UPDATE: Lawson stripped of Sprint points finish
Lando Norris benefited from a Safety Car to win from Oscar Piastri, with Lewis Hamilton third.
Wet conditions led to a topsy-turvy encounter that was initially delayed by rain before being brought to life by drying conditions that prompted the field to switch to slick tyres.
Piastri seemed in control before a late Safety Car, caused when Fernando Alonso was tipped into the wall by Liam Lawson.
There was also a moment in the pit lane that was costly for Max Verstappen as he was released into the path of Kimi Antonelli, for which the Red Bull driver was handed a 10-second penalty.
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Charles Leclerc was a retirement before the Sprint began, aquaplaning into the wall on his lap to the grid.
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| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps/Diff |
| 1 | 4 | Lando NORRIS | McLaren Formula 1 Team | 18 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar PIASTRI | McLaren Formula 1 Team | 0.672 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis HAMILTON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1.073 |
| 4 | 63 | George RUSSELL | Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team | 3.127 |
| 5 | 18 | Lance STROLL | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 3.412 |
| 6 | 22 | Yuki TSUNODA | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 5.153 |
| 7 | 12 | Kimi ANTONELLI | Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team | 5.635 |
| 8 | 10 | Pierre GASLY | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 5.973 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico HULKENBERG | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 6.153 |
| 10 | 6 | Isack HADJAR | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 7.502 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander ALBON * | Atlassian Williams Racing | 7.522 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban OCON | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 8.998 |
| 13 | 30 | Liam LAWSON * | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 9.024 |
| 14 | 87 | Oliver BEARMAN * | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 9.218 |
| 15 | 5 | Gabriel BORTOLETO | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 9.675 |
| 16 | 7 | Jack DOOHAN | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 9.909 |
| 17 | 1 | Max VERSTAPPEN * | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 12.059 |
| 14 | Fernando ALONSO | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | DNF | |
| 55 | Carlos SAINZ | Atlassian Williams Racing | DNF | |
| 16 | Charles LECLERC | Scuderia Ferrari HP | DNF |
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