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# Lando Norris: Factfile

**[Lando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lando_Norris)**is a British-Belgian racing driver currently driving for McLaren. He reached the pinnacle of the sport by winning the [2025 World Drivers’ Championship](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2025/drivers), ending a 17-year title drought for the McLaren team.

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### Personal Profile

| **Category** | **Details** |
| --- | --- |
| **Full Name** | Lando Kinder Norris |
| **Date of Birth** | November 13, 1999 |
| **Place of Birth** | Bristol, England |
| **Nationality** | British & Belgian |
| **Height** | 170 cm (5′ 7″) |
| **Current Team** | McLaren-Mercedes |
| **Race Number** | 1 (formerly 4) |
| **Hobbies** | Sim racing, golf, photography |

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### F1 Career Statistics (as of March 2026)

Lando’s career took a massive leap forward in 2024 and 2025, transforming from a frequent podium finisher into a dominant championship winner.

| **Statistic** | **Value** |
| --- | --- |
| **World Championships** | 1 (2025) |
| **Grand Prix Starts** | 153 |
| **Grand Prix Wins** | 11 |
| **Podiums** | 44 |
| **Pole Positions** | 16 |
| **Fastest Laps** | 18 |
| **Career Points** | 1,445 |
| **Maiden Win** | 2024 Miami Grand Prix |

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### Championship Winning Season (2025)

The 2025 season was a historic battle between Norris, his teammate Oscar Piastri, and Max Verstappen. Norris eventually clinched the title in the season finale at Abu Dhabi.

| **Key Metric** | **2025 Season Total** |
| --- | --- |
| **Wins** | 7 |
| **Podiums** | 18 |
| **Pole Positions** | 7 |
| **Fastest Laps** | 6 |
| **Total Points** | 423 |
| **Final Standing** | **1st (World Champion)** |

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### Career Milestones

- **2014:** Becomes the youngest-ever karting world champion (CIK-FIA KF World Championship).
- **2017:** Joins the McLaren Young Driver Programme; wins the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.
- **2019:** Makes F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix, qualifying 8th and finishing 12th.
- **2020:** Secures his first F1 podium (3rd) at the Austrian Grand Prix, earning the nickname “Last Lap Lando.”
- **2021:** Earns his first career Pole Position at the Russian Grand Prix.
- **2024:** Wins his first Grand Prix in Miami and leads McLaren to the Constructors’ Championship.
- **2025:** Clinches the World Drivers’ Championship in a dramatic season finale.
- **2026:** Becomes the first driver since 2014 (other than Max Verstappen) to opt to use the **#1** on his car as the defending champion.

> **Fun Fact:** Despite his name, Lando was not named after the *Star Wars* character Lando Calrissian. His mother simply liked the name!