2026 F1 Drivers & Teams

Alex Albon

2 F1 podiums (Tuscany 2020, Bahrain 2020)
Career-best championship finish: 7th (2020)
80+ F1 race starts (debut 2019)

Pre-F1

3rd in FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)
GP3 Series race winner (2016)
Multiple karting titles (2010–2012)

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Fernando Alonso

2× World Champion (2005, 2006)
32 Grand Prix wins (2003–2013)
106 podium finishes (career total)

Pre-F1

Euro Open by Nissan Champion (1999)
Formula Nissan Champion (1999)
Multiple Spanish karting championships (1990s)

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli

F1 debut season (2025)
Youngest Mercedes F1 race starter (2025)
3 podiums in rookie season (2025)
Sprint pole position (Miami 2025)

Pre-F1

Italian F4 Champion (2022)
ADAC Formula 4 Champion (2022)
FRECA Champion (2023)

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Oliver Bearman

F1 debut season (2025)
Haas F1 full-time race seat (2025)
Ferrari substitute driver (Saudi Arabia 2024, Azerbaijan 2024)

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 3 race winner (2023)
PREMA Racing driver (2023-2024)
Ferrari Driver Academy member

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Valtteri Bottas

10 Grand Prix wins (2017–2021)
2× Runner-up in World Championship (2019, 2020)
67 podiums (career total)

Pre-F1

GP3 Series Champion (2011)
Masters of Formula 3 winner (2011)
Formula Renault Eurocup podium finisher (2010)

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Gabriel Bortoleto

F1 debut season (2025)
Sauber/Kick Sauber F1 race seat (2025)
Youngest Brazilian on 2025 grid

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 Champion (2024)
FIA Formula 3 Champion (2023)
Multiple wins in Formula Regional (2022)

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Franco Colapinto

F1 debut season (2025)
Alpine F1 full-time race seat (2025)
Williams substitute driver (2024)

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 race winner (2024)
FIA Formula 3 podium finisher (2023)
Multiple wins in Formula Regional (2022)

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Jack Doohan

F1 debut season (2025)
Alpine F1 race seat (2025)
Points scorer in rookie season

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 race winner (2023)
Vice-champion FIA Formula 3 (2021)
Australian motorsport heritage (son of Mick Doohan)

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Pierre Gasly

1 Grand Prix win (Italian GP 2020)
4 podium finishes (career total)
Career-best championship finish: 7th (2020)

Pre-F1

GP2 Series Champion (2016)
Formula Renault 3.5 Vice-Champion (2014)
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Champion (2013)

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Isack Hadjar

F1 debut season (2026)
Red Bull Racing full-time race seat (2026)
Promoted from Racing Bulls

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 Vice-Champion (2024)
FIA Formula 3 podium finisher (2023)
Red Bull Junior Team member

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Lewis Hamilton

7× World Champion (2008, 2014–2015, 2017–2020)
105 Grand Prix wins (all-time record)
202 podiums (all-time record)
104 pole positions (all-time record)

Pre-F1

GP2 Series Champion (2006)
Formula 3 Euro Series Champion (2005)
Multiple world karting championships (1998–2000)

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Charles Leclerc

8 Grand Prix wins (2019–2025)
40+ podiums (career total)
Runner-up in World Championship (2022)

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 Champion (2017)
GP3 Series Champion (2016)
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Champion (2014)

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Arvid Lindblad

F1 debut season (2026)
Youngest Red Bull junior F1 driver (2026)
Full-time Racing Bulls seat (2026)

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 3 race winner (2024)
4th in FIA Formula 3 Championship (2024)
Multiple international karting titles (2018–2021)

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Liam Lawson

Scored F1 points as substitute driver (2023, 2024)
Multiple top-10 F1 finishes (2023–2024)
Full-time Racing Bulls seat (2025-2026)

Pre-F1

2nd in Super Formula Championship (2023)
5th in FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022)
DTM race winner (2021)

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Lando Norris

World Champion (2025)
11 Grand Prix wins (2024–2025)
44 podium finishes (career total)
16 pole positions

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 3 European Champion (2017)
Toyota Racing Series Champion (2016)
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Champion (2016)

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Esteban Ocon

1 Grand Prix win (Hungarian GP 2021)
3+ podium finishes (career total)
Career-best championship finish: 8th (2022)

Pre-F1

GP3 Series Champion (2015)
European Formula 3 Champion (2014)
Multiple karting championships (2007–2010)

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Oscar Piastri

9 Grand Prix wins (2024–2025)
26 podium finishes (career total)
6 pole positions
3rd in World Championship (2025)

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 Champion (2021)
FIA Formula 3 Champion (2020)
Formula Renault Eurocup Champion (2019)

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Sergio Pérez

6 Grand Prix wins (2020–2023)
Runner-up in World Championship (2023)
39 podium finishes (career total)

Pre-F1

2nd in GP2 Series (2010)
British Formula 3 race winner (2007)
Formula BMW champion (2004)

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George Russell

4 Grand Prix wins (Brazil 2022, Austria 2024, +2 in 2025)
15+ podium finishes (career total)
Career-best championship finish: 4th (2023)

Pre-F1

FIA Formula 2 Champion (2018)
GP3 Series Champion (2017)
BRDC Formula 4 Champion (2014)

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Carlos Sainz

4 Grand Prix wins (2022–2024)
29 podium finishes (career total)
6 pole positions
Career-best championship finish: 5th (2021)

Pre-F1

Formula Renault 3.5 Champion (2014)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion (2011)
Multiple karting championships (2008–2010)

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Lance Stroll

3 podium finishes (career total)
Youngest front-row starter (Monza 2017)
140+ F1 race starts (debut 2017)

Pre-F1

FIA European Formula 3 Champion (2016)
Italian F4 Champion (2014)
Toyota Racing Series Champion (2015)

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Max Verstappen

4× World Champion (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
71 Grand Prix wins (career total)
19 wins in a single season (2023, record)
Youngest race winner in F1 history (Spain 2016, age 18)

Pre-F1

3rd in FIA European Formula 3 Championship (2014)
World Karting Champion (2013)
Youngest F1 driver in history (debut 2015, age 17)

[*Note: This list was created with the help from AI. Please excuse any errors.]