F1 2026 standings and remaining race schedule as Lewis Hamilton chases title number 8

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

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F1 standings and remaining race schedule as Lewis Hamilton chases title number 8

We have ourselves a title race

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

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Friday 14 August 2026 11:00

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F1 is about to emerge from its summer break and guess what - we have ourselves a title race.

Five race wins on the bounce early in the season had us looking at the standings and fearing a runaway championship success for the brilliant Italian teenager.

But Mercedes reliability issues and a Lewis Hamilton renaissance at Ferrari has everybody tapping the brakes just a little.

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Throw in the fact McLaren are all of a sudden right back at the front of the pecking order, there is much to look forward to as we head to Zandvoort and the Dutch Grand Prix next weekend.

Let's look at the standings and the remaining schedule as we prepare to kick off what should be a thrilling title run-in.

Latest F1 Drivers' Standings

Antonelli has a 50-point advantage over Hamilton after the summer break and is a strong favourite with the oddsmakers at 1/4. Lewis meanwhile is second in the market at 6/1. And that - if you believe the oddsmakers - is it.

Antonelli's Mercedes team-mate George Russell, pre-season favourite to claim the title, is almost forgotten at 20/1 as he seeks to overturn a 59-point deficit to Kimi.

Lando Norris might be resurgent after that Hungary win, and Hamilton's Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc had also rediscovered his mojo heading into the break. But both are still available at around the 25/1 mark.

The current standings on August 14, 2026 look like this:

F1 standings after 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix
Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	219
2	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	169
3	George Russell	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	160
4	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	138
5	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	128
6	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	109
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	92
8	Isack Hadjar	Oracle Red Bull Racing	68
9	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	43
10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	42
11	Arvid Lindblad	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	23
12	Franco Colapinto	BWT Alpine F1 Team	19
13	Oliver Bearman	TGR Haas F1 Team	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut F1 Team	10
15	Carlos Sainz	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	6
16	Alex Albon	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	5
17	Esteban Ocon	TGR Haas F1 Team	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi Revolut F1 Team	2
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac F1 Team	0
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	0
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	0

Kimi Antonelli (left) is looking to fend off a charge from Lewis Hamilton

Latest Constructors' Standings

Mercedes continue to dominate the 2026 team competition with a 72-point advantage and are strong favourites to maintain that lead and take the title.

Down at the bottom of the table F1's sack race has already claimed one victory with Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon fired this week after a pointless start to his team's rookie campaign on the grid.

Here are the latest Constructors' standings heading to Zandvoort:

Pos	Team	Points
1	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	379
2	Scuderia Ferrari HP	307
3	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	220
4	Oracle Red Bull Racing	177
5	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	66
6	BWT Alpine F1 Team	61
7	TGR Haas F1 Team	21
8	Audi Revolut F1 Team	12
9	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	11
10	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0

Graeme Lowdon paid the price for Cadillac's start to 2026.

F1 2026 Schedule with all remaining races

Now there is some potential flux here (and we have already had some) with the impact of the conflict in the Middle East continuing to bring uncertainty.

As it stands the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix are schedule to end the season, but they could both be cancelled should hostilities remain at the current level.

F1 bosses have said Las Vegas WILL NOT close out the season whatever happens, so there is a chance we could get an extra race in Europe late in the year to close out the title race.

The other big news is that the Bahrain Grand Prix will happen after all, but it will now take place in Sepang, Malaysia.

Dates	Race	Location
August 21-23	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort
September 4-6	Italian Grand Prix	Monza
September 11-13	Spanish Grand Prix	Madring
September 24-26	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku
October 2-4	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sepang
October 9-11	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay
October 23-25	United States Grand Prix	Austin
October 30-November 1	Mexico City Grand Prix	Mexico City
November 6-8	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sao Paulo
November 27-29	Qatar Grand Prix	Lusail
December 4-6	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina

When is the next F1 race?

The next race is the first after the summer break - the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. The on-track begins on Friday August 21 with the Grand Prix taking place on Sunday August 23.

It will be the last Dutch Grand Prix for a while with organisers deciding not to renew their contract with F1 to hold the race.

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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