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SportsMoney F1 Standings 2026 After The Dutch Grand Prix By Yara Elshebiny ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Yara Elshebiny is a freelance Formula 1 journalist Follow Author Aug 24, 2026, 07:33am EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary McLaren's Lando Norris secured his second straight victory of the season in the final running of the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort, beating the Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell to the flag. Antonelli continues to lead the drivers' championship, holding a 59-point advantage over both second-place Russell and third-place Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari after 12 rounds. Mercedes tops the constructors' championship with an 87-point cushion over its closest rival Ferrari.
Lando Norris drove his McLaren to victory in the final running of the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.
Having started from pole position, the defending champion lost ground to Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli at the restart after the race was red-flagged due to home hero Max Verstappen ’s heavy crash.
The Briton managed to retake the lead midway through the race, eventually taking the checkered flag 11.536 seconds ahead of Antonelli for his second straight victory of the season.
George Russell, fresh off a sprint victory just a day before, rounded out the podium in third in the other Mercedes.
The Ferrari pair of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc settled for fourth and fifth respectively, with Oscar Piastri following in sixth for McLaren.
Liam Lawson, filling in for the injured Isack Hadjar at Red Bull, brought home the team’s only points of the day, finishing in seventh.
Nico Hulkenberg also had a good outing for Audi, earning four points with an eighth-place finish, while Fernando Alonso scored two valuable points with P9 in the troubled Aston Martin car.
Pierre Gasly bagged the final point for Alpine, crossing the line in 10th.
With 12 rounds now complete, Antonelli remains at the top of the championship standings with 242 points, holding a 59-point lead.
Russell’s sprint win and third-place finish on Sunday allowed him to edge past Hamilton in the standings for second, although they are both tied on points with 183 each.
Norris’ second straight victory of the season propelled him to fourth in the standings with 159 points, just ahead of Leclerc who sits in fifth place at 155 points.
In the constructors’ championship, Mercedes is sitting pretty at the top of the standings with 425 points - a solid 87 points ahead of second-place Ferrari.
McLaren follows in third with 263 points, while Red Bull holds down fourth place with 186 points. Sister team Racing Bulls rounds out the top five with 66 points.
Here are the updated drivers’ standings after the Dutch Grand Prix:
Here are the updated constructors’ standings after the Dutch Grand Prix:
The next round of the 2026 season is the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, scheduled for September 4-6.
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