The 2026 F1 World Championship has not been decided yet

No one has won the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship yet. Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads on 340 points, 102 points ahead of George Russell, with 150 points still to race for across the remaining 6 Grands Prix. The earliest the title can be mathematically clinched is the United States GP (round 18).

The 2026 F1 drivers’ title, right now

Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the 2026 drivers’ championship on 340 points, 102 ahead of George Russell, with 150 points still to race for across the remaining 6 rounds. The earliest it can be mathematically clinched is the United States GP 2026 (round 18).

In the constructors’ championship, Mercedes lead by 134 points over Ferrari with 258 available to each team. See the full 2026 championship standings for both tables.

Deterministic maths only: the gap is measured against the nearest challenger and “decided” means mathematically uncatchable (assuming the maximum 25 points per Grand Prix and 8 per sprint, no fastest-lap point since 2025). It does not model tie-break or count-back scenarios, and makes no claim about the specific round the title was clinched at.

Who won F1 2026? — FAQ

Who won the F1 2026 World Championship?

No one has won the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship yet — it is still undecided. Andrea Kimi Antonelli currently leads by 102 points over George Russell, with 150 points still to race for.

Is the F1 2026 title decided?

Not yet. Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads by 102 points with 150 points still to race for, so the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' title is still mathematically open and cannot be clinched before the United States GP (round 18).

When can Andrea Kimi Antonelli clinch the 2026 F1 title?

The earliest Andrea Kimi Antonelli can mathematically clinch the drivers' title is the United States GP (round 18), and only with a maximum-points run while the nearest rival scores nothing; any dropped points push the decider to a later round.

How many points are still available in F1 2026?

There are 150 points still available to each driver across the remaining 6 Grands Prix. This assumes the maximum 25 points for a race win and 8 for a sprint win, with no bonus point for fastest lap since 2025.

How the 2026 F1 World Championship is decided

The Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship goes to the driver with the most points at the end of the season. A driver is crowned champion the moment their lead over every rival is larger than the number of points still left to race for — that is the exact test behind the answer above, recomputed on When's the Race after every round from the official results, so this page never claims a title before the maths allows it.

Points come from the top ten finishers in each Grand Prix and the top eight in each sprint; for the full breakdown see how the F1 points system works. To track the title race round by round, open the live F1 2026 championship standings — the full drivers’ and constructors’ tables with the clinch maths — and the 2026 results for who won each race.

This page reflects results through the Singapore GP (round 17 of 23) — see the Singapore GP 2026 result and start times. Once the season is over, this champion joins the full list of F1 World Champions since 1950 — every drivers’ and constructors’ champion by year, and who has won the most titles.