Lando Norris was born on 13 November 1999 and is a Belgian-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One with McLaren, racing under the British flag.
93 Facts About Lando Norris
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Lando Norris won the MSA Formula championship in 2015, and the Toyota Racing Series, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in 2016.
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Lando Norris received the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award that year.
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Lando Norris subsequently joined the McLaren Young Driver Programme in 2017 and won the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, competing with Carlin Motorsport.
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Lando Norris was then announced as a McLaren driver in 2018, alongside Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Lando Norris achieved his first podium in Formula One at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix and his best finish is second in the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, finishing behind teammate Daniel Ricciardo.
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Lando Norris was born in Bristol, to Adam and Cisca Norris.
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Lando Norris's father is a retired pensions manager, and is one of Bristol's wealthiest people as well as the 501st-richest person in the country.
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Lando Norris has three siblings, of which he is the second oldest; younger sisters Flo and Cisca, and an older brother Oliver, who was involved in karting on a competitive level, until 2014.
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Lando Norris left school without taking his GCSEs, but studied physics and mathematics with a full-time personal tutor.
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Lando Norris initially resided in Woking near the McLaren team headquarters, but later moved to Monaco in 2022, for financial reasons.
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Between August 2021 and September 2022, Lando Norris was dating Portuguese model Luisa Oliveira.
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Lando Norris has stated he and his former girlfriend were subject to abuse and death threats from online trolls.
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Lando Norris started his racing career at the age of seven when he claimed pole position at his first national event.
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In 2013, Lando Norris competed in KF-Junior karting, winning the CIK FIA European Championship and the International Super Cup, as well as the WSK Euro Series.
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In 2014, Lando Norris made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship, a support series to the British Touring Car Championship.
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Lando Norris finished third in the championship, winning four races and claiming the Rookie Cup.
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For 2015, Lando Norris signed with Carlin Motorsport to drive in the newly established MSA Formula Championship.
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Lando Norris took eight wins, ten pole positions, and fourteen total podiums to win the championship ahead of Ricky Collard and Colton Herta.
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Lando Norris made occasional appearances in the ADAC and Italian Formula 4 championships with Mucke Motorsport where he claimed six podiums from eight starts in the former.
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In January 2016, Lando Norris travelled to New Zealand to compete in the Toyota Racing Series with the M2 Competition team.
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Lando Norris achieved six race wins, including the New Zealand Grand Prix, and won the championship ahead of Jehan Daruvala.
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Lando Norris then returned to Europe to race in the Formula Renault 2.0 category with Josef Kaufmann Racing, competing in both the Eurocup and Northern European Cup.
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Lando Norris won both series, taking eleven race wins in total and recording ten consecutive pole positions in the latter.
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Lando Norris placed ninth in qualifying in Macau but was eliminated from the qualification race after crashing on the first lap.
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Lando Norris raced full-time with Carlin in the 2017 European Formula 3 Championship, and faced competition from Joel Eriksson, Maximilian Gunther and Callum Ilott for the championship title.
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Lando Norris finished on the podium in twenty of the thirty races, including nine wins, and recorded eight pole positions.
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Lando Norris clinched the title with two races remaining, marking his fifth racing championship title in four years.
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Lando Norris was classified second in qualifying but dropped to seventh in the qualification race.
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Lando Norris benefited from an accident between the leaders on the final lap to finish the Grand Prix second behind Dan Ticktum.
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Lando Norris competed full-time in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, racing alongside Sergio Sette Camara at Carlin.
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Lando Norris won the opening race at the Bahrain International Circuit from pole position this would prove to be his only race victory of the season.
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Lando Norris scored consistent points and podium finishes to hold the lead of the championship until the sixth round at the Red Bull Ring, when George Russell passed him in the standings.
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Lando Norris retired from both races at the eleventh round at Sochi Autodrom, ruling him out of championship contention and dropping him to third place in the standings behind Alex Albon, although he recovered to second place after the final round at Yas Marina Circuit.
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In February 2017, Lando Norris was signed as a junior driver with McLaren.
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Later that year, Lando Norris tested for McLaren in a scheduled mid-season test.
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Lando Norris set the second fastest lap in the second day of testing at the Hungaroring.
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In late 2017, Lando Norris became the official McLaren test and reserve driver for the 2018 season.
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Lando Norris participated in his first official practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix, recording 26 laps.
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Lando Norris drove in six further practice sessions during the year.
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Lando Norris was contracted to drive for McLaren for the 2019 Formula One World Championship, partnering Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Lando Norris scored his first Formula One points by finishing sixth at the following race, the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Lando Norris was on course to finish seventh at the French Grand Prix but suffered hydraulic problems late in the race and was eventually classified ninth.
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Lando Norris was forced to start from the back at the German Grand Prix due to penalties for exceeding the allowed number of engine components for the season.
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Lando Norris later retired from the race after a power failure.
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Lando Norris maintained this position and was set to record his best career finish but suffered a power failure on his final lap and was classified eleventh.
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At the Japanese Grand Prix, Lando Norris was running in fifth place before Alex Albon collided with him during an overtake attempt.
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Lando Norris dropped back after collecting floor damage and eventually finished eleventh.
