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Drivers' Championship after the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix 




Pos.
Driver
Points







1
K. AntonelliMercedes
72
18/2
29
25/1


2
G. RussellMercedes
63
25/1
26
12/4


3
C. LeclercFerrari
49
15/3
19
15/3


4
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Antonelli confirms F1 title ambitions - Jose Carlos de Celis
George Russell seemed destined to win the championship with relative ease this year following Mercedes’ strong start under the new 2026 F1 rules. But suddenly, his team-mate Kimi Antonelli has earned the right to be considered, at the very least, a contender for the title.
The Italian, who already took a record pole in China and ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli took a somewhat fortunate Formula 1 victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, as a safety car intervention vaulted him ahead of early frontrunners Oscar Piastri and George Russell.
As was the case in the previous two rounds, the Ferraris took an excellent getaway, but this time it wasn’t enough to take the lead as the McLarens were just as quick off the line. Piastri went first ahead ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix.
The safety car was deployed after the Briton crashed into the barriers at Spoon Curve on Lap 22. Bearman was seen limping away from the wreck and sitting at the side of the track surrounded by marshals before heading to the medical centre.
 
Haas has since confirmed that the driver didn't sustain a fracture ...Keep reading

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It's not everyday a 37-year-old Late Model star gets his shot on the national stage in NASCAR, but Lee Pulliam did on Saturday.
Making his debut at the secondary level of NASCAR, Pulliam started 12th after qualifying was rained out. He was quiet for the first part of the race, and JR Motorsports team co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. was on the No. 9 pit box, coaching him via the radio.
The first ...Keep reading

Despite being taken out of the Austin sprint race by Marc Marquez on Saturday, in-form VR46 Ducati man Fabio Di Giannantonio had zero interest in dwelling on the incident afterwards. 
The Italian had qualified on pole position for the second straight weekend, only to be punted out of third place by a crashing Marquez midway through the first lap.
Marquez will face a long lap penalty in ...Keep reading

After taking the lead on a late-race restart, Justin Allgaier held on to win for the 31st time in his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (NOAPS) career, and the third time this season. His victory at Martinsville means that JR Motorsports has managed to win the last five consecutive races.
Corey Day finished second, Sammy Smith third, Sheldon Creed fourth, and Lee Pulliam fifth in his O'Reilly Series ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin says he suspected a crash was inevitable as he attempted a wheelie on the in-lap following his victory in the United States Grand Prix sprint.
The Spaniard was celebrating his first win since his title-winning 2024 campaign when he bizarrely fell off his Aprilia on the back straight.
Martin lifted the front of the bike in the air in front of the packed Austin crowd, but as the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has been slapped with a long-lap grid penalty for the opening-lap clash with Fabio di Giannantonio that left both riders on the ground in the US GP sprint.
Marquez was trying to repass di Giannantonio for third place at the end of the back straight, but couldn’t slow his bike down in time into Turn 12, falling and taking out an innocent di Giannantonio.
The stewards deemed ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has urged George Russell to "assert himself" within Mercedes after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden F1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Russell currently leads the drivers' championship with 51 points, but his team-mate follows just four points behind him in second. After Mercedes had a dominant start to the season, Russell quickly became the ...Keep reading

Lee Pulliam was making his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts debut on Saturday, driving the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. He was very impressive, leading some laps and restarting second inside 20 laps to go.
However, he proceeded to miss a shift from the outside of the front row, triggering a massive chain-reaction crash on the frontstretch. His teammate Carson Kvapil ran directly into the back of ...Keep reading

Jos Verstappen has called out the new Formula 1 regulations, which have been introduced into the championship in 2026.
Verstappen Sr, father of four-time champion Max Verstappen, claimed that while the racing has been more chaotic, "it has nothing to do with racing".
The new regulations feature an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power, active aerodynamics ...Keep reading

Jenson Button does not think that Max Verstappen's endurance racing will help change his opinion of the new Formula 1 regulations.
The 2026 F1 season has welcomed a new wave of regulations for the championship. Verstappen has been upfront with his thoughts on the new-regulation cars, which feature an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power.
Initially describing the ...Keep reading

Will Power will have to start from the back of the grid after suffering a massive shunt in IndyCar qualifying at Barber Motorsports Park. 
A participant in the first group, the 45-year-old Aussie began to pick up the pace roughly halfway through the session when a brake issue left him unable to make the corner plowed past the grass and gavel trap into the foam and tire barriers in Turn 5 ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin passed Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap of the sprint race at Austin on Saturday to win his first MotoGP race since his world championship-winning season in 2024. 
The thrilling sprint also saw Marc Marquez clash with Fabio Di Giannantonio on the first lap, ruining both of their races. Marco Bezzecchi also fell, losing his points lead to factory Aprilia team-mate ...Keep reading

For Denny Hamlin, winning another pole on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, is just another sign that he still as it.
It, of course, is the much-discussed pure speed that often fades away in the mid-40s but the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 driver now has two poles in addition to a win while sitting fourth in the championship standings.
“Really, with age, the hardest part is actually still ...Keep reading

Alex Palou stormed to pole in the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, Palou pushed his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to a flying lap of 1m06.2341s around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course to claim the top spot. It’s the 13th pole of his career, and second pole at the Alabama circuit.
“Oh ...Keep reading