F1 Standings 2026: Lewis Hamilton ignites title race after shock Mercedes retirement

The F1 2026 championship has been turned on its head thanks to Lewis Hamilton finally breaking his 686-day grand prix victory drought at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

On Sunday, the seven-time champion made history by overtaking Michael Schumacher for the track record for the most wins (seven) picking up his 106th grand prix victory.

Not only was Hamilton's commanding win his first full-length race victory in red but it also handed the 41-year-old 25 points to add to his championship tally.

Having leapfrogged George Russell in the drivers' standings after picking up P2 in Monaco last time out, Hamilton has now cemented himself as a championship contender thanks to Kimi Antonelli retiring from the race in Barcelona altogether.

Here's how the results of Sunday's race have impacted the order in the F1 2026 standings.

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Latest F1 2026 Drivers Standings

Antonelli managed to cling on to his position at the top of the standings but after retiring from Sunday's race in Spain with an engine issue, the Italian teenager's lead has been cut to 41 points.

Latest Constructors Standings

Mercedes are still dominating with six grand prix wins so far in 2026:

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