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Lando Norris spent almost two minutes in the pits as his mechanics resolved the problem but he was eventually withdrawn from the race.
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Lando Norris ended the season with three consecutive points finishes.
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Lando Norris finished his debut Formula One season eleventh in the drivers' championship with 49 points.
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Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the race on the final lap to finish 4.802 seconds behind Hamilton, allowing Lando Norris to claim the first podium finish of his career.
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Lando Norris passed three cars in the final two laps of the race to finish fifth, in what he described as "one of the best races of [his] career".
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Lando Norris collected damage on the opening lap of the Russian Grand Prix and finished the race fifteenth.
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Subsequently, Lando Norris apologised for his comments about Stroll and offered a personal apology to Hamilton, stating that his comments were "careless" and that he "[hadn't] shown the respect I should have to certain people".
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At the wet Turkish Grand Prix Lando Norris had what he called "[the] worst start of everyone's career ever".
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Lando Norris started from fourteenth place after a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect yellow flags in qualifying, but recovered to finish eighth and recorded the fastest lap of the race.
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Lando Norris finished fourth at the Bahrain Grand Prix and fifth at the season-finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which alongside the points scored by teammate Sainz, assisted McLaren in claiming third place in the constructors' championship over Racing Point.
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Lando Norris ended the season ninth in the drivers' championship with 97 points, eight points behind Sainz.
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Lando Norris remained at McLaren for the 2021 season, partnering Daniel Ricciardo as Sainz left the team.
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Lando Norris had run in second place before being passed by Lewis Hamilton with three laps remaining.
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Lando Norris finished third to claim his second Formula One podium finish.
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At the Monaco Grand Prix, Lando Norris started fifth and benefited from Charles Leclerc's failure to start the race and Valtteri Bottas' retirement to claim another podium finish.
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Lando Norris recovered places in the race to finish fifth, assisted by crashes and mistakes from drivers ahead.
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Lando Norris equalled his highest grid position at the time the Styrian Grand Prix, starting third after Bottas was issued with a grid penalty.
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Lando Norris bettered this qualifying position at the following weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, starting in second place after setting a time 0.048 seconds behind pole-sitter Max Verstappen.
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Lando Norris received a penalty during the race after being judged to have forced Sergio Perez off the track.
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Lando Norris finished the race third to claim his third podium of the season.
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Lando Norris set the sixth fastest time in Friday qualifying at the British Grand Prix, before finishing fifth in the new-format sprint qualifying and fourth in the Grand Prix.
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Lando Norris improved to third place by the first corner but was hit from behind by Bottas, causing him to collide with Verstappen.
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Lando Norris retired from the race two laps later due to heavy damage.
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At the Italian Grand Prix, Lando Norris finished fourth in sprint qualifying, which became third on the grid for the race as Bottas incurred an engine penalty.
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Lando Norris finished the race second behind teammate Ricciardo, scoring his fourth podium of the season and securing McLaren's first one-two finish since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
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Lando Norris took his first Formula One pole position in changing weather conditions in qualifying at the Russian Grand Prix.
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Lando Norris lost the lead to Carlos Sainz on the first lap before regaining it on lap 13.
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Lando Norris continued to lead the race with Lewis Hamilton close behind until rain began to fall in the closing laps.
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Lando Norris decided to stay out on dry-weather tyres while Hamilton pitted for intermediate tyres.
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Lando Norris finished seventh, recording the fastest lap of the race.
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Lando Norris finished his season in sixth place in the standings, having lost out to former teammate Sainz by just 4.5 points.
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In February 2022 Lando Norris signed a contract extension with McLaren that will see him be with team until at least 2025.
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Lando Norris completed all three days of the Bahrain Official Preseason Testing after Ricciardo tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to attend.
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Lando Norris took third in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which ended up being his and McLaren's only podium of the season.
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At the new Miami Grand Prix, Lando Norris brought out the safety car when his McLaren MCL36 collided with Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri.
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In May 2022, despite suffering with tonsillitis, Lando Norris came sixth in the Monaco Grand Prix and secured the fastest lap.
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Lando Norris has remained with McLaren for 2023 where he is partnered at the team by 2021 Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri, who replaced Daniel Ricciardo.
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At the first race at Bahrain, Lando Norris experienced reliability issues.
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The chaotic Australian Grand Prix saw Lando Norris, who finished sixth, Piastri, who finished eighth, and McLaren score their first points of the season.
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Lando Norris has competed in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual with Team Redline in the LMP2 class alongside fellow F1 competitor Max Verstappen and sim-racers Atze Kerkhof and Greger Huttu.
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Lando Norris raised $12,000 for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in support of the World Health Organization during an online streaming event on Twitch.
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Lando Norris founded Team Quadrant, an esports team which focuses on content creation and apparel, in 2020.
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Subsequent to his Formula One debut in 2019, Lando Norris confirmed that he had struggled with his mental health from the pressures of the sport, turning to the Mind charity for support.
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Alongside his support of the Mind charity, Lando Norris himself is an advocate for increasing mental health visibility in sports.
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In September 2021, Lando Norris launched a kart racing brand known as the LN Racing Kart.