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

Lewis Hamilton smiles as Kimi Antonelli pouts at the Barcelona GP — Photo: © IMAGO

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

Hamilton is now firmly in the F1 2026 title fight

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 14 June 2026 17:58

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.

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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.

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	156
2	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	115
3	George Russell	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	106
4	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	75
5	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	73
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	68
7	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	55
8	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	41
9	Isack Hadjar	Oracle Red Bull Racing	34
10	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	26
11	Franco Colapinto	BWT Alpine F1 Team	19
12	Oliver Bearman	TGR Haas F1 Team	18
13	Arvid Lindblad	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	12
14	Carlos Sainz	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	6
15	Alex Albon	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	5
16	Esteban Ocon	TGR Haas F1 Team	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut F1 Team	2
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1
19	Sergio Perez	Cadillac F1 Team	0
20	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi Revolut F1 Team	0
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	0
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	0

Latest Constructors Standings

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

Pos	Team	Points
1	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	262
2	Scuderia Ferrari HP	190
3	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	141
4	Oracle Red Bull Racing	89
5	BWT Alpine F1 Team	60
6	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	38
7	TGR Haas F1 Team	21
8	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	11
9	Audi Revolut F1 Team	2
10	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0

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Written by

Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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