F1 Standings | Antonelli’s wait to be crowned F1 champion goes on despite US GP victory

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Updated: 23:17, 25 Oct

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Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix but still has work to do to become the youngest F1 champion of all time.

Antonelli needed his teammate George Russell to finish ninth or lower and Lewis Hamilton fifth or lower. Hamilton and Russell both did just about enough to keep their hopes mathematically alive, with the Ferrari driver finishing fourth and the Mercedes star in eighth after serving a five-second penalty.

He now leads the championship on 365 points and is 123 points ahead of Russell with only 125 remaining. It means Antonelli needs just two points in Mexico to win the championship, with no driver able to match his nine victories this season.

Hamilton is just one point behind Russell in third in the championship but saw his gap to Verstappen and Leclerc behind him close up slightly. Verstappen is now just six points behind Hamilton in fourth, with Leclerc a further three points behind.

Leclerc, following consecutive second place finishes, is now just nine points behind Russell in a four-driver battle for second in the championship. There is no change behind them, with Norris, Piastri, Hadjar, Lawson and Gasly rounding out the top 10 in the championship, after all finishing inside the points positions in Austin.

F1 standings after the United States Grand Prix

F1 Standings 2026

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	365
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	242
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	241
4	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	236
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	233
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	211
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	144
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	105
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	77
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
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