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In this blog, we will look at the 2026 F1 Constructors Championship, where McLaren heads into the season having won back-to-back titles, bringing their total to ten and closing the gap on Ferrari at the top.
Whether you are planning on following a certain constructor or a driver for the 2026 season, make sure to see what our tipsters are predicting for each GP.
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In addition, you may also be interested in our F1 Drivers Championship blog, where we look at the driver's championship for this season.
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2026 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Preview
McLaren ended their long wait for a constructors' title in 2024, having last won it in 1998 under Coulthard & Häkkinen and then, like buses, picked up back-to-back titles, winning it in 2025 also.
We have some changes to the constructors for 2026, with Audi coming in to replace Sauber, who have left the sport, and Audi will be using their own power unit.
2016 was the last time that we had eleven teams, twenty-two drivers on the grid, and that is back for 2026, with Cadillac joining the grid, who will be using a Ferrari power unit.
Honda is no longer supplying power units to Red Bull and instead will supply them to Aston Martin for 2026, a team that will now be led by Adrian Newey for this season.
Both the Red Bull teams will now use Red Bull Ford power units, the first time Ford has been part of F1 since 2004, whilst Alpine will now be using Mercedes power units, with Renault pulling the plug.
Regulation Changes
For the new F1 season, one major change is the removal of DRS, which is to be replaced with Z-mode and X-mode of a manual override engine mode. X-mode is more or less a like-for-like replacement of DRS, whilst Z-mode can be used in corners for more downforce.
The power units are moving more towards electrical energy, with a 50-50 split this season, with internal combustion. We will also lose the MGU-H, which was heat energy, with MGU-K being used more, kinetic energy.
The cars are being reduced in size, also making them lighter, with the aim of cars being able to follow others much more easily. Whether or not that will be the case is another thing!
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2026 F1 Calendar & Winners
Here is the schedule for the 2026 season. This season will consist of twenty-four rounds, which will be updated with the winning constructors as the season goes on.
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Mar | Australian GP | N/A |
| 2 | 14 Mar | Chinese Sprint | N/A |
| 2 | 15 Mar | Chinese GP | N/A |
| 3 | 29 Mar | Japanese GP | N/A |
| 4 | 12 Apr | Bahrain GP | N/A |
| 5 | 19 Apr | Saudi Arabian GP | N/A |
| 6 | 2 May | Miami Sprint | N/A |
| 6 | 3 May | Miami GB | N/A |
| 7 | 23 May | Canadian Sprint | N/A |
| 7 | 24 May | Canadian GP | N/A |
| 8 | 7 Jun | Monaco GP | N/A |
| 9 | 14 Jun | Barcelona-Catalunya GP | N/A |
| 10 | 28 Jun | Austrian GP | N/A |
| 11 | 4 Jul | British Sprint | N/A |
| 11 | 5 Jul | British GP | N/A |
| 12 | 19 Jul | Belgian GP | N/A |
| 13 | 26 Jul | Hungarian GP | N/A |
| 14 | 22 Aug | Dutch Sprint | N/A |
| 14 | 23 Aug | Dutch GP | N/A |
| 15 | 6 Sep | Italian GP | N/A |
| 16 | 13 Sep | Spanish GP | N/A |
| 17 | 26 Sep | Azerbaijan GP | N/A |
| 18 | 10 Oct | Singapore Sprint | N/A |
| 18 | 11 Oct | Singapore GP | N/A |
| 19 | 25 Oct | United States GP | N/A |
| 20 | 1 Nov | Mexico City GP | N/A |
| 21 | 8 Nov | São Paulo GP | N/A |
| 22 | 21 Nov | Las Vegas GP | N/A |
| 23 | 29 Nov | Qatar GP | N/A |
| 24 | 6 Dec | Abu Dhabi GP | N/A |
2026 Constructor Standings
It looks like a cracking season ahead, with Red Bull, Ferrari, and McLaren battling it out. Could Mercedes get involved, or can Adrian Newey have an immediate effect at Aston Martin as Team Principal?
Here are the current constructor standings (Figures include sprint races):
| Rank | Constructor | Poles | Fast Laps | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Williams Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Haas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Audi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Alpine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Cadillac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Constructors Recap
McLaren headed into 2025 looking to defend their title, and with the way Lando and Oscar started the season, the writing was on the wall very early!
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Lando and Oscar went on to win five of the opening six races, and after those six races had already opened up a lead of over one hundred points with Mercedes in second spot.
After a poor race in Canada, the team bounced back with five straight wins, and after fifteen rounds, they led the championship by 324 points with Ferrari now in second spot.
It was good that they had built up such a strong lead because after the Dutch Grand Prix, they only managed to pick up two wins in nine races, but they were still scoring well despite not winning.
It was in Singapore, round 18, that they confirmed the successful defence of their title with six rounds to spare. They led from the first race to the last, never giving up first place and landing their 10th constructors' title by 364 points over Mercedes.
2026 Formula 1 Teams
Alpine-Renault
- Entrant: BWT Alpine F1 Team
- Based: UK
- Power Unit: Mercedes
- No. 1 Driver: (10) Pierre Gasly
- No. 2 Driver: (43) Franco Colapinto
Aston Martin Aramco-Honda
- Entrant: Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
- Based: UK
- Power Unit: Honda
- No. 1 Driver: (14) Fernando Alonso
- No. 2 Driver: (18) Lance Stroll
Audi
- Entrant: Revolut Audi F1 Team
- Based: Germany
- Power Unit: Audi
- No. 1 Driver: (5) Gabriel Bortoleto
- No. 2 Driver: (27) Nico Hülkenberg
Cadillac-Ferrari
- Entrant: Cadillac Formula 1 Team
- Based: USA
- Power Unit: Ferrari
- No. 1 Driver: (11) Sergio Pérez
- No. 2 Driver: (77) Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari
- Entrant: Scuderia Ferrari
- Based: Italy
- Power Unit: Ferrari
- No. 1 Driver: (16) Charles Leclerc
- No. 2 Driver: (44) Lewis Hamilton
Haas-Ferrari
- Entrant: TGR Haas F1 Team
- Based: USA
- Power Unit: Ferrari
- No. 1 Driver: (31) Esteban Ocon
- No. 2 Driver: (87) Oliver Bearman
McLaren-Mercedes
- Entrant: McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team
- Based: UK
- Power Unit: Mercedes
- No. 1 Driver: (4) Lando Norris
- No. 2 Driver: (81) Oscar Piastri
Mercedes
- Entrant: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
- Based: Germany
- Power Unit: Mercedes
- No. 1 Driver: (63) George Russell
- No. 2 Driver: (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Racing Bulls-Red Bull Ford
- Entrant: Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
- Based: Italy
- Power Unit: Honda
- No. 1 Driver: (30) Liam Lawson
- No. 2 Driver: (-) Arvid Lindblad
Red Bull Racing-Red Bull Ford
- Entrant: Oracle Red Bull Racing
- Based: Austria
- Power Unit: Honda
- No. 1 Driver: (1) Max Verstappen
- No. 2 Driver: (6) Isack Hadjar
Williams-Mercedes
- Entrant: Atlassian Williams F1 Team
- Based: UK
- Power Unit: Mercedes
- No. 1 Driver: (23) Alexander Albon
- No. 2 Driver: (55) Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Andy Powell manages all of our Motor Racing content as a huge F1 and Speedway fan, giving up much of his weekend to watching the action unfold in qualifying and betting on the various potential outcomes, as well as managing the Motor Racing Tips and Tipsters in the competition. Ably assisting with the data collection as necessary is our Data Scientist on the expert team, Dan Tracey.
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