Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia Racing are hat-trick heroes in MotoGP for the first time after the Italian dominates a dramatic PT Grand Prix of Thailand to back up his 2025 Portugal and Valencia victories with a Buriram beauty at the beginning of 2026. Tissot Sprint winner Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) finished P2 to make sure he leaves Thailand as the MotoGP World Championship leader, as Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) begins the year with a P3 in a Grand P

Kimi Antonelli has sealed victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, the Italian becoming the youngest-ever championship leader after putting in a commanding drive to claim his second consecutive win from Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc following an earlier Safety Car. When the lights went out at the Suzuka Circuit, Piastri made a stunning start to seize the lead into Turn 1 while the Mercedes cars slipped backwards. The Silver Arrows pair soon embarked on a recovery drive, howeve

History = made! MotoGP is back in Brazil and Marco Bezzecchi is back on top as the Aprilia Racing rider took a stunning fourth Grand Prix win in a row in Brazil and for the first time in Aprilia's history. To add to the headlines for the Noale factory, teammate Jorge Martin takes second place to back up his awesome return to the rostrum on Saturday. Completing the podium, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) defeated Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) on t

Kimi Antonelli claimed his maiden Formula 1 victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, beating Mercedes teammate George Russell as Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton claimed his first Grand Prix podium for the Scuderia after a thrilling intra-team battle. Having become the youngest Grand Prix polesitter on Saturday, Antonelli was only briefly headed at the start of Sunday's race in Shanghai, losing the lead to Hamilton who got the jump on both Mercedes from P3. Re-taking the lead before the en

Formula 1 travels straight to Shanghai from Melbourne for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, the second race of the 2026 season. The weekend will mark the first Sprint of the campaign, meaning that the format is set to look a little different. Free Practice 1 and Sprint Qualifying take place on Friday, followed by the Sprint and Qualifying for the Grand Prix on Saturday and the Grand Prix itself on Sunday. Vital statistics First Grand Prix – 2004 Track Length – 5.451km Lap re

Mercedes lived up to their billing as pre-season favourites with a dominant performance in the season-opening Grand Prix as George Russell led home teammate Kimi Antonelli at Albert Park. But as the Silver Arrows popped the champagne, a few of their rivals couldn't wait to move on and forget the last few days down under ... Winners: Mercedes Russell has cut a relaxed and confident figure since he realised just how good the 2026-spec Mercedes was in the first few laps of pre-s

George Russell claimed victory in the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the Briton leading teammate Kimi Antonelli to secure a Mercedes 1-2 ahead of the Ferrari duo in an action-packed event that saw the Silver Arrows make a one-stop strategy work to their favour. A thrilling start to the race saw Charles Leclerc surge forwards from P4 on the grid, seizing the lead from Russell before the two continued to swap positions over the next few laps. Both Mercedes cars subs

2026 is a year of significant change in the world of Formula 1, with this year’s cars having to adhere to brand new power unit and aerodynamic regulations. With so much that’s different, it can be hard to stay on top of all the developments, so here we run you through the main changes you need to know ahead of the new season. Smaller cars A number of changes have been made to the dimensions of the cars in 2026, including a shorter wheelbase. The distance between the front and

Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia Racing are hat-trick heroes in MotoGP for the first time after the Italian dominates a dramatic PT Grand Prix of Thailand to back up his 2025 Portugal and Valencia victories with a Buriram beauty at the beginning of 2026. Tissot Sprint winner Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) finished P2 to make sure he leaves Thailand as the MotoGP World Championship leader, as Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) begins the year with a P3 in a Grand P

With pre-season testing now complete, here we assess where each team stands ahead of the 2026 campaign. After the completion of two pre-season tests in Bahrain, the F1 teams and drivers will now be fully focused on preparations for the first race of the campaign in Australia. But what is the state of play at each squad entering into 2026? F1.com has rounded up everything you need to know, from how testing unfolded to each outfit’s hopes for Melbourne … McLaren How was their p

