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

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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

Sunday 28 June 2026 16:30 Updated: 17:09

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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.

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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.

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

Written by

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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