MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX · 2 DAYS · AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZDRIVER CHAMP — ANTONELLI 365 · RUSSELL 242 · HAMILTON 241 · VERSTAPPEN 236 · LECLERC 233
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2026 Drivers' title race

Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 123 points with 5 races left, 125 points still to win.

Title race · DriversRound 19 / Sun 1 NovemberMexico City Grand Prix
Leader
365pts · Kimi Antonelli
Lead
123pts over George Russell
Races left
5125 pts to win
Still in it
3of 23 drivers

As of Round 18 · United States Grand Prix5 races left · 125 points to win

The situation
  • 2 drivers can still catch Kimi Antonelli: George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
  • George Russell can only win the title by winning all 5 remaining races while Kimi Antonelli scores 1 point or fewer.
  • Lewis Hamilton can only win the title by winning all 5 remaining races while Kimi Antonelli scores no points at all.
  • Kimi is champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix if he finishes P9 or higher, whatever anyone else does.
Title fight

Kimi Antonelli leads by 123 points after round 18

Cumulative points · races + sprints
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R1R5R9R13R18
  1. 1Kimi Antonelli365leader
  2. 2George Russell242−123
  3. 3Lewis Hamilton241−124
  4. 4Max Verstappen236−129

Kimi Antonelli: 365 points. George Russell: 242 points. Lewis Hamilton: 241 points. Max Verstappen: 236 points

The 3 drivers still in the title race

Points now, and the most each could reach if they won everything that is left. Ranked by points, then by countback (most wins, then most second places).

  • Win
  • Podium
  • Points (team colour)
  • No points
  • DNF
  • One bar per Grand Prix · bar height = finishing place
Kimi AntonelliMercedesLeader
365points

LeaderBest possible 490 pts · 9 wins

Kimi is champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix if he finishes P9 or higher, whatever anyone else does.

Race formR1–R18
George RussellMercedes123 behind
242points

In contentionBest possible 367 pts · 3 wins

George Russell can only win the title by winning all 5 remaining races while Kimi Antonelli scores 1 point or fewer.

Race formR1–R18
Lewis HamiltonFerrari124 behind
241points

In contentionBest possible 366 pts · 1 win

Lewis Hamilton can only win the title by winning all 5 remaining races while Kimi Antonelli scores no points at all.

Race formR1–R18

What the next race decides

Mexico City Grand Prix

Round 19 · Sun 1 November · 100 points still to win after it

The leader
  • Kimi is champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix if he finishes P9 or higher, whatever anyone else does.
  • If Kimi finishes P10, he is champion unless George wins.
  • If Kimi scores no points (finishes P11 or lower, or does not finish), he is champion unless George or Lewis wins.

George Russell

  • If Kimi finishes P9 or higher, George is out of the title race whatever he does.
  • If Kimi finishes P10 or lower, or does not finish, George must win the race to stay in the title race.

Lewis Hamilton

  • If Kimi finishes P10 or higher, Lewis is out of the title race whatever he does.
  • If Kimi scores no points (finishes P11 or lower, or does not finish), Lewis must win the race to stay in the title race.

Kimi Antonelli against George Russell

Every result for the top two at Mexico City Grand Prix: rows are Kimi Antonelli's finishing place, columns are George Russell's. Where the cell says X or O the title is still open; C means it is won.

Rows: Kimi AntonelliColumns: George Russell
Kimi Antonelli (rows) against George Russell (columns): George Russell's finishing place across the top
Kimi Antonelli down, George Russell acrossP1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11+
P1–CCCCCCCCCC
P2C–CCCCCCCCC
P3CC–CCCCCCCC
P4CCC–CCCCCCC
P5CCCC–CCCCCC
P6CCCCC–CCCCC
P7CCCCCC–CCCC
P8CCCCCCC–CCC
P9CCCCCCCC–CC
P10OCCCCCCCC–C
P11+OXXXXXXXXXX
  • C = title won
  • O = rival still in the title race
  • X = rival out, another contender still alive
  • R = rival takes the lead
  • ~ = depends on the exact places

Rows are Kimi Antonelli's result. Two drivers cannot take the same place, so those cells are empty (–). Everyone else is free to finish anywhere.

Out of contention

The drivers who can no longer win the title, and the round at which the maths ruled them out: found by replaying the season, asking after every round who could still catch the leader with the races left at the time.

DriverPts nowRuled out after
Nico HülkenbergAudi13Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Carlos SainzWilliams7Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Esteban OconHaas7Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin7Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Alexander AlbonWilliams5Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Yuki TsunodaRed Bull1Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Lance StrollAston Martin0Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Valtteri BottasCadillac0Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Sergio PérezCadillac0Round 13 · Italian Grand Prix
Liam LawsonRacing Bulls75Round 14 · Spanish Grand Prix
Pierre GaslyAlpine51Round 14 · Spanish Grand Prix
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls36Round 14 · Spanish Grand Prix
Franco ColapintoAlpine27Round 14 · Spanish Grand Prix
Oliver BearmanHaas23Round 14 · Spanish Grand Prix
Gabriel BortoletoAudi10Round 14 · Spanish Grand Prix
Isack HadjarRed Bull102Round 15 · Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Oscar PiastriMcLaren142Round 16 · Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Max VerstappenRed Bull236Round 18 · United States Grand Prix
Charles LeclercFerrari233Round 18 · United States Grand Prix
Lando NorrisMcLaren211Round 18 · United States Grand Prix

Every driver: points and the most they can still reach

#DriverPtsGapWinsBest possibleStatus
1Kimi AntonelliMercedes3659490Leader
2George RussellMercedes242-1233367In contention
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari241-1241366In contention
4Max VerstappenRed Bull236-1292361Out of the title race
5Charles LeclercFerrari233-1321358Out of the title race
6Lando NorrisMcLaren211-1542336Out of the title race
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren142-2230267Out of the title race
8Isack HadjarRed Bull102-2630227Out of the title race
9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls75-2900200Out of the title race
10Pierre GaslyAlpine51-3140176Out of the title race
11Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls36-3290161Out of the title race
12Franco ColapintoAlpine27-3380152Out of the title race
13Oliver BearmanHaas23-3420148Out of the title race
14Nico HülkenbergAudi13-3520138Out of the title race
15Gabriel BortoletoAudi10-3550135Out of the title race
16Esteban OconHaas7-3580132Out of the title race
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin7-3580132Out of the title race
18Carlos SainzWilliams7-3580132Out of the title race
19Alexander AlbonWilliams5-3600130Out of the title race
20Yuki TsunodaRed Bull1-3640126Out of the title race
21Lance StrollAston Martin0-3650125Out of the title race
22Valtteri BottasCadillac0-3650125Out of the title race
23Sergio PérezCadillac0-3650125Out of the title race