2026 São Paulo Grand Prix

São Paulo Grand Prix, Sunday

 Team Crowned World Champions in Brazil 

• The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is crowned World Champions as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished P4 and P5 in today’s São Paulo Grand Prix. 
• That gives The Silver Arrows an unassailable lead in the 2026 FIA Formula One World Constructors’ Championship. 
• It caps a remarkable season in which the team has won 12 races en route to its first title since 2021. 
• That came after a remarkable race in Brazil where the team set the pace on Intermediates on a drying track in the early stages, before losing its advantage as the switch to slicks came. 
• Despite having the strongest pace later in the stint, both drivers suffered with difficult tyre warm-up and were compromised; George spinning at pit exit and Kimi at T1 early on. 
• That strong pace helped them close on the top three having lost positions but then more rain came, necessitating a switch to the Intermediates. 
• Once again, both drivers suffered with warm-up and, with George cycling ahead of his team-mate to P4, the cars came home line astern to secure the title. 
• That is the ninth FIA Formula One World Constructors’ Championship that Mercedes has claimed, putting the marque third on the all-time list for Constructors’ titles, drawing level with Williams. 
• It is also a ninth Constructors’ Championship as Team Principal for Toto, putting him level with Frank Williams for the most in F1 history. 
• Adding in Kimi’s Drivers’ title this year, 17 World Championships have now been won during Toto’s tenure putting him level with Ron Dennis (10 Constructors’, 7 Drivers’) for combined Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships as Team Principal. 
  

  São Paulo Grand Prix, Saturday SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 07: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 07, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Steven Tee/LAT Images)

  

  São Paulo Grand Prix, Saturday Team celebration Race, during the 2026 Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, 20th round of the 2026 Formula One World Championship from November 6 to 8, 2026 on the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, in Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil – Photo Jiri Krenek / Active Pictures

  

  São Paulo Grand Prix, Friday SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 06: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 06, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Guido De Bortoli/LAT Images)

  

  São Paulo Grand Prix, Sunday SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 08: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 and George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 battle for track position during the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 08, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Potts/LAT Images)