F1 began the 2026 season on March 8, 2026, and for the first time ever the field is contested by 22 racing drivers.
2026 F1 Drivers' Championship Odds
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) | -450 | |
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) | +800 | |
George Russell (Mercedes) | +1000 | |
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | +2500 | |
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | +4000 | |
Lando Norris (McLaren) | +10000 | |
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) | +20000 | |
Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) | +200000 | |
After winning the Belgian Grand Prix for his sixth victory of the season, 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli (-450) has the best odds to win the Drivers' Championship.
Antonelli is one of the few teenagers in a seat this season, and the prodigy could take a huge step in his career in 2026 to compete with F1's elite racers in the Mercedes. Antonelli finished P2 behind his teammate in Australia, and then won the Chinese, Japanese, Miami, Canada and Monaco Grand Prix in the first six races. He currently leads the Drivers' standings with 204 points.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton (+800) is second in the odds. Hamilton finished second in Canada and Monaco before winning his first Grand Prix since 2024 in Barcelona, and sits second in the drivers standings with 159 points.
George Russell (+187) was the favorite to take home his first Drivers' Championship after the first look at the new cars, which saw Mercedes' dominate the rest of the pack. Russell finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship last season, but has fallen behind his young teammate early in the season due to poor performances.
Charles Leclerc (+2500) stood on the podium in two of the first three races of 2026, but did not finish inside the top three for the next five races until he won at Silverstone in Great Britain. Leclerc then finished second to Antonelli in Belgium.
Four-time champion Max Verstappen (+4000) has the fifth best odds to take home the title after he finished second behind Norris last season.
2025 Drivers' Championship winner Lando Norris (+10000) has made a huge jump after McLaren's car looked significantly faster in Miami compared to the first three races, but finished seventh in Belgium last time out, and has fallen backwards in the odds.
Norris and his Mclaren teammate Oscar Piastri (+20000) were so dominant in the early part of last season and ran away from the rest of the field in the Constructors' Championship.
No other drivers are expected to compete with the top-seven cars.
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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
