BritishWhere the season stands
George Russell drove for Mercedes in the 2026 season, with results up to round 18, the United States Grand Prix. After round 18, Russell is 2nd in the Drivers' Championship with 242 points, made up of 208 in races and 34 in sprint races. Mercedes is 1st in the Constructors' Championship with 607 points after round 18. Russell started 18 of the 18 Grands Prix and was classified as a finisher in 15.
How the results fell
Russell won the Australian Grand Prix, the Austrian Grand Prix and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. At the Australian Grand Prix in round 1 Russell started 1st and finished 1st, scoring 25 points. At the Austrian Grand Prix in round 8 Russell started 1st and finished 1st, scoring 25 points. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in round 15 Russell started 1st and finished 1st, with 25 points. Russell had 8 podium finishes and qualified on pole position 5 times.
Points came in 14 of the 18 races started. Russell retired from 3 races: the Canadian Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix and the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. At the Canadian Grand Prix in round 5 Russell started 1st and retired. At the Monaco Grand Prix in round 6 Russell started 6th and finished 12th. At the Singapore Grand Prix in round 17 Russell started 19th and finished 9th for 2 points, a gain of 10 places.
The average starting position was 4.2 across 18 races, and the average finishing position was 4.2 across 15 classified finishes. At the United States Grand Prix in round 18 Russell started 6th and finished 8th, scoring 4 points.
Against the team-mate
Kimi Antonelli is 1st in the Drivers' Championship with 365 points after round 18. Russell finished ahead of Antonelli in 4 of the 14 races in which both were classified. On the grid, Russell started ahead of Antonelli in 8 of the 18 races in which both had a grid position.
Sprint races and the career record
Russell started 6 sprint races in 2026 and scored 34 points in them. The best sprint finish was 1st, achieved 3 times.
The career record stands at 170 Grands Prix started, 8 wins, 32 podium finishes, 11 pole positions and 13 fastest laps. Russell has not won a World Championship title, and the first Formula 1 season was 2019.
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