F1 standings after Bahrain Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton stuns and Mercedes star suffers DNF

The latest F1 standings are in after an utterly chaotic 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

There was plenty to talk about as Max Verstappen took his first race victory of the season, followed by Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton in second and third, respectively.

Hamilton did start second but dropped way down the field when Ferrari opted for dry tyres on a track that still required the intermediates, but he produced a drive fitting of his legendary status in the sport to cut back through the field and secure a podium.

Antonelli, with his P2, has now extended his championship lead over George Russell to 84 points, with Russell having suffered an agonising DNF from P3 after a late engine issue on lap 50/56. Russell is now also just 22 points ahead of Hamilton, with his former Mercedes team-mate having taken a chunk out of his advantage.

Naturally, Mercedes continue to lead the constructors' standings heading to Singapore next time out, now holding a 151-point lead over Ferrari in second, while Red Bull in fourth closed the gap on McLaren in third to 18 points.

A mention for Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin, too, who scored four points (they only had three all season until today) and now sit just five behind Williams in P9.

With all of that said, let's take a look at the latest drivers' and constructors' standings in full, below!

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Latest F1 Drivers' Standings

Kimi Antonelli extended his lead at the top in Bahrain:

Latest F1 Constructors' Standings

It's still all about Mercedes in the constructors' championship:

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