Eight races into 2026 and the season already has a shape: Mercedes have 302 constructors' points and seven wins, and rookie Kimi Antonelli sits atop the drivers' table on 171 with five victories, four of them consecutive from China through Canada. Everyone else is fighting for the scraps. Here are the report cards.
The class of the field
Mercedes — A+. Nothing to add that the standings don't already scream. Antonelli's rookie campaign is the story of the year, and George Russell has chipped in two wins of his own, including a pole-to-flag drive in Austria. A 98-point lead over Ferrari at the quarter-pole is domination.
Ferrari — B+. On 204 points and clear in second, but the grade is carried almost entirely by Lewis Hamilton, who delivered his maiden Ferrari win at Barcelona from P2 and sits third overall on 125. The problem is the other side of the garage: Charles Leclerc is winless, level on 79 points with one McLaren, and finished outside the top six in Austria. A lopsided team.
The muddled midfield of giants
McLaren — B-. Third in the constructors' on 159, but still without a win. Lando Norris (79) and Oscar Piastri (80) are separated by a single point and have collected podiums at Miami, Japan and Barcelona, yet neither has been able to reach the top step. For a team of this pedigree, competent isn't the goal.
Red Bull — D. Fourth on 115 and in freefall. Max Verstappen is winless and seventh in the drivers' standings on 73, his best results a pair of podiums at Canada and Austria. Rookie Isack Hadjar has been a bright spot on 42 points, but this is a team that expected to be fighting for the title, not defending fourth.
The rest
Alpine — B. Fifth on 57, and Pierre Gasly's shock Monaco podium is the highlight of their season. He leads Franco Colapinto 41 to 16.
RB — C+. Sixth on 44. Liam Lawson (30) and rookie Arvid Lindblad (14) have kept them ahead of the strugglers.
Haas — C. Seventh on 21, Ollie Bearman (18) doing the heavy lifting over Esteban Ocon (3).
Williams — C-. Eighth on 11. Carlos Sainz (6) and Alex Albon (5) have scarcely troubled the points.
Audi — D. Ninth on two points, both from Gabriel Bortoleto; Nico Hulkenberg is yet to score.
Aston Martin — D-. A single point, courtesy of Fernando Alonso. Lance Stroll is on zero.
Cadillac — F. The new team's debut has been brutal: zero points through eight rounds, with Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas both blanked. Nowhere to go but up.