{"id":516341,"date":"2026-03-05T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516341\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:04:08","slug":"f1-leaderboard-updated-rankings-following-each-race-of-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516341\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Leaderboard: Updated Rankings Following Each Race of 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

F1 Leaderboard: Updated Rankings Following Each Race of 2026 Season<\/a> originally appeared on NESN<\/a>. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The best drivers in the world return to action, ready to showcase their skills during Formula 1\u2019s 2026 season!<\/p>\n

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As is tradition, the Australian Grand Prix in March marks the start of the season. The last race of the season is in December in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Last year, Lando Norris of McLaren was on top of the standings with 423 points. He beat Max Verstappen by three points and teammate Oscar Piastri by thirteen. Norris won the Australian Grand Prix and would earn multiple wins throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Can\u00a0Norris repeat in 2026?<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Top 11 F1 Drivers Ever<\/a><\/p>\n

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Returning to action is the most decorated man in F1, Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton, with seven World Championship wins, aims for his first since 2020.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Verstappen, who won the last three events of the 2025 season, was denied a five-peat last year.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the latest season of F1, which will be updated following each race.<\/p>\n

F1\u00a02026 Drivers Standings<\/p>\n

Driver<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Points<\/p>\n

Lando Norris<\/p>\n

McLaren<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen<\/p>\n

Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Oscar Piastri<\/p>\n

McLaren<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

George Russell<\/p>\n

Mercedes AMG Motorsport<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n

Mercedes AMG Motorsport<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Alexander Albon<\/p>\n

Williams<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Carlos Sainz Jr.<\/p>\n

Williams<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Fernando Alonso<\/p>\n

Aston Martin F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Nico Hulkenberg<\/p>\n

Audi F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Isack Hadjar<\/p>\n

Racing Bulls<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n

Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Liam Lawson<\/p>\n

Racing Bulls<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Arvid Lindblad<\/p>\n

Racing Bulls<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Esteban Ocon<\/p>\n

Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Lance Stroll<\/p>\n

Aston Martin F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Pierre Gasly<\/p>\n

Alpine F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n

Audi F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Franco Colapinto<\/p>\n

Alpine F1 Team<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Sergio Perez<\/p>\n

Cadillac<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Valtteri Bottas<\/p>\n

Cadillac<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Full 2026 F1 schedule (race weekends)<\/p>\n

Mar 6\u20138 \u2014 Australian GP (Melbourne)<\/p>\n

Mar 13\u201315 \u2014 Chinese GP (Shanghai) (Sprint)<\/p>\n

Mar 27\u201329 \u2014 Japanese GP (Suzuka)<\/p>\n

Apr 10\u201312 \u2014 Bahrain GP (Sakhir)<\/p>\n

Apr 17\u201319 \u2014 Saudi Arabian GP (Jeddah)<\/p>\n

May 1\u20133 \u2014 Miami GP (Miami) (Sprint)<\/p>\n

May 22\u201324 \u2014 Canadian GP (Montreal) (Sprint)<\/p>\n

Jun 5\u20137 \u2014 Monaco GP (Monaco)<\/p>\n

Jun 12\u201314 \u2014 Spanish GP (Barcelona-Catalunya)<\/p>\n

Jun 26\u201328 \u2014 Austrian GP (Spielberg)<\/p>\n

Jul 3\u20135 \u2014 British GP (Silverstone) (Sprint)<\/p>\n

Jul 17\u201319 \u2014 Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps)<\/p>\n

Jul 24\u201326 \u2014 Hungarian GP (Budapest)<\/p>\n

Aug 21\u201323 \u2014 Dutch GP (Zandvoort) (Sprint)<\/p>\n

Sep 4\u20136 \u2014 Italian GP (Monza)<\/p>\n

Sep 11\u201313 \u2014 Spanish GP (Madrid)*<\/p>\n

Sep 24\u201326 \u2014 Azerbaijan GP (Baku)<\/p>\n

Oct 9\u201311 \u2014 Singapore GP (Singapore) (Sprint)<\/p>\n

Oct 23\u201325 \u2014 United States GP (Austin)<\/p>\n

Oct 30\u2013Nov 1 \u2014 Mexico City GP (Mexico City)<\/p>\n

Nov 6\u20138 \u2014 S\u00e3o Paulo GP (S\u00e3o Paulo)<\/p>\n

Nov 19\u201321 \u2014 Las Vegas GP (Las Vegas)<\/p>\n

Nov 27\u201329 \u2014 Qatar GP (Lusail)<\/p>\n

Dec 4\u20136 \u2014 Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina)<\/p>\n

*Madrid is subject to FIA circuit homologation.<\/p>\n

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How to watch F1 in 2026 (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Apple TV is the exclusive U.S. broadcast partner starting in 2026, with every practice, qualifying, Sprint session, and Grand Prix available in the Apple TV app.<\/p>\n

Some races and all practice sessions are slated to be available for free in the Apple TV app (per F1\u2019s announcement).<\/p>\n

F1 TV Premium continues in the U.S. via an Apple TV subscription only (and is included for Apple TV subscribers, per F1).<\/p>\n

Outside the U.S., broadcast partners vary \u2014 check local listings or the official F1 site\/app for your region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"F1 Leaderboard: Updated Rankings Following Each Race of 2026 Season originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[94670,48546,49,48,578,576,577,3017,591,932,1885,592,82],"class_list":["post-516341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-aston-martin-f1-team","tag-australian-grand-prix","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-haas-f1-team","tag-lando-norris","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-oscar-piastri","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}