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F1 Standings: Title race latest as Ferrari flop at Austrian Grand Prix and Verstappen roars back

The story so far in 2026

Graham Shaw
Consultant Editor
Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years
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Lewis Hamilton's F1 title challenge faltered at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday as Mercedes and Max Verstappen bounced back to top form.

Hamilton had closed to within 41 points of runaway leader Kimi Antonelli after that brilliant victory last time out in Barcelona, but he was unable to repeat the dose at the Red Bull Ring.

He could only finish fifth after starting third on the grid, while team-mate Charles Leclerc fared even worse - coming home in P8 after starting on the front row.

It was pole sitter George Russell who claimed victory, his first win since the opening race of the season in Australia back in March. He leapfrogs Hamilton into second in the standings, some 40 points behind Antonelli (who claimed third).

The other big story of the day was four-time world champion Max Verstappen roaring back to his best with a terrific second-place finish. Red Bull brought a raft of upgrades to their home race and the Dutchman was competitive throughout the weekend.

F1 HEADLINES: Mercedes in FIA breach at Austrian GP as Verstappen gives Russell the finger

Latest F1 2026 Drivers Standings

Antonelli leads Russell by 40 after Sunday's showdown in Spielberg:

Pos Driver Team Points
1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 171
2 George Russell Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 131
3 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari HP 125
4 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 80
5 Lando Norris McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 79
6 Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari HP 79
7 Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing 73
8 Isack Hadjar Oracle Red Bull Racing 42
9 Pierre Gasly BWT Alpine F1 Team 41
10 Liam Lawson Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 30
11 Oliver Bearman TGR Haas F1 Team 18
12 Franco Colapinto BWT Alpine F1 Team 16
13 Arvid Lindblad Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 14
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
Antonelli's lead was cut again after Austria.
Antonelli's lead was cut again after Austria.

Latest Constructors Standings

Mercedes are still dominating with seven wins so far in 2026:

Pos Team Points
1 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 302
2 Scuderia Ferrari HP 204
3 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 159
4 Oracle Red Bull Racing 115
5 BWT Alpine F1 Team 57
6 Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 44
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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Graham Shaw
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Graham Shaw - Consultant Editor
Digital sports leader with 30 years of senior level experience running global brands. Built sportinglife.com to be a behemoth in the UK as well as being in charge of the Planet Sport network of sites including planetf1.com, football365.com, teamtalk.com and planetrugby.com. Then grew goal.com to be the world's biggest soccer website in 18 languages and 37 territories. Was GM of Portals for Perform Group (now DAZN) with overall responsibility for sportingnews.com, spox.de and voetbalzone.nl.
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