---
title: "Verstappen wins Singapore GP as Antonelli extends F1 championship lead"
canonical: "https://readmotorsport.com/2026/10/11/verstappen-wins-singapore-gp-leclerc-antonelli/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Gary Gowers"
section: "Singapore - Marina Bay"
published: "2026-10-11T15:02:28Z"
modified: "2026-10-11T15:02:29Z"
---

# Verstappen wins Singapore GP as Antonelli extends F1 championship lead

**Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time as he beat Charles Leclerc by 7.335secs at Marina Bay.**

[Verstappen led from pole](https://readmotorsport.com/2026/10/10/verstappen-leclerc-singapore-gp-pole-qualifying/) and was never headed, following his victory at Sepang last weekend with another win for Red Bull. Kimi Antonelli finished third for Mercedes after starting fourth, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Lewis Hamilton had started third for Ferrari but slipped to sixth by the finish.

## Verstappen finally wins in Singapore

Singapore had been one of the few races [missing from Verstappen’s record](https://readmotorsport.com/2026/10/11/singapore-gp-preview-verstappen-ferrari-antonelli/). He had already put that partly right on Saturday, winning the rain-hit Sprint to take his first victory of any kind at Marina Bay. A few hours later, he beat Leclerc to Grand Prix pole by 0.054secs.

Leclerc was alongside him again but could not find a way past at the start. From there, Verstappen began to edge away. Leclerc remained second throughout and set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:35.202, but [finished more than seven seconds behind](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/live/cy01n9e0075t#Leaderboard).

The win came on Verstappen’s 250th Grand Prix start and was the 73rd of his Formula 1 career. More telling for the rest of the season is the timing. Red Bull had gone without a Grand Prix victory in 2026 until Verstappen won at Sepang. Seven days later, he won again.

## Antonelli gains more ground

Antonelli followed fourth place in the Sprint with his first podium of the weekend. The Mercedes driver started fourth and finished third, 24.573secs behind Verstappen.

Hamilton had lined up one place ahead of him but fell behind Antonelli and both McLarens before the finish. Antonelli therefore added 15 points to the five he had already scored on Saturday.

His nearest championship rival George Russell had a much longer afternoon. Starting 19th after his power-unit penalties, Russell recovered to ninth and took two points. Antonelli leaves Singapore having added 18 points to his advantage over the course of the weekend.

## McLaren brings both cars home in the top five

There was no podium for McLaren, but Norris and Piastri both moved forward from their starting positions. Norris took fourth, finishing 15.933secs behind Antonelli, while Piastri followed in fifth.

Hamilton was sixth, more than 50 seconds behind Verstappen after starting on the second row. Behind him, Liam Lawson finished seventh for Racing Bulls and Nico Hulkenberg took eighth for Audi. Russell and Isack Hadjar completed the top 10.

## Singapore GP final classification

| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Gap | Pts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:42:00.785 | 25 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | +7.335 | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 4 | +24.573 | 15 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +40.506 | 12 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 6 | +49.644 | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 3 | +53.188 | 8 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 8 | +1:21.666 | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 10 | +1:23.386 | 4 |
| 9 | George Russell | Mercedes | 19 | +1:24.677 | 2 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | — | +1:30.862 | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 7 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 11 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 12 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 13 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 9 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | — | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 17 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | Alex Albon | Williams | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 18 | +3 laps | 0 |
| NC | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 14 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | — | DNF | 0 |

**Fastest lap:** Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — **1:35.202**