Lewis Hamilton Ferrari: the 2026 title case is real now
Formula1.com’s live championship standings dated 2026-09-01 19:00 UTC show Lewis Hamilton third in the 2026 drivers’ table on 183 points, level with George Russell in second, while Ferrari are second in the constructors’ standings on 338. The same Formula1.com schedule places the Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 2026-09-06 at 13:00:00Z, which makes Monza the next pressure point for Hamilton’s Ferrari title push.
That is the sharper edge to Hamilton’s move now: he has one Ferrari win already, he is tied on points with the driver directly ahead of him, and Ferrari still have enough position in the team race to make the second half matter. Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the championship on 242 points with six wins, so Hamilton is still chasing from behind — but not from nowhere.
Hamilton’s Ferrari story has moved beyond expectation and into the live title picture. Charles Leclerc sits fifth on 155 points with one win, so Hamilton is also Ferrari’s lead driver in the standings right now.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins | Gap to Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 242 | 6 | +59 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 183 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 183 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 170 | 0 | -13 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 155 | 1 | -28 |
Hamilton is 59 points off Antonelli, level with Russell on points but behind him in the table, and 28 clear of Leclerc. That is why he is the Ferrari driver carrying the stronger title argument into Monza right now.
Why Hamilton, not just Ferrari, is the stronger Monza story
The numbers only matter because Hamilton has already turned one Ferrari opportunity into a win. His first Ferrari victory came in his 31st grand prix start for the team, and it was his first Formula 1 win in two calendar years and the 106th of his career.
That gives Ferrari something concrete to build around rather than a promise. Hamilton is not being framed by a single good weekend; he is giving Ferrari a credible lead runner in a season where the team still need points from both cars, but especially from the one currently nearest the front of the drivers’ table.
Leclerc’s place in the picture matters too. He is fifth on 155 points with one win, which leaves Hamilton 28 points ahead of his team-mate and makes the internal Ferrari hierarchy clear heading into Monza.
A verified team/series snippet says Hamilton is focused on putting Ferrari back “where they belong” as he enters the second half of the championship with an outside shot at the title. That is the right lens for his 2026 season: not a finished chase, but a live one with a real result already attached to it.
Ferrari’s constructors’ fight and the standings mismatch
Ferrari’s team position is also strong enough to keep the pressure on. Formula1.com’s live championship standings show Ferrari second in the constructors’ table on 338 points with two wins, while Mercedes lead on 425 and McLaren are third on 263.
That leaves Ferrari 87 points behind Mercedes and 75 clear of McLaren. In other words, Ferrari are not leading the title race, but they are close enough to stay in the conversation if Hamilton and Leclerc keep scoring at the front.
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Wins | Gap to Ferrari | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 425 | 8 | +87 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 338 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | McLaren | 263 | 0 | -75 |
A separate Formula1.com-style Ferrari team stats snippet lists Ferrari second in the season standings on 165 points, with six grand prix races, 137 grand prix points, zero wins, five podiums and zero poles. That conflicts with the live championship state dated 2026-09-01 19:00 UTC, so the live championship standings are the current reference for this article because they reflect the up-to-date title picture.
Monza is the first real test of the second half
Monza now sits as the immediate stress test for whether Hamilton’s Ferrari move becomes more than an outside shot. The live standings say he is already in the fight: third in the drivers’ table, tied with Russell on points, ahead of Leclerc, and backed by a Ferrari team that is second among constructors.
The question is whether that position can survive the Italian Grand Prix on 2026-09-06. If it does, Hamilton’s Ferrari season looks less like a headline and more like a sustained second-half challenge.