Formula 1 / Season 2026

Season analysis

20 rounds · dynamically generated from ArcadeDB · championship points from live-feed snapshots

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) is the 2026 drivers' world champion, decided at the Mexico City Grand Prix with 4 rounds to spare: 390 points after 20 rounds, 111 clear of VER (279), more than the 75 points still available in 3 rounds.

6 different drivers have won: ANT×9, VER×3, RUS×3, NOR×3, HAM×1, LEC×1.

Mercedes has won the 2026 constructors' title on 652, 140 ahead of Ferrari (512), more than the 129 points still available in 3 rounds. 4 of 20 rounds ran in rain or damp conditions. The fastest pit crew of the season was in Austrian Grand Prix (2.60 s median stationary).

Team development: The biggest development gain of the season is Aston Martin (+4.41 → +2.37 s vs the round-fastest car). Red Bull Racing closed from +0.79 s in the first half to +0.26 s in the second. At the other end of reliability, STR logged 14 DNFs.

Rounds
20
of the 2026 calendar
Winners
6
ANT×9, VER×3, RUS×3, NOR×3, HAM×1, LEC×1
Polesitters
6
ANT×7, RUS×5, NOR×4, VER×2, HAM×1, GAS×1
Champion
ANT
decided at Mexico City
Rain rounds
4
Miami, Dutch, Bahrain, São Paulo
DNFs
90
most: STR ×14

Championship evolution

Drivers — cumulative points

R4R8R12R20Total
1 ANT100171242390390
2 VER2673112279279
3 RUS80131183262262
4 HAM49125183261261
5 LEC6379155251251
6 NOR5179159246246
7 PIA4380104152152
8 HAD44268122122
9 LAW1030498787
10 GAS1641444242

Constructors — cumulative points

R4R8R12R20Total
1 Mercedes180302425652652
2 Ferrari112204338512512
3 Red Bull Racing30115112401401
4 McLaren94159263398398
5 Racing Bulls144472125125
6 Alpine2157636969
7 Audi22162828
8 Haas F1 Team1821212323
9 Williams511111212
10 Aston Martin01377
11 Cadillac01111

Points are the live-timing feed's championship snapshots after each round (fastest-lap bonus included; sprint points embedded where a sprint ran).

Per-round results

RdRaceWinnerPoleFastest lapCondTrack °CDNFs
1AustralianRUSRUSVER 1:22.091dry376
2ChineseANTANTANT 1:35.275dry267
3JapaneseANTANTANT 1:32.432dry382
4MiamiANTANTNOR 1:31.869🌦️ damp414
5CanadianANTRUSANT 1:14.210dry196
6MonacoANTANTANT 1:13.481dry447
7BarcelonaHAMRUSHAM 1:20.122dry518
8AustrianRUSRUSANT 1:10.374dry534
9BritishLECANTANT 1:31.777dry433
10BelgianANTANTNOR 1:48.890dry363
11HungarianNORNORLEC 1:22.000dry523
12DutchNORNORLEC 1:14.230🌧️ wet366
13ItalianANTGASANT 1:23.504dry573
14SpanishANTNORRUS 1:35.587dry544
15AzerbaijanRUSRUSRUS 1:44.916dry487
16BahrainVERVERVER 1:38.220🌧️ wet463
17SingaporeVERVERLEC 1:35.202dry444
18United StatesANTANTLEC 1:37.976dry393
19Mexico CityVERHAMHAM 1:19.268dry495
20São PauloNORNORANT 1:12.689🌧️ wet352

6 different winners (ANT×9, VER×3, RUS×3, NOR×3, HAM×1, LEC×1) · 6 polesitters (ANT×7, RUS×5, NOR×4, VER×2, HAM×1, GAS×1) · pole = fastest in GP qualifying (grid can differ through penalties)

Team development

Best car's clean-pace delta to the round-fastest (median of green-flag, non-pit laps; lower is faster).

