Norris held his nerve in a tense battle with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and four-time champion Max Verstappen to win the 2025 championship.
The 26-year-old held off some sturdy competitors to scoop the award, with fellow Britain Luke Littler, the darts world champion, among the many nominees.
“Successful the world championship is one thing I dreamed about since I used to be younger, so to win my first in 2025 is fairly particular,” Norris stated.
“It is from being a person achievement. With out my crew, who have been additionally nominated for a Laureus Group of the Yr award, I would not be the place I’m as we speak.”
Carlos Alcaraz was named Sportsman of the Yr, with fellow tennis participant Aryna Sabalenka incomes the sportswoman award.
Alcaraz, 22, gained eight ATP Tour titles, together with two Grand Slam occasions, and ended 2025 ranked because the world primary as he beat rival Jannik Sinner to the award.
Sabalenka, 27, added a second US Open crown to her assortment as she collected 4 WTA titles final yr.
England’s ladies have been within the operating for Group of the Yr after successful Euro 2025 however the award went to males’s Champions League winners Paris St-Germain.
British bicycle owner Tom Pidcock missed out on the Motion Sportsperson of the Yr award, with American snowboarder Chloe Kim taking the honour.
