Lando Norris claimed his and McLaren’s first Grand Prix victory of 2026 in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli – after mid-race drama and a late retirement for team mate Oscar Piastri.

Top Point Drives of the Race

  1. 🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) • 33 points • third place after a P7 start
  2. 🇬🇧 Lando Norris (McLaren Mercedes) • 26 points • a sweep of qualifying and Sunday’s Grand Prix
  3. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) • 25 points • runner-up after qualifying fourth
    🇨🇦 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes) • 25 points • the day’s big mover, up to 13th from 20th

Predictions and Results

John Havlik was top player for the second time this season, having six top-scoring drivers in the ten scoring rows.

Steve, Andy and Matt continue to hold the top three spots in our overall standings, while John Lo has moved up into fourth. The gap between first and fourth (93 points) is larger than the gap between fourth and last place 51 points as we enter the summer break. We return the weekend of August 21-23 for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Standings

Prizes
🥇 $50.00 🥈 $25.00🥉 $15.00 🍍 $10.00

Through 11 🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix
1Steve Nicks1341
2Andy Watson1317
3Matt Belanger1284
4John Lo1248
5Richard Owens1245
6Deanna Nicks1239
7John Havlik1215
8Michael Poplawski1213
9Danielle Bourgeois1208
10Doug Wansbrough1197


Formula 1