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The defending champions and the current Drivers' and Constructors' Championship leaders are Charles Leclerc and his team Ferrari, respectively.

The 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship is a current motor racing championship for Formula One cars. This is the 77th running of the Formula One World Championship.^[a] It is the fourth season of F1 22 Driver Career. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is contested over sixteen Grands Prix.

Drivers and teams will compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Charles Leclerc is the reigning Drivers' Champion, while Ferrari, is the reigning Constructors' Champion.

Entries

The following constructors and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2026 World Championship.

Teams and drivers that competed in the 2026 World Championship
Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Race drivers
Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	No.	Driver name	Rounds
BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine-Renault	A522	31 47	Esteban Ocon Mick Schumacher	All All
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR22	23 41	Alexander Albon Dan Ticktum	All All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	F1-75	1 22	Charles Leclerc Yuki Tsunoda	All All
Haas F1 Team	Haas-Ferrari	VF-22	20 91	Kevin Magnussen Robert Shwartzman	All All
McLaren F1 Team	McLaren-Mercedes	MCL36	7 26	Izz Ford Oscar Piastri	All All
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W13	4 49	Lando Norris Felipe Drugovich	All All
Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	RB-Honda RBPT	AT03	10 63	Pierre Gasly George Russell	All All
Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	RB18	3 11	Daniel Ricciardo Sergio Pérez	All All
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	C42	18 24	Lance Stroll Zhou Guanyu	All All
Williams Racing	Williams-Mercedes	FW44	6 77	Nicholas Latifi Valtteri Bottas	All All

Driver changes

Two-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen retired from Formula One at the end of 2025 after eleven seasons in the sport. His place at Mercedes was filled in by Felipe Drugovich, who moved to the German team after spending half a season with Aston Martin.

Dan Ticktum, who was sacked by Mercedes midway through 2025, returned to a full-time race seat with Aston Martin left vacant by Drugovich.

Calendar

The 2026 calendar consisted of sixteen events. The Emilia Romagna, Austrian and São Paulo Grands Prix featured the sprint format.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Race date
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBC
2	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	TBC
3	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Port Phillip	TBC
4	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Imola Circuit, Imola	TBC
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	TBC
6	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBC
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC
8	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	TBC
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC
10	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	TBC
11	Italian Grand Prix	Monza Circuit, Monza	TBC
12	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC
13	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	TBC
14	Mexico City Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	TBC
15	São Paulo Grand Prix	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	TBC
16	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	TBC

Calendar changes

For the first time in Formula One World championship history, there were no changes to the calendar.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes
2	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes
3	Australian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
5	Spanish Grand Prix
6	Azerbaijan Grand Prix
7	Canadian Grand Prix
8	British Grand Prix
9	Austrian Grand Prix
10	Belgian Grand Prix
11	Italian Grand Prix
12	Singapore Grand Prix
13	United States Grand Prix
14	Mexico City Grand Prix
15	São Paulo Grand Prix
16	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten), and the top eight of the sprint.^[b] In the case of a tie on points a countback system was used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins was ranked higher. If the number of wins was identical then the number of second places was considered, and so on. The points were awarded for every race using the following system.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1
Sprint	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

World Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	ESP	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	BEL	ITA	SIN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
1	Oscar Piastri	1	1^F	Ret														51
2	Izz Ford	4	2	3														45
3	Charles Leclerc	Ret	6	1^{P F}														34
4	Sergio Pérez	9	4	2														32
5	Yuki Tsunoda	Ret	3	4														27
6	Daniel Ricciardo	7	7	5														22
7	Felipe Drugovich	2	Ret	15														18
8	Mick Schumacher	Ret	5	6														18
9	Alexander Albon	3	14	11														15
10	George Russell	6	11	8														12
11	Lando Norris	8^{P F}	17^P	7														11
12	Dan Ticktum	5	13	16														10
13	Esteban Ocon	Ret	8	10														5
14	Pierre Gasly	10	Ret	9														3
15	Valtteri Bottas	Ret	9	13														2
16	Kevin Magnussen	Ret	10	Ret														1
17	Lance Stroll	Ret	12	14														0
18	Robert Shwartzman	Ret	15	12														0
19	Nicholas Latifi	Ret	16	18														0
20	Zhou Guanyu	Ret	Ret	17														0
Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	ESP	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	BEL	ITA	SIN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	ESP	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	BEL	ITA	SIN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	1	1^F	3														96
1	McLaren-Mercedes	4	2	Ret														96
2	Ferrari	Ret	3	1^{P F}														61
2	Ferrari	Ret	6	4														61
3	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	7	4	2														54
3	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	9	7	5														54
4	Mercedes	2	17^P	7														29
4	Mercedes	8^{P F}	Ret	15														29
5	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	3	13	11														25
5	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	5	14	16														25
6	Alpine-Renault	Ret	5	6														23
6	Alpine-Renault	Ret	4	10														23
7	RB-Honda RBPT	6	11	8														15
7	RB-Honda RBPT	10	Ret	9														15
8	Williams-Mercedes	Ret	9	13														2
8	Williams-Mercedes	Ret	16	18														2
9	Haas-Ferrari	Ret	10	12														1
9	Haas-Ferrari	Ret	15	Ret														1
10	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	Ret	12	14														0
10	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	Ret	Ret	17														0
Pos.	Constructor	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	ESP	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	BEL	ITA	SIN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).

Notes

^ Formula One regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season.
^ In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.

[1] Formula One regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season.

[2] In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.

[a]

[b]