DutchWhere the season stands
Max Verstappen drove for Red Bull Racing in the 2026 season, with 18 Grands Prix held up to round 18, the United States Grand Prix. After round 18, Verstappen is 4th in the Drivers' Championship with 236 points, and Red Bull Racing is 4th in the Constructors' Championship with 339 points. The 236 points are made up of 216 in races and 20 in sprint races. Verstappen started 18 of the 18 Grands Prix and was classified as a finisher in 14.
How the results fell
Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at round 16, starting 1st and scoring 25 points. The Singapore Grand Prix at round 17 brought a start from 1st, a finish in 1st and 25 points. Verstappen won 2 Grands Prix and qualified on pole position 2 times in the season so far. Verstappen also finished 1st in the Singapore Grand Prix sprint. There were 10 podium finishes in the season so far.
High placings came at round 8, the Austrian Grand Prix, where Verstappen started 5th and finished 2nd for 18 points. At round 14, the Spanish Grand Prix, Verstappen started 3rd, finished 2nd and scored 18 points. At round 15, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Verstappen started 8th, finished 2nd and scored 18 points. The season opened at the Australian Grand Prix, where Verstappen started 20th and finished 6th for 8 points, a gain of 14 places.
Verstappen retired from 4 races: the Chinese Grand Prix, Monaco Grand Prix, British Grand Prix and Dutch Grand Prix. At the Monaco Grand Prix in round 6, the start was 2nd. Points were scored in 14 of the 18 races started. The average starting position was 5.5, and the average finishing position across the 14 classified finishes was 3.2.
Within the team
Verstappen finished ahead of team-mate Isack Hadjar in 10 of the 10 races in which both were classified. On the grid, Verstappen started ahead of Hadjar in 11 of the 15 races in which both had a grid position. After round 18, Hadjar is 8th in the Drivers' Championship with 102 points.
Against team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, Verstappen finished ahead in 2 of the 2 races in which both were classified and started ahead in 3 of the 3 races in which both had a grid position. After round 18, Tsunoda is 20th in the Drivers' Championship with 1 point.
The career record
The career record stands at 251 Grands Prix started, 73 wins and 137 podium finishes. Verstappen also has 53 pole positions, 38 fastest laps and 4 World Championship titles, from a first Formula 1 season in 2015.
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