There are lots of exceptional options to Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s breakthrough efficiency at the beginning of 2026.
Sure, he’s grow to be the third driver in System 1 historical past to win his first three grands prix consecutively, matching Mika Hakkinen and Damon Hill. And sure, he’s achieved the distinctive feat of successful his first three races consecutively from pole place.
However maybe probably the most wonderful element is that he gained these three races regardless of failing to carry onto his benefit from pole place at the beginning. Certainly, Antonelli has misplaced locations in all six begins this yr, together with the 2 dash races.
McLaren disrupted Mercedes’ successful methods within the Saturday race however Antonelli reasserted their supremacy in the principle occasion. If he pulls off one other victory in Canada in two weeks’ time he would be the first F1 driver ever to win their first 4 grands prix consecutively.
The fifth version of the Miami Grand Prix noticed the primary victory within the race for Mercedes. With that, they’ve now gained at each observe on the 2026 F1 calendar aside from the one venue but to carry a race – the Madring, which can maintain the Spanish Grand Prix for the primary time in September:
Venue
Mercedes’ final win
Mercedes’ final successful driver
Melbourne
2026
George Russell
Shanghai
2026
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Suzuka
2026
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Bahrain*
2021
Lewis Hamilton
Jeddah*
2021
Lewis Hamilton
Miami
2026
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Montreal
2025
George Russell
Monaco
2019
Lewis Hamilton
Catalunya
2021
Lewis Hamilton
Crimson Bull Ring
2024
George Russell
Silverstone
2024
Lewis Hamilton
Spa-Francorchamps
2024
Lewis Hamilton
Hungaroring
2020
Lewis Hamilton
Zandvoort
1955
Juan Manuel Fangio
Monza
2018
Lewis Hamilton
Madring
n/a
Baku
2019
Valtteri Bottas
Marina Bay
2025
George Russell
Americas
2019
Valtteri Bottas
Mexico Metropolis
2019
Lewis Hamilton
Interlagos
2022
George Russell
Las Vegas
2024
George Russell
Losail
2021
Lewis Hamilton
Yas Marina
2019
Lewis Hamilton
*Race cancelled
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Lando Norris, who scored his first F1 win in Miami two years earlier, completed second for the second yr in a row. With a one-two within the dash race and double podium within the grand prix, McLaren not solely scored probably the most factors of any staff final weekend, but in addition greater than they’d within the earlier three rounds mixed, leaving them simply 16 factors behind Ferrari within the battle for second place within the standings.
When the season started, Miami was going to be McLaren’s 1,000th grand prix begin. Nevertheless the cancellation of the 2 rounds in April, plus the very fact neither of their drivers began the Chinese language Grand Prix, put these celebrations on maintain (although it didn’t cease one publication marking the milestone within the week main as much as the race).
George Russell achieved his twentieth consecutive factors rating. That is his best-ever run. No different driver on the grid is in double-digits in the mean time.
Regardless of a five-second time penalty, Max Verstappen collected his first top-five end of the season. Charles Leclerc’s final-lap spin ended his run of top-four finishes and his 20-second time penalty dropped him to eighth.
That meant Franco Colapinto scored one of the best results of his F1 profession to this point with seventh place behind Lewis Hamilton. The additional two factors meant Alpine have crushed their tally of twenty-two factors final yr in simply the primary 4 rounds of this season. That is their greatest factors haul over the primary 4 rounds since 2020, their final season as Renault earlier than they rebranded as Alpine (additionally earlier than dash races elevated the variety of factors obtainable at some rounds).
Alexander Albon scored his first level of the yr as Williams grabbed their first double top-10 end.
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Neither of the 2 American groups obtained both of their vehicles house within the factors. Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas got here in final as he marked his 250th grand prix begin.
Seven-times grand prix starter Hermano da Silva Ramos handed away on the day after the grand prix, having lived to mark his a centesimal birthday final December. John Rhodes is now the oldest residing ex-F1 driver on the age of 98. He made his sole begin within the 1965 British Grand Prix from twenty first and final on the grid.
Antonelli devoted his newest triumph to a different driver who handed away just lately. Alessandro Zanardi, who like Antonelli was born in Bologna, raced in F1 from 1991 to 1994, and once more in 1999. His achievements as a two-times champion in CART IndyCar racing between these appearances have been a much better reflection of his expertise. His solely factors rating in F1 got here on the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix, with sixth place for Lotus.
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