Oscar Piastri won the sprint race in Qatar, reducing the gap to teammate Lando Norris to 22 points. Norris leads the standings with 396 points.

Australian Oscar Piastri, driver for McLaren, won the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix, starting from pole position. This victory allows him to reduce the gap to his teammate, Lando Norris, to 22 points, with Norris now having 396 points, Piastri 374, and Max Verstappen from Red Bull 371.

George Russell from Mercedes finished in second place, nearly 5 seconds behind Piastri, while Lando Norris took third place. In total, there are 50 points available in the competition. The qualifying session for the Qatar Grand Prix will take place at 8:00 PM, and the main race on Sunday.