FORMULA 1 NEWS & ANALYSISSunday 27 September 2026
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THE 2026 GRID

Eleven teams. One title.

Every constructor on the Formula 1 grid: where they are based, who runs them, who drives, and how the season is going. Championship positions update automatically from published points.

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George Russell's Mercedes at the 2026 Chinese Grand PrixP1
Brackley, UKToto Wolff

Mercedes

  • #12Kimi Antonelli
  • #63George Russell

The Brackley powerhouse setting the pace of the 2026 season, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in the sport's most-watched garage.

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari SF-26 at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P2
Maranello, ItalyFred Vasseur

Ferrari

  • #44Lewis Hamilton
  • #16Charles Leclerc

The oldest and most decorated team in Formula 1, racing from Maranello since the championship began — currently fighting to turn Lewis Hamilton's arrival into a title.

Lando Norris's McLaren at the 2026 Chinese Grand PrixP3
Woking, UKAndrea Stella

McLaren

  • #1Lando Norris
  • #81Oscar Piastri

Woking's papaya-liveried giants — second only to Ferrari in race wins, and built for the rest of the decade around Lando Norris's landmark 2030 contract.

Isack Hadjar's Red Bull RB22 at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P4
Milton Keynes, UKLaurent Mekies

Red Bull

  • #3Max Verstappen
  • #6Isack Hadjar

Milton Keynes' serial champions in rebuild mode — Max Verstappen re-signed, a restructured pit wall, and an engine fight they haven't yet won.

Arvid Lindblad's Racing Bulls car at the 2026 Chinese Grand PrixP5
Faenza, ItalyAlan Permane

Racing Bulls

  • #30Liam Lawson
  • #41Arvid Lindblad

Red Bull's Faenza-based sister team — the proving ground that decides who gets the big seat, currently juggling an injury-driven driver shuffle mid-season.

Pierre Gasly's Alpine A526 at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P6
Enstone, UKFlavio Briatore (exec. advisor)

Alpine

  • #10Pierre Gasly
  • #43Franco Colapinto

The Enstone team that shocked Monza — Pierre Gasly's maiden pole and a folding rear wing have turned France's works squad into 2026's midfield disruptor.

The two Haas VF-26 cars of Bearman and Ocon at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P7
Kannapolis, USAAyao Komatsu

Haas

  • #87Oliver Bearman
  • #31Esteban Ocon

America's original F1 team, now racing with Toyota's backing — a lean operation punching for points with one of the grid's most interesting driver pairings.

Nico Hülkenberg's Audi R26 at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P8
Hinwil, SwitzerlandJonathan Wheatley

Audi

  • #27Nico Hülkenberg
  • #5Gabriel Bortoleto

The German manufacturer's works debut, built on the Sauber foundations at Hinwil — a ten-year project wearing a first-year scoreline.

Alexander Albon's Williams FW48 at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P9
Grove, UKJames Vowles

Williams

  • #55Carlos Sainz
  • #23Alexander Albon

One of the sport's great names, deep into a methodical rebuild under James Vowles — with Carlos Sainz's fresh commitment as its statement of intent.

Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin AMR26 at Spa-Francorchamps, 2026P10
Silverstone, UKLawrence Stroll (exec. chairman)

Aston Martin

  • #14Fernando Alonso
  • #18Lance Stroll

Lawrence Stroll's green machine from Silverstone, holding its breath on the one decision that shapes everything — whether Fernando Alonso races on.

Sergio Pérez's Cadillac at the 2026 Austrian Grand PrixP11
Fishers, USAGraeme Lowdon

Cadillac

  • #77Valtteri Bottas
  • #11Sergio Pérez

The grid's eleventh team and newest entrant — General Motors' Formula 1 project, learning the sport in public with two of the paddock's most experienced drivers.

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