F1 Standings | Russell closes gap to Antonelli as Leclerc wins British Grand Prix

George Russell stays with Mercedes until 2027

George Russell aligns with the opinion of team boss Toto Wolff - Photo: RacePictures

Updated: 18:36, 05 Jul

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George Russell has closed the gap to teammate Kimi Antonelli to just 25 points at the top of the standings, after the Italian suffered late misfortune which cost him a likely British Grand Prix victory.

Antonelli was closing up to Charles Leclerc on much fresher tyres only to suffer damage running over a kerb and finished in 16th, after he was demoted from ninth for a five second penalty.

The Italian's chances of points were ended by Max Verstappen who suffered a late spin into retirement, with the race finishing behind a safety car.

Lewis Hamilton, who finished third, is seven points further back on Russell and 32 off Antonelli. Leclerc's victory moves him to 39 points behind his teammate in fourth in the championship.

Lando Norris drops behind Leclerc to fifth, while Max Verstappen stays seventh after both he and Oscar Piastri failed to score points. The Dutchman was on for a third place finish before a late spin brought the safety car out which concluded the race.

Arvid Lindblad jumps ahead of Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman after his seventh place finish, while Gabriel Bortoleto jumped ahead of the two Williams drivers and Esteban Ocon to 14th after finishing eighth.

F1 Standings 2026

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	320
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	214
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	191
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	188
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	188
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	128
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	96
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	65
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	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
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