Kimi Antonelli prolonged his lead at the prime of the Formula 1 world championship standings to 50 factors with a podium end at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
In a weekend of injury limitation as Ferrari and McLaren loved tempo over championship-leading Mercedes, Antonelli averted the mayhem round him to complete in third place.
The outcome moved him onto 219 factors, 50 away from Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, who completed in fifth place after a pit lane dashing penalty dropped him behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
An issue at the begin added ache to an already tough weekend for George Russell, how is as soon as once more greater than two entire race wins behind his Mercedes counterpart, and is nearer to sixth-placed Max Verstappen than Antonelli.
Nico Hulkenberg jumped forward of Fernando Alonso together with his first factors of the season for Audi, leaving solely Lance Stroll, Sergio Perez, and Valtteri Bottas on zero scores.
The full standings after the Hungarian Grand Prix may be discovered under.
2026 F1 drivers’ standings after the Hungarian Grand Prix
| 2026 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Wins | Points |
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 7 | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 2 | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 0 | 128 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 0 | 109 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 0 | 92 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 0 | 68 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 42 |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | TGR Haas F1 Team | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | TGR Haas F1 Team | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Cadillac F1 Team | 0 | |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Cadillac F1 Team | 0 | |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 | |
