Lando Norris

Lore & Background

Born in Bristol and raised near Glastonbury to an English father and Belgian mother, Norris began competitive kart racing aged eight. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the senior World Championship in 2014—Norris graduated to junior formulae. He won his first title at the 2015 MSA Formula Championship with Carlin. He then won the Toyota Racing Series, Formula Renault Eurocup, and Formula Renault NEC in 2016, receiving the Autosport BRDC Award that year. Norris won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2017, and finished runner-up to George Russell in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2018, both with Carlin. A member of the McLaren Young Driver Programme since 2017, Norris joined McLaren in 2019 to partner Carlos Sainz Jr., making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix. He achieved his maiden podium finish and fastest lap at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix in 2020, before achieving his maiden pole position at the Russian Grand Prix in 2021, amongst several further podiums. Following another podium in 2022, he took seven across his 2023 campaign. In 2024, Norris achieved his maiden win at the Miami Grand Prix, repeating this feat three times as he finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in the World Drivers' Championship. He took seven further victories in 2025, including his home Grand Prix in Britain, as he won his maiden title in a battle with Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri. Norris was listed in the 2026 edition of Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He won the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year in 2026. In the same year, Norris co-founded LN4 Fusion, a junior single-seater racing team. As of the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, Norris has achieved 13 race wins, 18 pole positions, 20 fastest laps, and 48 podiums in Formula One. He is contracted to remain at McLaren until at least the end of the 2030 season.

In Their Own Story

The lights go out at Silverstone, but the silver car is not on the pole; it is the papaya orange McLaren that flashes into the lead. Lando Norris grips the wheel, his eyes scanning the mirrors where the Mercedes drivers are fighting for position behind him. The roar of the engine is a familiar sound to him, one he has heard from the McLaren garage since his karting days, never from the Brackley factory.

Reader's Guide

Norris has driven exclusively for McLaren in Formula One, with no association with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. He has never tested or raced for Mercedes.

Did You Know?

• Norris won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
• He achieved his maiden Formula One win at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.
• Norris co-founded LN4 Fusion, a junior single-seater racing team, in 2026.
• He was listed in the 2026 edition of Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.