F1 2026 Standings: Lewis Hamilton bounces back, Max Verstappen crumbles

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F1 2026 Standings: Lewis Hamilton bounces back, Max Verstappen crumbles

How the F1 2026 championship standings look after Sunday's race in China

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Sunday 15 March 2026 18:00

The second round of the F1 2026 championship has concluded after the sport returned to the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend. Here are the official standings following the first sprint race of the season and Sunday's full-length Chinese Grand Prix.

Whilst Mercedes' George Russell stormed to victory in Saturday's 100km sprint, it was his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli who claimed the first victory of his career in Sunday's grand prix.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton also made a top three appearance in both the sprint race and the Chinese GP, ending his podium drought on Sunday, something which has boosted him up the drivers' standings.

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Meanwhile, Max Verstappen's horror start to the 2026 season continued and after the Dutchman was unable to score a single point in the sprint or the grand prix, coming away from Shanghai with his first DNF of the year.

In the standings, Russell still leads ahead of Antonelli whilst Ferrari are catching up in the constructors' championship.

F1 Drivers' Standings after 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell	Mercedes	51
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	47
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	34
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	33
5	Ollie Bearman	Haas	17
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	15
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	9
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	8
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	4
11	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	4
12	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	2
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	0
18	Alex Albon	Wiliams	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	0
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	0
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0

F1 Constructors' Standings after 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Position	Team	Points
1	Mercedes	98
2	Ferrari	67
3	McLaren	18
4	Haas	17
5	Red Bull	12
6	Racing Bulls	12
7	Alpine	10
8	Audi	2
9	Williams	2
10	Cadillac	0
11	Aston Martin	0

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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