Max Verstappen returns to P1 in the Power ranking after round 5 in Montreal, edging past previous leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris also climbed one spot apiece as the top order tightens.
By Camille Fontaine
Max Verstappen is back on top of the 2026 Power ranking after the Canadian Grand Prix, moving from second to first with a composite score of 66.4 and displacing Andrea Kimi Antonelli (now second on 61.0). It’s a leadership change built on the blend this metric rewards: a weekend that combined qualifying position and race outcome in a way that keeps his season profile strong through five completed races.
Canada underlined how this ranking can diverge from the race result while still reacting to it. Antonelli won from grid slot 2, scoring 25 points over 68 laps, but remains just behind Verstappen on the composite after Verstappen converted a sixth-place start into third at the finish, banking 15 points. With no score swing larger than one position anywhere in the table this week, the headline is less a reshuffle than a consolidation at the front — and that makes every marginal gain in the underlying components matter more.
Behind them, the secondary story is the Ferrari-McLaren slice of the top 10: Lewis Hamilton climbed from fourth to third at 43.9, while Charles Leclerc slipped from third to fourth on 37.0. Lando Norris likewise nudged forward, sixth to fifth, reaching 31.0 as George Russell fell one place from fifth to sixth on 29.3. With no new top-10 entries or exits after Montreal, the battle is about incremental moves and the pressure that comes with being within a single position of the next benchmark.
| Driver | Team | Before | After | Δ | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 1 | +1 | 66.4 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 4 | 3 | +1 | 43.9 |
| Lando Norris | McLaren | 6 | 5 | +1 | 31.0 |
With Verstappen (66.4) and Antonelli (61.0) separated by just one position at the top after five rounds, the ranking is now set up as a week-to-week fight where small shifts in qualifying strength, race progression and classified results can decide the lead.