F1 Standings | Antonelli extends title lead, Hamilton suffers massive blow in Madrid

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Updated: 16:40, 13 Sep

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The Formula 1 championship standings have been updated following the Spanish Grand Prix, with Kimi Antonelli taking victory around the Madring.

Championship leader Antonelli, F1’s youngest ever, has seen his points gap extended after a controlled victory from P2 on the starting grid, while his Mercedes teammate George Russell crossed the line in P5.

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Lewis Hamilton, the highest-placed non-Mercedes driver in the championship battle this season, has suffered a massive blow to his title hopes, as brake issues brought his race to an end after just seven laps of action.

Lando Norris, coming into the weekend with an outside chance of retaining his 2025 Drivers' title - 96 points behind Antonelli prior to the Spanish GP - started on Pole in the Spanish capital, but a slow stop from McLaren just after a Lap 14 VSC had ended, made sure of a P3 finish behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

As for the Constructors’ Standings, Mercedes maintain their lead in the title fight having secured 10 wins from the 14 rounds of F1 2026 so far.

Here are the updated F1 Standings after the Spanish GP:

F1 Standings 2026

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	340
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	238
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	229
4	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	221
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	215
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	201
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	138
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	97
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	75
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	38
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	23
14	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	13
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	7
18	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
19	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0