Formula 1 Constructors' Championship: How McLaren can win title at Singapore Grand Prix

McLaren's 2025 Formula 1 campaign is shaping up to be one of the most dominant in the team's history -- with the Constructors' Championship on the verge of being wrapped up much earlier than last year's dramatic season finale in Abu Dhabi.

Having secured its first team title in 26 years in 2024, McLaren is on course to retain the crown in record-equalling time, with several races still to go.

It may have missed a chance in Azerbaijan, but McLaren has a great opportunity to clinch the championship at the Singapore Grand Prix on Oct 5, the 18th race of the season.

There will be 303 points left up for grabs from six rounds after the race at Marina Bay, and McLaren hold a 333-point lead over Mercedes, who overtook Ferrari in the battle for second in Baku.

As McLaren already has  enough wins to make a tie-break null and void, a 303-point lead over second place would see the team clinch the title.

The maximum Mercedes could get from the next Grand Prix with a one-two is 43 points, so McLaren needs just 13 points points to emerge victorious. That means a single podium from either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris would be enough.

Ferrari is also still mathematically in the hunt, so McLaren will become champions in Singapore if it:

• Isn't outscored by Mercedes by 31 points or more

AND

• Isn't outscored by Ferrari by 35 points or more

Armed with a dominant car and exceptional performances from Piastri and Norris, McLaren has already notched 12 race wins and seven one-two finishes through the first 17 races of 2025. The relentless pace and consistency has created a commanding lead in the standings, with 623 points compared to Mercedes' 290.

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The F1 record for the earliest Constructors' Championship win came in 2023, when Red Bull won it with six races remaining.

McLaren clinched its ninth constructors' title -- and first since 1998 -- at the final race of the 2024 season, beating Ferrari by 14 points thanks to a victory by Norris.

Piastri and Norris are locked in a much more competitive Drivers' Championship battle, with the Australian holding a 25-point lead over his teammate.