Drivers' championship 2026After round 18 of 23

2026Drivers’ championship

Antonelli leads Russell by 123 points with 125 points still to win over 5 rounds. 3 drivers can still take the title.

Provisional: 5 rounds still to run.

Championship leader

Mercedes

365Points

9Wins

Round by round

Points after each round

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Round	Antonelli	Russell	Hamilton	Verstappen	Leclerc
R1 · Australian Grand Prix	18	25	12	8	15
R2 · Chinese Grand Prix	47	51	33	8	34
R3 · Japanese Grand Prix	72	63	41	12	49
R4 · Miami Grand Prix	100	80	51	26	59
R5 · Canadian Grand Prix	131	88	72	43	75
R6 · Monaco Grand Prix	156	88	90	43	75
R7 · Barcelona Grand Prix	156	106	115	55	75
R8 · Austrian Grand Prix	171	131	125	73	79
R9 · British Grand Prix	179	154	147	76	108
R10 · Belgian Grand Prix	204	154	159	91	126
R11 · Hungarian Grand Prix	219	160	169	109	138
R12 · Dutch Grand Prix	242	183	183	112	155
R13 · Italian Grand Prix	267	201	191	127	155
R14 · Spanish Grand Prix	292	211	191	145	167
R15 · Azerbaijan Grand Prix	302	236	199	163	179
R16 · Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia	320	236	214	188	191
R17 · Singapore Grand Prix	340	238	229	221	215
R18 · United States Grand Prix	365	242	241	236	233

After round18 · United States Grand Prix

Timing sheet

Official 2026 drivers’ championship table, after round 18 (United States Grand Prix).

2026 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (championship leader)	Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	Mercedes	9	Leader	365Leader
2	George Russell Mercedes	Mercedes	3	+123	242+123
3	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+124	241+124
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4	Max Verstappen Red Bull	Red Bull	2	+129	236+129
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+132	233+132
6	Lando Norris McLaren	McLaren	2	+154	211+154
7	Oscar Piastri McLaren	McLaren	0	+221	144+221
8	Isack Hadjar Red Bull	Red Bull	0	+260	105+260
9	Liam LawsonRed Bull / RB F1 Team	Red Bull / RB F1 Team	0	+288	77+288
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	0	+323	42+323
11	Arvid Lindblad RB F1 Team	RB F1 Team	0	+327	38+327
12	Franco Colapinto Alpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	0	+338	27+338
13	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	0	+342	23+342
14	Nico Hülkenberg Audi	Audi	0	+352	13+352
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	Audi	0	+355	10+355
16	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	0	+358	7+358
17	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	Aston Martin	0	+358	7+358
18	Carlos Sainz Williams	Williams	0	+358	7+358
19	Alexander Albon Williams	Williams	0	+360	5+360
20	Yuki Tsunoda RB F1 Team	RB F1 Team	0	+364	1+364
21	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	Aston Martin	0	+365	0+365
22	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac F1 Team	Cadillac F1 Team	0	+365	0+365
23	Sergio Pérez Cadillac F1 Team	Cadillac F1 Team	0	+365	0+365

Above the title cut-off: still able to draw level with the leader on points if they win every remaining race and sprint.

Standings after round 18