CarTeamSeason median1st half2nd halfTrend
Mercedes carMercedes+0.00+0.00+0.27▼ dropped
Ferrari carFerrari+0.26+0.26+0.28— level
Red Bull Racing carRed Bull Racing+0.43+0.79+0.26▲ improved
McLaren carMcLaren+0.58+0.78+0.36▲ improved
Racing Bulls carRacing Bulls+1.61+1.78+1.35▲ improved
Alpine carAlpine+1.74+1.59+1.74▼ dropped
Audi carAudi+1.85+1.92+1.76▲ improved
Haas F1 Team carHaas F1 Team+2.03+2.02+2.03— level
Williams carWilliams+2.51+2.41+2.58▼ dropped
Aston Martin carAston Martin+2.87+4.41+2.37▲ improved
Cadillac carCadillac+3.46+3.88+3.41▲ improved

Teammate head-to-heads

TeamPairingQuali ΔFinishes ΔPace ΔPointsRounds
AlpineGAS vs COL-0.485-1.5-0.28542–2720
Aston MartinALO vs STR-0.384-1.0+0.1317–020
AudiBOR vs HUL+0.175+1.5+0.19514–1420
CadillacBOT vs PER+0.087+2.0+0.7450–020
FerrariHAM vs LEC+0.004+1.0+0.087261–25120
Haas F1 TeamBEA vs OCO-0.294-1.0-0.27523–018
Haas F1 TeamBEA vs HIR-0.875+9.0—23–01
Haas F1 TeamBEA vs CAM-2.385-3.0-1.52323–01
McLarenNOR vs PIA-0.116-1.0-0.236246–15220
MercedesANT vs RUS-0.204-3.0-0.385390–26220
Racing BullsLAW vs LIN-0.052-2.0-0.31687–3817
Racing BullsLIN vs TSU-1.043-2.0-0.21838–03
Red Bull RacingVER vs HAD-0.119-3.0-0.601279–12217
Red Bull RacingVER vs LAW-0.352-4.0-1.000279–873
WilliamsSAI vs ALB-0.197-1.0-0.1887–520

Positive deltas favour the first-named driver's teammate (quali: median best-time gap, finishes: median finishing-position gap, pace: median clean-lap gap). Points split is the final championship tally.

Driver season index

DriverTeamPtsWPodPolePace rankQuali rankStart ΔDeletionsPensDNFs
1ANT Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes39091672.13.3—3611
2VER Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull Racing27931223.46.1—84
3RUS George RUSSELLMercedes2623854.33.5—1043
4HAM Lewis HAMILTONFerrari2611714.14.4—1641
5LEC Charles LECLERCFerrari251163.54.2—1113
6NOR Lando NORRISMcLaren2463644.24.7—224
7PIA Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15225.66.4—2323
8HAD Isack HADJARRed Bull Racing12236.57.3—722
9LAW Liam LAWSONRacing Bulls879.210.2—911
10GAS Pierre GASLYAlpine4218.810.6—1332
11LIN Arvid LINDBLADRacing Bulls3811.411.3—1212
12COL Franco COLAPINTOAlpine2710.813.2—1753
13BEA Oliver BEARMANHaas F1 Team2312.414.8—1826
14BOR Gabriel BORTOLETOAudi1412.413.3—2322
15HUL Nico HULKENBERGAudi1411.112.1—1844
16SAI Carlos SAINZWilliams713.915.6—3033
17ALO Fernando ALONSOAston Martin715.818.2—1217
18ALB Alexander ALBONWilliams515.116.6—2428
19OCO Esteban OCONHaas F1 Team013.115.3—711
20PER Sergio PEREZCadillac016.620.2—1335
21STR Lance STROLLAston Martin014.820.4—29414
22BOT Valtteri BOTTASCadillac017.320.4—3211
23TSU Yuki TSUNODARacing Bulls011.714.7—4
24HIR Ryo HIRAKAWAHaas F1 Team015.019.0—1
25CAM Rafael CAMARAHaas F1 Team020.013.0—7

Pace rank / quali rank are season averages of the per-round rank; start Δ is average positions gained/lost on lap 1 vs grid; deletions are track-limits lap-time deletions; pens are steward penalties (served penalties not double-counted). Click a driver code for the deep-dive below.

