Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third, with the former Verstappen's closest pursuer for much of the race and the latter charging up from starting 10th.
At the start, Verstappen swooped over to cover George Russell's run to the inside of Turn 1 and as he moved left just behind the Red Bull's left rear, Lewis Hamilton – starting on the softs with the two front-row starters on mediums – attacked his Mercedes team-mate.