossed the line first in the 100km shorter format.