Power Rankings
This is not the championship table
Raw points mostly measure the car — the top of the standings and the top of the grid by car pace are nearly the same list. This ranking divides each driver’s points-per-race by how fast their car actually is, then blends in the one number that isolates driver skill from the car entirely: the median qualifying gap to their own teammate, counted only when both drivers reached the same segment of qualifying.
Leads the power rankings · 2026 · 17 rounds completed
Mercedes
20.0
Pts/race
VER
Fastest car
Red Bull Racing
ANT
Best overperformer
Mercedes · P4 car
Full rankings
Every driver on the current grid, ranked by the blended score above. Car pace rank shows where their machinery sits — a driver ranked well above their car’s own pace rank is outperforming it.
| # | Driver | Team | Pts/race | Car pace rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANT | Mercedes | 20.0 | 4 of 11 | 340 |
| 2 | VER | Red Bull Racing | 13.0 | 1 of 11 | 221 |
| 3 | HAM | Ferrari | 13.5 | 2 of 11 | 229 |
| 4 | NOR | McLaren | 11.8 | 3 of 11 | 201 |
| 5 | RUS | Mercedes | 14.0 | 4 of 11 | 238 |
| 6 | LEC | Ferrari | 12.6 | 2 of 11 | 215 |
| 7 | PIA | McLaren | 8.1 | 3 of 11 | 138 |
| 8 | LAW | Racing Bulls | 4.4 | 6 of 11 | 75 |
| 9 | GAS | Alpine | 2.4 | 5 of 11 | 41 |
| 10 | HAD | Red Bull Racing | 5.7 | 1 of 11 | 97 |
Where these numbers come from
Points per race, divided by a car-pace factor from the Car Performance ranking — so the same rate of scoring counts for more from a car that isn’t built to produce it. Blended with the qualifying gap to a driver’s own teammate, the one comparison that holds the car constant.
Score is 65% car-adjusted points, 35% teammate qualifying margin. It exists to order the grid, not to be read as a measurement — the number itself carries no meaning beyond rank.