Round 17 at Marina Bay tightened key battles across Measure’s rankings. Max Verstappen surged in the standings, but Andrea Kimi Antonelli still leads the title picture after Singapore.
By Elena Marsh
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit (Marina Bay, Singapore) reshaped the headlines through points swings and ranking movements rather than a single storyline. In the Drivers’ Championship fight, the top three remained stable, while the chase pack shifted — most notably with Max Verstappen climbing into fourth overall on 221 points (up two positions).
Singapore also produced notable weekend-to-weekend movement across Measure’s category rankings. Isack Hadjar made one of the biggest jumps of any driver, while Nico Hülkenberg and Lewis Hamilton moved sharply in the Momentum ranking. George Russell, meanwhile, appeared in both “Most positions lost” and “Most positions gained” as the post-Singapore tables updated.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli remains the F1 2026 championship leader on 340 points for Mercedes. George Russell is still second on 238 points (Mercedes), with Lewis Hamilton third on 229 points for Ferrari.
Behind them, the biggest top-five change is Verstappen’s rise to P4 on 221 for Red Bull, while Charles Leclerc sits P5 on 215 for Ferrari after a one-place drop. The front of the table may be unchanged at the very top, but the gaps and order immediately behind it are evolving.
Hadjar was the standout upward mover in volume stats: in “Most overtakes” he jumped seven places to P2 on 89. In Momentum, Nico Hülkenberg climbed seven to P6 on +0.83, while Lewis Hamilton rose five to P17 on −1.88.
The biggest drop among the highlighted movers came from Franco Colapinto, who fell ten places to P18 in the Momentum ranking on −1.93. Russell’s name appeared twice: he dropped seven to P8 in “Most positions lost” (+3), but also climbed seven to P16 in “Most positions gained” (+3) — a neat snapshot of how different measures can tell different stories after the same round.
| Driver | Team | Before | After | Δ | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 6 | 4 | +2 | 221 |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 5 | -1 | 215 |
With 17 rounds counted, Antonelli’s 340-point lead still frames the championship narrative, but Verstappen’s climb to fourth and the shifting order behind the top three keep the pressure on in the run-in. In the rankings ecosystem, Hadjar’s surge in overtakes and the sharp Momentum moves for Hülkenberg, Hamilton and Colapinto show how quickly form indicators can swing from race to race — useful context as the season’s remaining rounds continue to recalibrate both the title picture and the underlying performance trends.