Ferrari racing: why second place still holds after two wins
Ferrari is still second in the 2026 constructors’ championship on 346 points with 2 wins, and that is why the team is still in the title fight despite not stacking up victories. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are doing the heavy lifting on points, but the next step is no longer just speed: Ferrari needs cleaner race execution, because the Monza engine and aero package only matters if it turns podium pace into wins.
The next test arrives fast. The Spanish Grand Prix at Madring, Madrid, Spain is scheduled for 2026-09-13 at 13:00:00Z, and that is the immediate race weekend Ferrari must get right before the team’s planned Monza update push comes into focus.
| Category | Position | Name | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructors | 2nd | Ferrari | 346 | 2 |
| Drivers | 3rd | Lewis Hamilton | 191 | 1 |
| Drivers | 5th | Charles Leclerc | 155 | 1 |
Ferrari’s problem is not finding occasional winning pace. Sky Sports says Hamilton and Ferrari took their first win together at Barcelona-Catalunya, but Autosport also reported Ferrari was “far away” from repeating that Barcelona level in Austria practice. That is the tension in Ferrari’s season: the peak is high enough to win, but the weekend-to-weekend execution is still too uneven.
Why Ferrari’s points still add up
The numbers explain why Ferrari remains second even with only two wins. Hamilton sits third in the drivers’ standings on 191 points, while Leclerc is fifth on 155, and together they match Ferrari’s constructor total of 346.
That spread matters because Ferrari is not relying on one driver to carry the team. It has two high-scoring cars, which is why it is still 59 points clear of McLaren and only 122 behind Mercedes.
| Constructor | Points | Wins | Gap to Ferrari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | 468 | not listed in brief | +122 |
| Ferrari | 346 | 2 | 0 |
| McLaren | 287 | not listed in brief | -59 |
Motorsport.com reports Fred Vasseur’s message clearly: Ferrari “can’t leave more points on the table.” That is the right frame now, because the front of the field is tight enough that a tidy weekend can be the difference between a podium and a missed opportunity.
Spain is therefore the immediate execution test, not the upgrade race. Autosport reports Ferrari is set to bring an ADUO-permitted engine upgrade at the Italian Grand Prix, along with aerodynamic updates and track-specific parts for Monza, so the timeline is clean: perform in Spain first, then see whether the home-round package can raise Ferrari from strong points finishes to more regular wins.
Ferrari also revealed special Italian Grand Prix race suits for Hamilton and Leclerc paying tribute to Michael Schumacher, a neat identity note ahead of Monza. Formula1.com’s Rosso Corsa explainer can sit in the background too, but the central story is still the same: Ferrari races in red, yet what matters now is whether the team can convert that red-car pace into sharper execution and more victories.
Ferrari’s live standings versus Formula1.com’s team page
Formula1.com’s Ferrari team page shows a different season snapshot: 2nd, with 165 season points, 6 grand prix races, 137 grand prix points, 0 grand prix wins, 5 grand prix podiums and 0 poles. That conflicts with the live championship standings dated 2026-09-08 01:00 UTC, so it should be treated as a separate published snapshot rather than a single unified record.
| Metric | Formula1.com Ferrari team page | Live championship state (2026-09-08) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | 2nd | 2nd | Matches |
| Points | 165 | 346 | Conflicts |
| Wins | 0 | 2 | Conflicts |
Ferrari’s live position is the key takeaway. The team is still second, still in the title fight, and still backed by two drivers scoring heavily enough to keep the pressure on Mercedes — but with Spain next and Monza’s upgrade package looming, execution is now the difference between staying in the fight and turning that pace into wins.