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Lando Norris shortlisted for 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year gong.
Lando Norris, the newly-crowned F1 world champion, is among the nominees for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Norris clinched his first world championship by finishing third in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, edging out Max Verstappen in F1’s closest title battle in 15 years.
The 26-year-old’s victory made him the first McLaren driver to claim the drivers’ crown since Lewis Hamilton in 2008 and the 11th British F1 world champion.
Alongside Norris, nominees include athletes from different sports such as footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby player Ellie Kildunne, darts player Luke Littler, and golfer Rory McIIroy.
The winner will be decided by a public vote during the ceremony on BBC One on December 18, hosted by Gabby Logan, Alex Scott, and Clare Balding.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has previously won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2014 and 2020, adding to the anticipation for this year’s event at MediaCityUK in Salford.
