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Basile Davoine

F1 championship standings after the Bahrain GP in Malaysia.

Kimi Antonelli did not win the Bahrain Grand Prix, but his second place may be worth more than a victory at Sepang. With another 18 points on the board, the championship leader pulls clear again by taking advantage of another misfortune to hit his team-mate George Russell, who suffered an engine failure. Before heading to Singapore, the gap between the two men grows to 84 points!

Victorious for the first time this season, Max Verstappen sits sixth in the championship tonight, level with Lando Norris and now three points behind Charles Leclerc. Isack Hadjar remains the leading French representative, eighth with 96 points.

A surprising and opportunistic eighth, Fernando Alonso records his best result of the season and scores four points that will provide a little comfort at Aston Martin and Honda, but the Silverstone-based team is still adrift in a constructors' championship that remains dominated by Mercedes.

With 35 points in a single weekend, something unprecedented in 2026 for the Milton Keynes outfit, Red Bull becomes a real threat to McLaren and third place.

In the duel between Racing Bulls and Alpine for fifth place, it is once again the Faenza-based team that opens up the gap thanks to Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad both finishing in the points.

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Pilote Points Australia China Japan United States Canada Monaco Spain Austria United Kingdom Belgium Hungary Netherlands Italy Spain Azerbaijan Bahrain
1 ItalyK. AntonelliMercedes 320 18/2 29 25/1 28 31 25/1 - 15/3 8 25/1 15/3 23 25/1 25/1 10/5 18/2
2 United KingdomG. RussellMercedes 236 25/1 26 12/4 17 8 - 18/2 25/1 23 - 6/7 23 18/2 10/5 25/1 -
3 United KingdomL. HamiltonFerrari 214 12/4 21 8/6 10 21 18/2 25/1 10/5 22 12/4 10/5 14 8/6 - 8/6 15/3
4 MonacoC. LeclercFerrari 191 15/3 19 15/3 10 16 - - 4/8 29 18/2 12/4 17 - 12/4 12/4 12/4
5 United KingdomL. NorrisMcLaren 188 10/5 5 10/5 26 7 - 15/3 6/7 18 6/7 25/1 31 12/4 15/3 - 2/9
6 NetherlandsM. VerstappenRed Bull 188 8/6 - 4/8 14 17 - 12/4 18/2 3 15/3 18/2 3 15/3 18/2 18/2 25/1
7 AustraliaO. PiastriMcLaren 128 - 3 18/2 22 5 12/4 10/5 12/4 2 10/5 - 12 10/5 4/8 - 8/6
8 FranceI. HadjarRed Bull 96 - 4 - - 10 15/3 8/6 8/6 10 8/6 8/6 - - - 15/3 10/5
9 New ZealandL. LawsonRacing Bulls 65 - 8 2/9 - 6 10/5 4/8 2/9 9 - 4/8 6 - 8/6 - 6/7
10 FranceP. GaslyAlpine 41 1/10 8 6/7 1 4 6/7 6/7 - 1 - - 2 6/7 - - -
11 United KingdomA. LindbladRacing Bulls 38 4/8 - - - 1 8/6 2/9 1/10 6 2/9 1/10 - 4/8 2/9 6/7 1/10
12 ArgentinaF. ColapintoAlpine 27 - 1 - 6 8 - 1/10 - 2 1/10 - - 2/9 6/7 - -
13 United KingdomO. BearmanHaas 20 6/7 11 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 2/9 -
14 BrazilG. BortoletoAudi 10 2/9 - - - - - - - 4 4/8 - - - - - -
15 GermanyN. HülkenbergAudi 7 - - - - - - - - - - 2/9 4 - 1/10 - -
16 FranceE. OconHaas 7 - - 1/10 - - 2/9 - - - - - - - - 4/8 -
17 SpainF. AlonsoAston Martin 7 - - - - - 1/10 - - - - - 2 - - - 4/8
18 SpainC. Sainz JrWilliams 7 - 2 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - 1/10 -
19 ThailandA. AlbonWilliams 5 - - - 1 - 4/8 - - - - - - - - - -
20 JapanY. TsunodaRacing Bulls 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1/10 - - -
21 CanadaL. StrollAston Martin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 FinlandV. BottasCadillac - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 MexicoS. PérezCadillac - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Constructors' Championship

Pos. Équipes Points Australia China Japan United States Canada Monaco Spain Austria United Kingdom Belgium Hungary Netherlands Italy Spain Azerbaijan Bahrain
1 GermanyMercedes 556 43 55 37 45 39 25 18 40 31 25 21 46 43 35 35 18
2 ItalyFerrari 405 27 40 23 20 37 18 25 14 51 30 22 31 8 12 20 27
3 United KingdomMcLaren 316 10 8 28 48 12 12 25 18 20 16 25 43 22 19 - 10
4 AustriaRed Bull 298 8 4 4 14 27 15 20 26 13 23 26 9 15 26 33 35
5 ItalyRacing Bulls 90 4 8 2 - 7 18 6 3 15 2 5 - 5 2 6 7
6 FranceAlpine 68 1 9 6 7 12 6 7 - 3 1 - 2 8 6 - -
7 United StatesHaas 27 6 11 1 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - 6 -
8 GermanyAudi 17 2 - - - - - - - 4 4 2 4 - 1 - -
9 United KingdomWilliams 12 - 2 - 3 2 4 - - - - - - - - 1 -
10 United KingdomAston Martin 7 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - 4
11 United StatesCadillac - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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