The young Formula 1 prodigy, Andrea Kim Antonelli (Mercedes) scored his second consecutive victory in two Grands Prix, at the age of 19, on Sunday morning at Suzuka (Japan).
Antonelli does it again
The pole sitter was above the rest and finished with a comfortable lead of 13 seconds over Oscar Piastri (McLaren). He took advantage of the intervention of the safety car after a complicated start to the race (he went down to 6th place) and he took sole lead of the Formula world championship, 15 days after the first victory of his career in China. He is the youngest world championship leader in F1 history. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) completes the podium.
On the French side, Pierre Gasly finished 7th, Esteban Ocon 10th and Isack Hadjar 12th. Now, it’s time for a truce after the cancellation of the Middle Eastern Grands Prix (Bahrain and Saudi Arabia).
The rankings for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren), at 13″722
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), at 15″270
- George Russell (Mercedes), at 15″754
- Lando Norris (McLaren), at 23″479
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), at 25”037
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine), at 32”430
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), à 32″677
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), at 50″180
- Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team), at 51”216
- Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
- Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
- Carlos Jr. Sainz (Williams)
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
- Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
- Alexander Albon (Williams)
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – Abandon
- Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) – Abandon
The rankings for the 2026 Formula 1 drivers’ world championship
- Antonelli : 72 points
- Russell : 63 points
- Leclerc : 49 points
- Lewis Hamilton : 41 points
- Lando Norris : McLaren 25 points
- Oscar Piastri: 21 points
- Oliver Bearman : 17 points
- Pierre Gasly : 15 points
- Max Verstappen : 12 points
- Liam Lawson : 10 points
- Arvid Lindblad: 4 points
- Isack Hadjar: 4 points
- Gabriel Bortoleto : 2 points
- Carlos Sainz Williams : 2 points
- Esteban Ocon : Haas F1 Team 1 point
- Franco Colapinto: 1 point
- Nico Hulkenberg : 0 point
- Alexander Albon: 0 points
- Valtteri Bottas : 0 point
- Sergio Perez : 0 point
- Fernando Alonso : 0 point
- Lance Stroll : 0 point
F1 World Championship standings (manufacturers)
- Mercedes : 135 points
- Ferrari : 90 points
- McLaren : 46 points
- Haas F1 Team : 18 points
- Alpine : 16 points
- Red Bull Racing : 16 points
- Racing Bulls : 14 points
- Audi : 2 points
- Williams : 2 points
- Cadillac : 0 point
- Aston Martin : 0 point
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