Mercedes clinched the 2026 Formula 1 constructors' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, completing a title sweep for the team after Kimi Antonelli had already secured the drivers' championship the previous weekend in Mexico City. It is Mercedes' ninth constructors' title overall and its first since 2021, according to Formula1.com.

McLaren's Lando Norris won the race itself, crossing the line about 14.6 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who produced a dramatic recovery drive from 21st on the grid to finish second after a shifting-weather race that scrambled strategy up and down the field. Isack Hadjar took third for Red Bull, roughly 24.5 seconds behind Norris. It was Norris's third win of the season.

A Points Formality, Settled Early

Mercedes needed to outscore Ferrari by just three points in Brazil to seal the constructors' title, and did so comfortably as Ferrari's cars finished seventh and ninth. George Russell crossed the line fourth for Mercedes, with Antonelli fifth. The result draws Mercedes level with Williams for third on the all-time constructors' title list, behind Ferrari's 16 and McLaren's 10.

NINE TITLES. FIRST SINCE 2021.

The championship arrives under Formula 1's overhauled 2026 technical regulations, which reset both aerodynamics and power-unit rules — a change many expected would shuffle the competitive order. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff had pushed the team through what GPFans described as "unfinished business" heading into the Brazil weekend, with rival teams publicly congratulating Mercedes afterward on the achievement.

With the constructors' title now decided and Antonelli already crowned, the final three races of the season shift focus to individual battles further down the standings, including the fight for second in the drivers' championship. Norris, Verstappen and Russell will all be racing for positioning rather than titles as the 2026 season winds toward its close.