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2026 title scenarios

After round 17, the Singapore Grand Prix. 6 rounds remain (0 with a sprint), worth a maximum of 150 points for one driver. Points: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the race, 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for a sprint, no bonus for fastest lap. Ties are split by number of wins, then second places, and so on.

Who can still win the drivers' title

PosDriverTeamPointsGapMax possibleStatus
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes 340490 still in it
2George RussellMercedes 238-102388 still in it
3Lewis HamiltonFerrari 229-111379 still in it
4Max VerstappenRed Bull 221-119371 still in it
5Charles LeclercFerrari 215-125365 still in it
6Lando NorrisMcLaren 201-139351 still in it
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren 138-202288 out
8Isack HadjarRed Bull 97-243247 out
9Liam LawsonRB F1 Team 75-265225 out
10Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team 41-299191 out
11Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team 38-302188 out
12Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team 27-313177 out
13Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team 23-317173 out
14Nico HülkenbergAudi 13-327163 out
15Gabriel BortoletoAudi 10-330160 out
16Esteban OconHaas F1 Team 7-333157 out
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin 7-333157 out
18Carlos SainzWilliams 7-333157 out
19Alexander AlbonWilliams 5-335155 out
20Yuki TsunodaRB F1 Team 1-339151 out
21Lance StrollAston Martin 0-340150 out
22Valtteri BottasCadillac 0-340150 out
23Sergio PérezCadillac 0-340150 out
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Can the title be decided at the United States Grand Prix?

What Andrea Kimi Antonelli needs at round 18, United States Grand Prix (25 Oct 2026)

If Antonelli…George Russell must finishLewis Hamilton must finishMax Verstappen must finishCharles Leclerc must finishLando Norris must finishResult
wins 9th or lower5th or loweranywhereanywhereanywhere champion if all conditions hold
finishes 2nd cannot be stopped from staying alive8th or lower4th or lower3rd or loweranywhere title stays open
finishes 3rd cannot be stopped from staying alive10th or lower6th or lower4th or loweranywhere title stays open
finishes 4th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive7th or lower5th or loweranywhere title stays open
finishes 5th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive8th or lower6th or lower2nd or lower title stays open
finishes 6th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive9th or lower7th or lower2nd or lower title stays open
finishes 7th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive11th or lower8th or lower2nd or lower title stays open
finishes 8th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive9th or lower2nd or lower title stays open
finishes 9th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive10th or lower3rd or lower title stays open
finishes 10th cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive11th or lower3rd or lower title stays open
outside the top 10 cannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alivecannot be stopped from staying alive11th or lower4th or lower title stays open

After this weekend, the worst case for Andrea Kimi Antonelli is assumed: every rival takes maximum points and wins every remaining race.

Constructors' title

A team can score at most 43 points in a race and 15 in a sprint, so 258 points remain for one team. Still able to win: Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull. Mercedes lead with 578 points, 134 ahead of Ferrari.

Try any finishing order

Pick where each contender finishes in every remaining race. Blank means outside the points. The projected standings update as you go. The buttons at the bottom copy a link to your scenario or the projected standings as text.

Projected standings

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