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Here's how the F1 standings look after round two of the 2026 season in Shanghai, China.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 15: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team and Third placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 15, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Sona Maleterova/Getty Images) Getty Images Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes put on a brilliant display around the Shanghai International Circuit on his way to winning his maiden race in Formula 1. Having started on pole position after making history a day prior as the youngest pole sitter in F1, the Italian driver briefly lost the lead at the start of the race to Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari.
When he reclaimed his position shortly after he never looked back, taking the checkered flag five seconds ahead of teammate George Russell, who won Saturday’s sprint . At 19 years and 202 days, Antonelli became the second youngest F1 grand prix winner, trailing only behind Max Verstappen who claimed his maiden victory at 18 years and 228 days in Barcelona back in 2016. Antonelli also became the first Italian race winner since Giancarlo Fisichella two decades ago.
“I’m super happy,” Antonelli said after the race. “I said yesterday I really wanted to bring Italy back on top and we did today, even though I gave myself a little bit of a heart attack towards the end with the flat-spot. It was a good race.
” Italy's Andrea Kimi Antonelli becomes the second-youngest Formula 1 race winner. Getty Images It was a fantastic race for Hamilton, as he finally secured his first podium finish in Ferrari red and at the same track where he celebrated his first win for the Scuderia in Shanghai’s sprint a year ago. “It was one of the most enjoyable races I’ve had in a long, long time, if ever, the fact that the cars are the way they are this year,” said Hamilton post-race.