As Albon overtakes Mansell for the most starts with Williams, Antonelli could become the sixth driver to take six successive wins and McLaren make their 1,000th Grand Prix start. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix!
The 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix Milestones
The 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix will be the 1,156th race in World Championship history.
The 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix will be the first time F1 has raced on June 14 since the 1992 Canadian Grand Prix. The 1964 Belgian Grand Prix is the only other previous race to have taken place on this date.
This will be the first running of the Barcelona Grand Prix, and the 63rd time that Formula 1 has raced in Spain. It will be the 36th Grand Prix held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Alex Albon makes his 96th start with Williams this weekend, overtaking Nigel Mansell as the driver who has started the most races with the team in their history. Albon will run a special Mansell tribute helmet to celebrate the milestone.
George Russell makes his 100th start with Mercedes at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix, becoming the fourth driver – after Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas – to makes as many as 100 starts with the team.
This weekend, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya becomes the 13th different circuit to host Formula 1 races with different titles. Having previously hosted the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991, the track hosts the Barcelona Grand Prix for the first time this weekend.
Having celebrated their 1,000th Grand Prix last time out, McLaren make their 1,000th Grand Prix start at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix. They are the second team to reach the milestone after Ferrari, who made their 1,000th start at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix.
The Formula 1 Records Which Could Be Broken
Kimi Antonelli is currently on a streak of five consecutive Grand Prix victories. Another this weekend at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix would make him only the sixth driver in the sport’s history to record as many as six successive wins, after Alberto Ascari, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen.
Antonelli recorded the first Grand Slam of his F1 career at the Monaco Grand Prix. Another this weekend would make him only the fourth driver to record Grand Slams at successive events, after Alberto Ascari, Jim Clark and Sebastian Vettel. If another driver secures a Grand Slam, it would be the second time in F1’s entirety that different drivers have secured Grand Slam results at successive races.
A pole position for Mercedes at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix would make them the third constructor to record as many as 150 pole positions. Ferrari achieved the feat at the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, while McLaren joined them at the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.
A front row start for Max Verstappen would see him overtake Ayrton Senna for fourth place on the list of most front row starts in Formula 1 history. Verstappen has made 87 front row starts to date.
If Max Verstappen or Isack Hadjar finish on the podium this weekend, Red Bull will become the fifth constructor in F1 history to record as many as 300 top three finishes.
A victory for Fernando Alonso at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix would make him the seventh driver to have won on home soil on as many as four occasions during his Formula 1 career.
Victory for Norris would see him equal David Coulthard for sixth on the list of most Grand Prix wins with McLaren.
A victory for McLaren would make 2026 the 40th season in which they’ve taken a win.
If Oscar Piastri wins, he will join a list of eight other drivers who have won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A sixth place finish for Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso will see them equal Felipe Massa for the most sixth place finishes in F1 history. Massa recorded 27 sixth place finishes during his career, while Sainz and Alonso have had 26 to date.
With Kimi Antonelli having taken his maiden win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, there are now 13 previous Grand Prix winners on the grid. If another driver takes a maiden victory this year, the next race will be the first time since the 1980 British Grand Prix that as many as 14 previous winners have lined up on the grid.
The Barcelona Grand Prix Records On Offer
A win for Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix would see him overtake Michael Schumacher at the top of the list of most wins at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The two drivers are tied on six wins apiece at the track.
A win for Mercedes would see them equal Ferrari’s record of eight victories at the Catalunya track.
Lewis Hamilton is currently tied with Michael Schumacher for the most podium results at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A top three finish at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix would make him the first driver to have scored 13 podium results at the circuit.
Isack Hadjar, who made his first appearance at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2025, is the only current driver with a 100% points-scoring record at the track. He’ll be hoping to maintain it this weekend.
2026 Barcelona Grand Prix: Qualifying Records
Pole position for Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix would see him equal Michael Schumacher’s record of seven pole positions at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Mercedes lead the way for most pole positions at Catalunya, with nine – but their record could be equalled this weekend by Ferrari.
Oscar Piastri, Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar all hold 100% Q3 appearance records at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Arvid Lindblad could join them in the club this weekend.
VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL CHASING RECORDS
Max Verstappen has won 71 races to date with Red Bull. Another victory would see him equal Michael Schumacher for the second-most victories with a single constructor. Schumacher won 72 races with Ferrari during his career. The record for most wins with a team is 84, for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
A fastest lap for Max Verstappen would be his 38th, equalling Sebastian Vettel for fifth on the list of most fastest laps.
A victory for Max Verstappen in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have won in as many as 11 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen wins a race in 2026, it would be the 11th consecutive season in which he has won a Grand Prix. Verstappen would be only the third driver to win in as many as 11 successive years. Michael Schumacher reached the milestone in 2002, while Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat in 2017. Both drivers went on to win in 15 consecutive years.
A pole position in 2026 for Max Verstappen would make him the fifth driver – after Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record pole positions in as many as eight consecutive Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen leads from start to finish, this would be the 19th Grand Prix which he has led from lights to flag. That would see him equal Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most races led from start to end.
If Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship after any race in 2026, it will be the 79th race after which he has led the standings. He will overtake Alain Prost for the most rounds after which a driver has led the title race.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
A victory for Red Bull would be their 131st win, equalling Mercedes for third on the list of all-time Grand Prix victories.
A victory for Red Bull in 2026 would make this the 11th consecutive season in which they have won a Grand Prix. They would be the fifth team to have won in as many as 11 successive seasons, after Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
Ferrari to the Fore?
A win for Ferrari would make 2026 the 60th season in which they’ve won a Grand Prix.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would see him equal Nigel Mansell for eighth on the list of most poles with a single team. Mansell took 28 poles with Williams during his career, while Leclerc has taken 27 poles with Ferrari to date.
A win for Lewis Hamilton would make him the 16th driver to have won Grands Prix with as many as three different teams.
A victory for Lewis Hamilton in 2026 would see him extend his record for the most different seasons in which a driver has won a Grand Prix to 17.
A fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton in 2026 would see him extend the record for most consecutive seasons in which a driver has recorded a fastest lap. His streak is currently 16 years, having started in 2010.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
A victory for a Ferrari-powered car at any race in 2026 would be the engine manufacturer’s 250th Grand Prix win. The works team have taken all but one of the previous 249 wins for Ferrari power – the exception being Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.
Longevity Records on Offer for Alonso
Fernando Alonso’s last win came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. A victory at any race in 2026 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between wins in F1 history, by quite a margin. Riccardo Patrese holds the current record, having waited 6 years, 6 months and 28 days between wins at the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2026 would see him overtake Alain Prost for fifth on the list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both drivers have recorded 106 top three finishes.
If Fernando Alonso leads a race, he would become only the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have led a lap of a Grand Prix in as many as 16 different seasons.
A victory for Fernando Alonso in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost to have won with as many as four different constructors during his Formula 1 career.