Reliability

DNFs per driver (rounds with a non-classified finish). Most: STR with 14 (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20)

Pit crews

Pooled median stationary time per round (590 timed stops in total — the pit-stop feed is partial for some rounds, see notes).

Focus deep-dive:

Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) — 390 pts, 9 wins, 1 DNFs, average pace +0.18 s off the round-fastest, average start — positions.

RdRaceGridFinishPtsPace ΔStart ΔGap
1Australian2218+0.00—+3.0
2Chinese1125+0.04—win
3Japanese1125+0.00—win
4Miami1125+0.00—win
5Canadian2125+0.00—win
6Monaco1125+0.00—win
7Barcelona3DNF0———
8Austrian4315+0.01—+2.0
9British1160+0.15—+8.0
10Belgian1125+0.00—win
11Hungarian7315+0.56—+18.7
12Dutch3218+0.00—+11.5
13Italian19125+0.00—win
14Spanish2125+0.19—win
15Azerbaijan16510+0.54—+14.5
16Bahrain3218+0.52—+2.3
17Singapore4315+0.35—+24.6
18United States1125+0.00—win
19Mexico City4315+0.42—+4.0
20São Paulo2510+0.70—+36.0

Driver × round matrix

Driver1234567891011121314151617181920
ANT211111DNF31613211523135
VER6DNF853DNF42DNF32DNF32211312
RUS1244DNF13212DNF73251DNF9864
HAM4367221534546DNF636429
LEC34364DNFDNF81245DNF4442247
NOR5DNF52DNFDNF37471143DNF94551
PIADNFDNF2311454115DNF65814657136
HADDNF812DNF5366566···3510693
LAW1379DNF7599612871461277978
GAS1067DNF8771310111210712DNF1611101714
LIN8121414DNF61010791012897101512DNF11
COL1410168615815910151497DNF13DNFDNF1513
BEA75DNF1110DNFDNF14131419DNF151691412DNFDNF17
BOR9DNF13121312111188111311131318DNF13816
HULDNF1111DNF1214DNF12DNF1398121011118111410
SAI1591599DNF12DNF1216181613DNF101714181219
ALODNFDNF1815DNF11DNF181819149DNF17DNF81616DNF12
ALB12DNF2010DNF8DNF17DNF1517DNF1715DNFDNFDNF171115
OCO111410131491316141716DNF16118151314··
PER16151716DNF1014DNF15DNFDNF1518DNF151917191618
STRDNFDNFDNF1715DNFDNFDNF19DNF13DNFDNFDNFDNF12DNF15DNFDNF
BOTDNF13191816DNFDNFDNF1718DNFDNF1918DNFDNF19DNFDNFDNF
TSU···········111014······
HIR··················10·
CAM···················20

Finishing position per round · DNF = did not finish (non-classified) · · = did not enter · column numbers are round numbers (hover for the GP name).

Data quality notes

  • Championship points are the live-timing feed's per-round standings snapshots — authoritative, including fastest-lap bonuses (headline ANT 390; the previous static report derived points without the FL bonus and showed lower totals).
  • Sprint points (China ran a sprint) are embedded in the snapshot totals; sprint sessions themselves are not loaded as rounds.
  • Poles are the fastest driver in GP qualifying; sprint-qualifying poles are not counted.
  • DNFs count non-classified finishes; a driver parked in the final laps but still classified counts as a finish.
  • Pace metrics are medians of green-flag, non-pit laps per round (caution windows from track status, yellow only when ≥ 60 s; laps slower than 1.4× the green median discarded). DNF rounds show no pace: a partial race's median isn't comparable — cars get lighter as fuel burns off, so lap times fall through a race.
  • The pit-stop feed is partial for some rounds — 590 stationary times across the season.