How The F1 Standings Changed After a Messy 2026 Miami Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli has firmly tightened his grip on the 2026 Drivers’ Championship following a commanding weekend at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix. Although the young Mercedes star endured a slightly messy Saturday Sprint as he recovered to sixth after an poor start and a track-limits penalty, he bounced back brilliantly to claim the win in what became a messy grand prix on Sunday. This haul of points allowed him to extend his championship lead over teammate George Russell, who finished fourth in what was a difficult weekend for the Briton.
With Mercedes continuing to dictate the pace at the front of the grid, Antonelli’s ability to seamlessly convert pole position into a decisive Sunday win ensures the Silver Arrows leave Florida with their early-season momentum fully intact and yet another place in history. McLaren saw a huge improvement in performance after a slather of upgrades. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri executed a flawless 100-kilometer sprint on Saturday, securing a dominant 1-2 finish that ended Mercedes’ winning streak.
The Papaya outfit then carried that blistering pace into Sunday. Norris finished second and Piastri joined him on the podium alongside the championship leader. This massive combined points haul has catapulted both drivers up the individual leaderboard and established McLaren as a highly legitimate threat in the constructors’ championship.
It was a somewhat frustrating weekend for Ferrari, who saw their advantage for second place in the constructors’ standings fall thanks to the Woking outfit’s improvements. While Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton consistently finished in the points across both events, the Scuderia lacked the outright pace to disrupt the top three on Sunday. Max Verstappen finished fifth-place for Red Bull, quietly accumulating points in the midfield.
Further down the pack, valuable finishes from Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Williams’ Carlos Sainz provided some subtle but important points ahead of Canada. Drivers’ Standings F1 Drivers’ Championship Miami Grand Prix (R4, 3 May 2026) vs Japanese Grand Prix (R3, 29 Mar 2026) — 2026 Pos Driver Δ Pos Points 1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes — 100 +28 2 George Russell Mercedes — 78 +15 3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari — 70 +21 4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari — 51 +10 5 Lando Norris McLaren — 45 +20 6 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing ▲ 3 34 +22 7 Oscar Piastri McLaren ▼ 1 34 +13 8 Pierre Gasly Alpine — 18 +3 9 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team ▼ 2 17 +0 10 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls — 10 +0 11 Franco Colapinto Alpine ▲ 5 5 +4 12 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls ▼ 1 4 +0 13 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing ▼ 1 4 +0 14 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi ▼ 1 2 +0 15 Carlos Sainz Williams ▼ 1 2 +0 16 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team ▼ 1 1 +0 17 Nico Hulkenberg Audi ▲ 5 1 +1 18 Alexander Albon Williams ▼ 1 0 +0 19 Sergio Perez Cadillac ▼ 1 0 +0 20 Lance Stroll Aston Martin ▼ 1 0 +0 21 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin ▼ 1 0 +0 22 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac ▼ 1 0 +0 As of 3 May 2026, 21:28 Constructors’ Standings F1 Constructors’ Championship Miami Grand Prix (R4, 3 May 2026) vs Japanese Grand Prix (R3, 29 Mar 2026) — 2026 Pos Team Δ Pos Points 1 Mercedes — 178 +43 2 Ferrari — 121 +31 3 McLaren — 79 +33 4 Red Bull Racing ▲ 1 38 +22 5 Alpine ▲ 1 23 +7 6 Haas F1 Team ▼ 2 18 +0 7 Racing Bulls — 14 +0 8 Audi — 3 +1 9 Williams — 2 +0 10 Cadillac — 0 +0 11 Aston Martin — 0 +0 As of 3 May 2026, 21:28