Round 12 of the 2026 season at Circuit Park Zandvoort reshaped the chasing pack, with Lando Norris taking a step forward in both points and the wider Measure rankings. Andrea Kimi Antonelli remains the championship reference point after 12 rounds.
By Nadia Okafor
The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix weekend at Circuit Park Zandvoort (Zandvoort, Netherlands) tightened several fights across Measure’s post-round updates, even as the top of the standings remains anchored by a clear leader. The headline shift came from Lando Norris (McLaren), who left round 12 with 31 points credited for the event (25 + 6 sprint) and a rise to fourth in the championship picture among the top five listed.
Beyond the points table, the weekend also fed into multiple ranking storylines. Among the satellite deep-dives published after Zandvoort, the site highlighted changes in Best qualifying average, Teammate head-to-head (race), Biggest improvement vs qualifying, Momentum ranking, and the Power ranking—each with its own post-round narrative.
After the Dutch Grand Prix (round 12), Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the 2026 drivers’ championship on 242 points for Mercedes. He remains P1 in the top-three summary and holds a sizeable margin after 12 races counted.
Behind him, Mercedes driver George Russell is P2 on 183 points, while Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) is P3 on 183 points as well. In other words: Russell and Hamilton are level on points, but Russell is listed ahead in the standings at this point.
In the Momentum ranking, Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) produced the biggest upward move: up 16 places to sixth, with a listed value of +1.78. The sharpest drop in the same ranking came from Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team), down 10 places to 16th, with −1.11 shown.
In Points from outside the top 10, Lando Norris (McLaren) jumped six places to take over P1 on 31. The largest backward moves in that ranking were shared: Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) fell six places to 10th on 8, Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) fell six places to 11th on 8, and Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) fell six places to 12th on 7.
| Driver | Team | Before | After | Δ | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Russell | Mercedes | 3 | 2 | +1 | 183 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | -1 | 183 |
| Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | 4 | +1 | 159 |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 5 | -1 | 155 |
Zandvoort leaves the title picture with a clear leader—Antonelli on 242—but a compressed fight immediately behind, with Russell and Hamilton tied at 183. Norris’ round 12 haul and his momentum-related gains signal that the chase is active across both points and performance-style rankings, while the biggest mover lists show just how quickly form can swing week to week. The next phase of the season will test whether those ranking shifts translate into sustained championship pressure or remain event-specific spikes.