The Racing Bulls driver started ninth at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas and held onto his position throughout the race to claim two championship points.
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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli secured pole position, putting the 20-year-old Italian in the strongest possible position to clinch his maiden Formula 1 world championship.
Sun, Oct 25
The Kiwi driver finished in the fastest 10 for the first two practices as Ferrari's Leclerc topped both sessions.
Sat, Oct 24
An Antonelli victory, coupled with Mercedes teammate George Russell finishing ninth or lower and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton finishing fifth or lower would clinch it.
The 24-year-old said he was eager to return to the Circuit of the Americas following a recent run of strong results, despite ongoing uncertainty around his Formula 1 future.
Fri, Oct 23
Lawson lasted just two races with Red Bull at the start of the 2025 season before being demoted back to the junior Racing Bulls team.
Tue, Oct 20
F1 will "polish the image of an authoritarian leader" if it goes ahead with plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, the foreign minister of neighbouring Congo said.
Fri, Oct 16
The announcement of a 10-year deal to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda would bring F1 to the continent for the first time since 1993.
Wed, Oct 14
The nation’s best drift cars will return to Gisborne to open the 2027 D1NZ National Drifting Championship.
Mon, Oct 12
A distraught Adrian Burgess could barely digest the heartbreak at Mount Panorama after a fuel miscalculation cost Anton De Pasquale and Team 18 a maiden Bathurst 1000 victory.
It was a successful weekend for the 24-year-old Kiwi driver, who finished seventh to follow his fifth in the sprint race.
The Dick Johnson Racing ace took the crown after Anton De Pasquale ran out of fuel on the last lap.
Sun, Oct 11
The Kiwi will be eyeing his second points haul of the weekend after finishing fifth in a wet and wild sprint race earlier in the day.
The Racing Bulls team boss has said there is no urgency in deciding whether to retain Lawson for the 2027 season.
Sat, Oct 10
Kiwi driver and last year's Bathurst winner Matt Payne took ninth.
Leading Kiwi hope Ryan Wood will start from the rear of the field in Sunday’s Bathurst 1000.
Fri, Oct 9
Kiwi Matt Payne is looking to reclaim his Bathurst crown, but faces a number of challengers.
The series arrives in Singapore for a sprint weekend following last week's exciting Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where the Racing Bulls driver finished seventh.
“I had one of the best starts I’ve ever had in my career, and that put us in a great position for the rest of the race," Lawson said after the race.
Mon, Oct 5
Liam Lawson has qualified P11 ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix, narrowly missing Q3 by 0.2 seconds.
Sun, Oct 4
Liam Lawson once again showed his consistency at Racing Bulls, finishing in the top 10 and ahead of his teammate in both practice sessions.
Sat, Oct 3
While the Kiwi F1 driver said there were "conversations" in the background, he was focused on maintaining his consistent, solid performances.
Fri, Oct 2
The Racing Bulls driver fell just 0.177 seconds short of progressing to the final stage of qualifying, and will start the race from 12th.
Sat, Sep 26
Lawson narrowly avoided disaster during practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Fri, Sep 25
Lawson said he was excited to continue developing at Racing Bulls, despite spending nearly a month in a different car.
Thu, Sep 24
