Drivers
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes · #12 · Italian · 20 years old · Race engineer: Peter Bonnington
Kimi Antonelli is 1st in the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' championship on 340 points for Mercedes. This season: 8 wins, 14 podiums and 6 poles from 17 starts. Best finish 1st, best grid slot 1st, with 17 of 17 races classified. Out-qualifies teammate George Russell by a median 0.231s in the same car. Career: 8 wins, 17 podiums and 6 poles from 41 starts since 2025. Peter Bonnington is the voice on the radio as their race engineer.
2026 season
1st
Championship
340 pts
8
Wins
14
Podiums
6
Poles
1st
Best finish
from 1st on the grid
Qualifying vs teammate
−0.231s faster than George Russell, median across the season.
Median rather than average, so one wet session or a session-ending crash doesn’t swing it. Teammates share a car, which makes this the one lap-time comparison that belongs to the driver rather than the machinery.
Round by round
| Round | Grid | Finish | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Grand Prix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Chinese Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29incl. 4 sprint |
| Japanese Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Miami Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28incl. 3 sprint |
| Canadian Grand Prix | 2 | 1 | +1 | 31incl. 6 sprint |
| Monaco Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Grand Prix de Barcelona-Catalunya | 3 | 16 | −13 | — |
| Austrian Grand Prix | 4 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
| British Grand Prix | 1 | 15 | −14 | 8incl. 8 sprint |
| Belgian Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | 4 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
| Dutch Grand Prix | 3 | 2 | +1 | 23incl. 5 sprint |
| italy | 7 | 1 | +6 | 25 |
| spain | 2 | 1 | +1 | 25 |
| Azerbaijan Grand Prix | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| Singapore Grand Prix | 4 | 3 | +1 | 20incl. 5 sprint |
| Bahrain Grand Prix | 4 | 2 | +2 | 18 |
| Season | — | 17/17 | −2 | 340 |
+/− is grid slot to chequered flag. Retirements and non-classifications have no finishing position, so they score no delta rather than counting as places lost. Points are the round total including the sprint, which is why the season figure matches the championship.
Career record
41
Starts
since 2025
8
Wins
17
Podiums
6
Poles
0
Titles
Totals through the end of 2025 plus this season's 17 rounds.
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Where these numbers come from
Season figures are counted from the official race classifications for every 2026 round. Grid slots come from each weekend’s qualifying result, joined to the race to give the places-gained column. See the full grid or the championship standings.