Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes.

Pos. Driver
1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
4 George Russell Mercedes
5 Lando Norris McLaren
6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari
7 Pierre Gasly Alpine
8 Max Verstappen Red Bull
9 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls
10 Esteban Ocon Haas
11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi
12 Isack Hadjar Red Bull
13 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi
14 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls
15 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams
16 Franco Colapinto Alpine
17 Sergio Perez Cadillac
18 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
19 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac
20 Alexander Albon Williams

Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers championship by 9 points from George Russell after the Japanese Grand Prix.

2026 F1 drivers championship standings

Position Driver Points Gap to leader
1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 72
2 George Russell 63 9
3 Charles Leclerc 49 23
4 Lewis Hamilton 41 31
5 Lando Norris 25 47
6 Oscar Piastri 21 51
7 Oliver Bearman 17 55
8 Pierre Gasly 15 57
9 Max Verstappen 12 60
10 Liam Lawson 10 62
11 Arvid Lindblad 4 68
12 Isack Hadjar 4 68
13 Gabriel Bortoleto 2 70
14 Carlos Sainz Jnr 2 70
15 Esteban Ocon 1 71
16 Franco Colapinto 1 71
17 Nico Hulkenberg 0 72
18 Alexander Albon 0 72
19 Valtteri Bottas 0 72
20 Sergio Perez 0 72
21 Fernando Alonso 0 72

Points available over remaining rounds: 515

2026 F1 constructors championship standings

Position Team Points Gap to leader
1 Mercedes 135
2 Ferrari 90 45
3 McLaren 46 89
4 Haas 18 117
5 Alpine 16 119
6 Red Bull 16 119
7 Racing Bulls 14 121
8 Audi 2 133
9 Williams 2 133
10 Cadillac 0 135
11 Aston Martin 0 135

Points available over remaining rounds: 892

Standings with 3 out of 22 races complete.

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