Belgian Grand Prix 2026: Antonelli extends his lead as Hamilton jumps Russell

Round 10 at Spa-Francorchamps tightened the battle behind the championship leader and reshuffled several Measure rankings. Here’s how Belgium changed the title picture and the weekend’s biggest movers across the site.

By Nadia Okafor

What happened at the Belgian Grand Prix?

The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Spa, Belgium) on 19 July delivered major knock-on effects in the Measure leaderboards, even before you zoom into individual metrics.

At the top, Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s season total moved to 204 points, keeping him comfortably ahead after round 10. The key change behind him was the order: Lewis Hamilton rose to P2 in the championship standings, with George Russell dropping to P3.

Across the weekend’s ranking churn, the Momentum ranking saw a sharp split inside Ferrari: Charles Leclerc surged to P1, while Hamilton fell to P20. Meanwhile, Isack Hadjar posted one of the most extreme swings on the site, appearing as a headline mover in multiple categories.

Who leads the F1 2026 championship after the Belgian Grand Prix?

After Belgium, Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) leads the 2026 drivers’ championship on 204 points.

Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) is now second on 159, moving ahead of George Russell (Mercedes), who sits third on 154.

Who were the biggest movers?

Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) dominated the weekend’s movement list. He climbed to P3 in “Most positions gained” with a +15 movement, and he also appeared at the other extreme in “Most positions lost”, shifting to P19 with a −15 movement. He additionally moved up 8 places to P4 in “Points from outside the top 10”.

In Momentum, the swings were dramatic: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) rose 9 places to take P1, while Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) dropped 15 places to P20.

Lando Norris (McLaren) also featured among the biggest movers, rising 8 places to P5 in “Most positions gained”.

Before & after positions

In this article

• Championship ranking
• F1 drivers
• Best average positions gained
• Best qualifying average
• Best average race finish
• Biggest improvement vs qualifying

Every ranking from this round

• Pérez takes over F1 2026’s Best average positions gained ranking despite a Spa retirement
• Antonelli’s best qualifying average stays untouchable after Spa as Sainz edges ahead of Ocon
• Hamilton keeps the edge in 2026’s Best average race finish metric as Verstappen surges after Spa
• Lawson still sets the pace for 2026’s ‘Biggest improvement vs qualifying’ metric after Spa as Norris tumbles out
• Championship ranking after Belgium: Antonelli’s 204-point cushion holds as Hamilton jumps Russell for P2
• Leclerc storms to P1 in F1’s Momentum ranking after Spa as Hamilton drops to last
• Most consistent drivers: Antonelli’s 2.89 keeps him clear as Norris slides and Pérez tumbles after Spa
• Hadjar takes over the F1 2026 ‘Most overtakes’ lead after Spa surge as Verstappen slips to P2
• Most positions gained: Verstappen stays clear as Hadjar rockets to P3 after Spa’s 21st-to-6th recovery
• Sainz holds the 2026 lead for Most positions gained on lap one — but Alonso is level on +29
• Antonelli still tops F1 2026 ‘Most positions lost’ as Hadjar’s Spa surge reshuffles the top 20
• Hamilton keeps a perfect 10/10 atop F1 2026’s Most top-10 finishes ranking after Spa
• Hadjar’s 21st-to-6th surge reshapes ‘Points from outside the top 10’ as Lawson holds the lead
• Verstappen takes over the 2026 Power ranking lead after Spa as Russell’s drop rewrites the top-20 picture
• Alonso takes over the Teammate head-to-head (race) lead at Spa with an 8–2 record
• Sainz consolidates the Teammate head-to-head (qualifying) lead after Spa as Bortoleto makes the biggest jump

Why it matters

Spa leaves Antonelli with a clear championship cushion, but the fight behind him has sharpened with Hamilton now ahead of Russell. The weekend’s ranking volatility—especially in Momentum and the positions-gained/lost metrics—highlights how quickly the picture can change from one round to the next, so the next updates across Measure’s category deep-dives will be crucial for tracking whether these shifts hold or snap back.