F1 Standings at the Bahrain Grand Prix: Latest points leaders for drivers and constructors

Russell, Antonelli and Hamilton stood next to Schiff, who is interviewing Hamilton post-session — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Standings at the Bahrain Grand Prix: Crucial for Russell, last chance for Lewis Hamilton?

Must-win race for the British pair

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Saturday 3 October 2026 05:30

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The F1 title is approaching a pivotal moment as all reads to Sepang for Sunday's 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Malaysian track hosts Round 16 of the championship after the ongoing conflict in the Middle East caused the race to be moved to Malaysia. And there is much to play for on track.

George Russell arrives here with his fading title hopes revived by that brilliant win in Azerbaijan. He trails Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by 66 points after the Italian could only finish P5 in Baku after crashing in Qualifying.

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Another win here is crucial for the 28-year-old Russell if he is to put any meaningful pressure on his 20-year-old Italian rival.

It is also a big weekend for Lewis Hamilton, but in a different way as he is fast approaching last-chance saloon for any remaining title hopes.

Hamilton trailed Antonelli by just 32 points at the top of the standings when F1 left Silverstone after the British Grand Prix in early July. Since then it has been misery for the seven-time world champion, who now finds himself 103 points adrift.

We have the full rundown on how the standings look heading into Sunday's big showdown at Sepang (8am UK time, 9am CEST, 3am Eastern).

Latest F1 Drivers' Standings

Antonelli has that 66-point lead over Russell heading into Sunday:

Current 2026 F1 Driver Standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	302
2	George Russell	Mercedes	236
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	199
4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard	186
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	179
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	163
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard	120
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	86
9	Liam Lawson	Red Bull Racing	59
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	41
11	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	37
12	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	27
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi Revolut	7
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	7
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	7
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	5
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	1
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	0
23	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	0

Antonelli now leads the title race by 66 points.

Latest F1 Constructors' Standings

Mercedes are dominant again here, leading Ferrari by 160 points now:

Pos	Team	Points
1	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	538
2	Scuderia Ferrari HP	378
3	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	306
4	Oracle Red Bull Racing	263
5	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	83
6	BWT Alpine F1 Team	68
7	TGR Haas F1 Team	27
8	Audi Revolut F1 Team	17
9	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	12
10	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	3
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0

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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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