Mercedes sealed their ninth Constructors' Championship at the 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, according to Formula1.com. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, which was enough to end a four-year wait for a teams' title. It is the team's first since 2021.
The result puts the Silver Arrows level with Williams on nine constructors' titles, behind only Ferrari and McLaren in Formula 1 history. It also brings Team Principal Toto Wolff level with Sir Frank Williams, whose nine titles were won in the 1980s and 1990s.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the race, Wolff said he had never thought matching Williams was possible, calling Frank "such an unbelievable icon of the sport".
Antonelli's title the round before
The Sao Paulo result followed Antonelli's maiden Drivers' Championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Formula1.com reports. At 20 years old, he became the youngest World Champion in F1 history. Wolff had promoted him alongside Russell after Lewis Hamilton announced his move to Ferrari, with Antonelli making his F1 debut in 2025 after coming through Mercedes' junior programme.
From Williams to Mercedes
Born in Vienna in 1972, Wolff began as a racing driver, taking a class win at the 1994 Nürburgring 24 Hours, and then built a business career. He founded the investment firms Marchfifteen in 1998 and Marchsixteen in 2004. He invested in Williams in 2009 and became its Executive Director in 2012. In February 2013 he joined Mercedes as Managing Partner, acquiring a 30% stake in the team.
Eight straight titles, then a drought
After finishing second in the 2013 constructors' standings behind Red Bull, Mercedes won 16 of 19 Grands Prix in 2014 under the new turbo-hybrid regulations and took their first teams' title. They went on to win eight consecutive Constructors' Championships by 2021, a record no other team has matched.
The run ended in 2022 with the arrival of new ground effect regulations. Over the following four seasons Mercedes managed just five Grand Prix victories, according to Formula1.com, before the 2026 regulation overhaul and the return to the top.
