F1 Standings 2026: Latest points table as Lewis Hamilton suffers setback

The F1 title race is well underway and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is in the mix as he hunts down that illusive eighth victory.

Now 41 years old, Hamilton has finally settled in at Ferrari and since taking his first grand prix win in red at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in June, has helped the Scuderia to gain on championship leaders Mercedes.

But Hamilton suffered a frustrating afternoon in Spa, finishing down in fourth after a clumsy race while championship leader Kimi Antonelli got back to winning ways after a late pass on Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

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Latest F1 2026 Drivers' Standings

Antonelli continues to lead the way in the championship, but despite only finishing fourth, Hamilton now climbs to second after his collision with George Russell on the opening lap at Spa took his title rival out of the race..

Hamilton is now 45 points behind Antonelli - nearly a gap worth two grand prix wins. Here is how the championship standings look after the Belgian Grand Prix:

Latest Constructors' Standings

Mercedes continue to dominate the 2026 team competition, but Ferrari are catching up and now sit 73 points behind the Silver Arrow, despite Antonelli's win. Here is how the constructors' standings stand after Spa:

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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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