Summary

  • Oscar Piastri wins Saudi Arabian GP from Max Verstappen

  • Australian takes lead in drivers' championship

  • Verstappen given five-second penalty for cutting chicane at first corner

  • Leclerc third and Norris fourth after starting 10th

  • OUT: Tsunoda, Gasly

  • Get involved: #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Wow, what a race! I really enjoyed that, it had everything.

  2. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Oscar Piastri wins the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix!

    The McLaren driver is now leading the drivers' championship thanks to this victory from P2 on he grid.

    Max Verstappen finishes second after serving a five-second time penalty and Charles Leclerc holds onto to third spot to claim Ferrari's first podium of the season.

    Oscar PiastriGetty Images

  3. Final lap

    Lap 50/50

    Oscar Piastri is starting his final lap in Saudi Arabian and is getting closer and closer to his third race win of the season. Lando Norris is desperately trying to make inroads on Charles Leclerc's advantage but it looks like this will be the Ferrari man's night for third.

    Here comes Piastri to the line...

    Oscar PiastriGetty Images

  4. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's tantalising, this is going right to the wire [for Lando Norris]. My fear now is that good medium rubber is starting to fade.

  5. Lap 49/50

    Lando Norris needs to find a second or two in his very fast McLaren if he is to take this third spot away from the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Oscar Piastri is out in front by 2.6s from the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. It's all go at the end...

  6. Lap 48/50

    Max Verstappen in second is three seconds off race leader Oscar Piastri, but it's the fight between Charles Leclerc in third and fourth-placed Lando Norris which is the one to watch.

    George Russell, meanwhile, is worried about his front left tyre, and calls base to get the team to take a look.

    Max VerstappenGetty Images

  7. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    It would be a brilliant recovery from Lando Norris if he is able to recover from 10th to third.

  8. Lap 47/50

    Could Charles Leclerc lose out on his first podium of the season? The Ferrari man is being chased down by the McLaren of Lando Norris, who started 10th, and who is on fresh medium tyres which are only 12 laps old.

  9. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Lewis Hamilton will again be disappointed, especially the fact that Charles Leclerc has been very fast and challenging for the podium all day long.

  10. Lap 46/50

    Backmarkers are causing Oscar Piastri to raise his voice, sort of, over the team radio. The Australian wants the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll and Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto to get out of the way.

  11. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Will we be able to see Lando Norris make a charge for that podium place or will this looming penalty potential stop him from getting that podium position today?

  12. Lap 45/50

    The fight for the podium is still alive as we reach the closing stages of this Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri will leave Jeddah as the championship leader if he wins tonight, and he's only got another few laps to go.

  13. No penalty for Norris

    Lap 44/50

    A penalty-free race for Lando Norris, The stewards have taken a look and decided no further action on crossing the line at the pit exit is required.

  14. Get Involved

    #BBCF1

    Andrew Priestley: A sloppy few races for Lando Norris in this latest triple-header. Needs the break more than anyone else on the grid.

    Dennis Ethan: I don't mind an Aussie winning the race so go Oscar Piastri. Max Verstappen will be disappointed with the second but we move on

  15. Lap 43/50

    The purple stopwatch pays another visit to Lando Norris' car, the McLaren driver on a mission on his medium to catch the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

    Below the top five. Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are running eighth and ninth respectively and Isack Hadjar is on for points in the racing Bulls.

  16. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    What Lando Norris has got to do is pull as much of a gap on George Russell as he can.

    He will still be going for that third place on the track against Charles Leclerc, let's see what he can do.

  17. Lap 42/50

    The advantage for Oscar Piastri at the front of the pack is 4.1s over the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc occupies that last podium spot but Lando Norris wants it. Will he get a penalty for this pit infringement, though?

  18. Norris overtakes Russell

    Lap 41/50

    While race control have a look at that incident, Lando Norris has overtaken George Russell's Mercedes for fourth place on his much-fresher medium tyres. Charles Leclerc's Ferrari is Norris' next target.

  19. 'Basic error from Norris'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    That's another basic error from Lando Norris, that's really not good at all.

  20. Lap 40/50

    Lando Norris has been noted for crossing the line at the pit exit. The TV cameras picked him up doing on entry, but race control spotted another infringement.