Antonelli’s championship lead reaches 84 points after Malaysia
Archive photograph: Kimi Antonelli · 2025-10-17Archive photo · 2025-10-17 · Kuyper · CC BY-SA 4.0
Antonelli’s second place earned him 18 points as George Russell failed to finish. Seven races and 183 points remained.
Kimi Antonelli extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship to 84 points with second place at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. He scored 18 points while George Russell failed to finish.
Antonelli went into the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with an 81-point advantage, but his lead was cut by 15 points over that weekend.
Seven races remained in 2026, with 183 points still available. The title was not settled, but the scale of Antonelli’s cushion was clear: in a hypothetical set out in the Singapore preview, he could retire from three consecutive races while his closest rival won all three and still hold the championship lead.
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