Testing done, talking over. Ready? The revs rise as MotoGP readies for its first battle of 2026: Buriram, as we return to Thailand for our season-opener. After the tests that shaped recent weeks, the kilometres have been bagged ahead of the new season but one aim remains across the next 22 weekends of action: lifting the Tower of Champions and writing a piece of MotoGP history. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) putting it all on red was a gamble that paid off last year as he

Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) remains top of the pile as action concludes at Sepang, with the #73 – who won the Grand Prix in Malaysia last year – having just enough in hand to edge out Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) in second after a late push. Completing the top three is Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) after three days of interesting testing, with plenty to talk about beyond one-lap pace. The fastest Sprint simulation of the day went t

As the dust settles on the Barcelona Shakedown, here we have the lowdown on what happened at the event. Mileage, mileage, mileage was the mantra of the Barcelona Shakedown as teams worked to clock up as many laps as they could to generate data that will prove invaluable in understanding the new-for-2026 Formula 1 cars. So how did it go? You beat us to it – that was going to be our question! Ha! Great minds! The overall vibe coming out of the shakedown at the Circuit de Barcel

Jonathan Wheatley has opened up on the “extraordinary feeling” of the Audi F1 team becoming a reality, as he also revealed the new generation of power units “sound good” ahead of Formula 1’s new era of regulations. On Tuesday night, the German manufacturer unveiled a show version of their 2026 challenger – the R26 – as they prepare to embark on their maiden season in the sport. Having taken over last season’s Kick Sauber outfit, Audi will make their Grand Prix debut in Austra

Lando Norris soaked up the pressure of a nervy Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finish on the podium and in turn secure the F1 Drivers’ Championship for the first time – following rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri home. Norris started the title-deciding race from second on the grid, between Red Bull racer Verstappen and McLaren teammate Piastri, knowing that finishing in the top three places would be enough to put the 2025 crown beyond doubt. A bold Piastri move demoted Norris t

Max Verstappen will start the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position, the Red Bull driver setting a stunning lap in Q3 to hold off the challenge of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. While Piastri and George Russell had led the way in Q1 and Q2 respectively, Verstappen laid down a gauntlet during the opening runs of the top-10 shootout, the Dutchman going quickest before improving with his final effort to post a scintillating 1m 22.207s lap. Both McLare

Lando Norris has insisted that his approach will be “the same as every weekend” at the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, despite acknowledging he has “more to lose” than championship rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. After a tricky Sprint event in Qatar last time out, Norris leads Red Bull rival Verstappen by a reduced margin of 12 points, while McLaren teammate Piastri is 16 points back – meaning any one of them could walk away from the Yas Marina Circuit with the

Formula 1 will close out a thrilling 2025 season with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend – and tyre suppliers Pirelli have confirmed the compounds that the teams and drivers will have available to them. A combination of the C3 as the hard, the C4 as the medium and the C5 as the soft will be deployed at the Yas Marina Circuit, which mixes flat-out stretches with tight, technical sections. Drivers will get two sets of the hard tyre (marked white), three sets of the medium ty

Ever since Zandvoort, Red Bull have been paying a lot of attention to their front wing – and that seems to be at the heart of the car’s improved performances compared to the first half of the season, something which has brought Max Verstappen into championship contention. Since returning from the summer break, Verstappen has won five times in 10 races. In the 13 races before the break, he won only twice. Although the basic Zandvoort front wing, with its big plan area, has bee

Thanks to Max Verstappen’s somewhat unexpected win in Qatar, Formula 1 is set for a spectacular showdown in the Abu Dhabi finale, with three drivers still in contention to become the 2025 world champion. It could have been nice and straightforward for Lando Norris, who would be victorious if he had won the Qatar Grand Prix but McLaren’s strategy error means that it is the first time since 2010 that more than two rivals have been up for the title going into the last round. The