Monaco Grand Prix 2026: Antonelli’s lead grows as Hamilton jumps to P2

Measure’s Monaco Grand Prix weekend round-up pulls together the updated championship picture and the sharpest swings across the rankings. Andrea Kimi Antonelli remains clear at the top on 156 points, with Lewis Hamilton up to second.

By Nadia Okafor

What happened at the Monaco Grand Prix?

Round 6 of the 2026 season, the Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo (June 7, 2026), tightened some of the key battles while making the overall title picture even clearer at the front: Andrea Kimi Antonelli continues to set the pace in the championship standings.

Across Measure’s rankings, the weekend also produced major swings in Momentum and several position-change tables. The headline themes: Hamilton’s climb, Norris’s sharp drop in Momentum, and a pair of RB F1 Team drivers (Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad) making notable moves in multiple categories.

For deeper reads, this weekend’s ranking spotlights include Momentum ("Hadjar takes Momentum lead as Norris free-falls after Monaco"), the Championship ranking ("Hamilton jumps to P2 in Monaco as Antonelli’s 156-point lead stands"), and a cluster of position-change stories featuring Lawson, Gasly and Lindblad.

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

Antonelli (Mercedes) leads the 2026 drivers’ championship on 156 points after six rounds.

Hamilton (Ferrari) is now second on 90 points, while George Russell (Mercedes) sits third on 88 points.

Who were the biggest movers?

The biggest swings this week came in the Momentum ranking. Lando Norris (McLaren) dropped 16 places to P19 on −0.67, while Hamilton surged 15 places to P4 on +3.00.

RB F1 Team had two standouts in the same table: Lawson climbed eight places to P7 (+2.00) and Lindblad also jumped eight places to P10 (+0.67).

Elsewhere, Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) rose eight places to P9 in Momentum (+1.33). Lindblad also moved in “Most positions lost”, dropping eight places to P9 with a value of +4.

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

• Lawson takes over P1 for average places gained as Russell drops out of the top 10
• Hamilton’s Monaco P3 lifts him to P4 in qualifying average as Norris slips
• Bearman’s Monaco retirement triggers a five-place slide in average-finish ranking
• Lawson takes over ‘improvement vs qualifying’ lead after Monaco as Russell drops out
• Hamilton jumps to P2 in Monaco as Antonelli’s 156-point lead stands
• Hadjar takes Momentum lead as Norris free-falls after Monaco
• Russell’s Monaco 12th triggers biggest consistency drop as Hamilton climbs
• Most overtakes 2026: Verstappen holds P1 on 37 as Lindblad’s Monaco surge reshapes the chasing pack
• Gasly’s P9-to-P3 Monaco surge vaults him into the top 10 for positions gained
• Lindblad’s Monaco swing knocks him off lap-one gains podium as Alonso stays clear
• Russell tops ‘Most positions lost’ after Monaco swing
• Albon’s Monaco top-10 pulls Williams back into the consistency fight
• Lindblad’s Monaco 15th-to-7th turns this ranking into a real fight
• Leclerc’s Monaco drop triggers a three-place slide as Verstappen still leads on 69.8
• Bortoleto’s 5-place surge reshapes the mid-pack as Antonelli stays clear on 5–1
• Alonso takes qualifying H2H lead after Monaco as Leclerc tumbles

Why it matters

With six races counted, Antonelli’s 156-point total gives the championship a clear reference point heading to the next round, while the fight behind has tightened with Hamilton up to P2 and Russell close behind in P3. The Monaco weekend also underlined how quickly form can swing in Measure’s Momentum ranking—Hamilton’s jump and Norris’s drop are the clearest signals—so the next event should be watched for whether those trends stabilise or snap back.