Red Bull can still finish third and beat its 2025 points total

Red Bull can still finish third in the constructors’ championship and score more points than it did in 2025. After 20 races, the team has 415 points, with McLaren 17 behind and the fight for P3 still open.

Mercedes have already secured the constructors’ title, while Ferrari appear too far away for Red Bull to reach second. Third place, and its associated prize money, remains within reach.

Red Bull’s opening three races in Australia, China and Japan yielded only 16 points for Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar combined. The RB22 also had reliability problems and a poor balance. Over the course of the season, Red Bull introduced 55 revised components: 37 aimed at performance and 17 at reliability.

The RB22 was back among the front-runners particularly from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix onward. Verstappen won in Malaysia, Singapore and Mexico, while Hadjar reached the podium in Baku and Brazil.

A maximum of 129 points remain available across the final three weekends. Red Bull needs 36 to match its 451-point total from 2025; a victory and a fourth place would be enough to surpass it. That remains possible despite 2026 having one fewer race than 2025.