F1 Standings 2026: Latest points leaders after Dutch Grand Prix Sprint race

Lewis Hamilton frowning at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix — Photo: © IMAGO

F1 Standings

F1 Standings 2026: Latest points leaders after Dutch Grand Prix Sprint race

How we stand after Saturday's Sprint in Zandvoort

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Saturday 22 August 2026 13:25 Updated: 13:31

Make us your Google favorite

Lewis Hamilton's F1 title hopes suffered another blow in Zandvoort on Saturday as the seven-time world champion endured more frustration in the Dutch Grand Prix Sprint race.

The 41-year-old British star was at a loss to explain his P7 performance in Sprint Qualifying on Friday, and 24 hours later it was a similar story.

Hamilton was unable to improve on his starting position, coming home in P7 after a 24-lap race won by a resurgent George Russell of Mercedes. The result means Russell is now just three points behind second-placed Hamilton in the Driver's standings.

Article continues under video

Hamilton crucially also loses ground on championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who was able to improve from P5 on the grid to a P4 finish to claim five points in his title bid.

Latest F1 2026 Drivers' Standings

Hamilton now trails Antonelli by 53 points after the Sprint at Zandvoort, while Russell now trails him by only three:

F1 standings after 2026 Dutch Grand Prix Sprint race
Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	224
2	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	171
3	George Russell	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	168
4	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	145
5	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	134
6	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	112
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	95
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	43
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 and they increased their lead over Ferrari to 76 points after Saturday's Sprint in Zandvoort:

Pos	Team	Points
1	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	392
2	Scuderia Ferrari HP	316
3	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	230
4	Oracle Red Bull Racing	180
5	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	66
6	BWT Alpine F1 Team	62
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

F1 DRIVER SALARIES: Full updated list as Verstappen makes history with INCREDIBLE new numbers

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.

View full biography

F1 Dutch Grand Prix