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F1 standings after Spanish GP as Kimi Antonelli extends lead to George Russell

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Kimi Antonelli leads the world championship - (Getty)

Kimi Antonelli took a major stride towards becoming the youngest Formula One world champion ever with victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.

The 20-year-old took advantage of Lance Stroll putting his Aston Martin in the wall to earn a free pit-stop during a Virtual Safety Car period before galloping to his eighth win from the 14 rounds so far.

While fortune was on Antonelli’s side, Lando Norris’ luck was out. The world champion was comfortably leading when Stroll crashed on the 14th lap.

But Norris drove past the pit-lane entry just as the VSC was deployed. Norris stopped on the next lap and a slow front-right tyre change lost the British driver even more time.

Here are the standings after the Italian GP:

Driver standings after Spanish GP (TBC)

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 292 points

2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 211 points

3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 191 points

4. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 186 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 167 points

6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 145 points

7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 119 points

8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 71 points

9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 59 points

10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 41 points

11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) - 31 points

12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 27 points

13. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points

14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 10 points

15. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 7 points

16. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points

17. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 points

18. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points

19. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 3 points

20. Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) - 1 point

21. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points

22. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points

23. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points

Constructor standings after Spanish GP (TBC)

1. Mercedes - 468 points

2. Ferrari - 346 points

3. McLaren - 287 points

4. Red Bull - 204 points

5. Racing Bulls - 75 points

6. Alpine - 62 points

7. Haas - 21 points

8. Audi - 16 points

9. Williams - 11 points

10. Aston Martin - 3 points

11. Cadillac - 0 points

What is the 2026 race calendar?

ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN

Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September

ROUND 16 - MALAYSIA/BAHRAIN

Sepang International Circuit - 2-4 October

ROUND 17 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)

Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October

ROUND 18 - UNITED STATES

Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October

ROUND 19 - MEXICO

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November

ROUND 20 - BRAZIL

Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November

ROUND 21 - LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November

ROUND 22 - QATAR

Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November

ROUND 23 - ABU DHABI

Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December

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