Spice up the 2026 Formula 1 season by joining our F1 fantasy league!

F1’s overhauled ruleset has tasked manufacturers with building cars around an entirely different aerodynamic concept. Overtaking and fuels have also been completely overhauled, leaving teams with a mountain to climb ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix. 

If pre-season testing is anything to go by, fans can expect a new-look grid. Not only because Audi and Cadillac are now on the scene—there are signs that McLaren may no longer be at the front—and Alpine might’ve finally abandoned the back row. 

So, this year is shaping up well. There should be plenty of discussion points at least! If you want to make it even more exciting, F1 Fantasy is also making a welcome return after last season.

The sport’s official fantasy league is a great way of earning bragging rights over friends, family, and the rest of the GP247 community. Interested? Here’s what to expect. 

In a nutshell, F1 Fantasy asks players to pick five drivers and two teams for each Grand Prix. Obviously, there’s a budget to stop you selecting the seven top scorers every week, but you’re generally free to change things as you please. 

Do you pick two star drivers to score all your points? Or do you choose five overperformers to bring home the bacon? This is where F1 Fantasy sorts the Schumachers from the Strolls. Each week, drivers get 1-10 points for qualifying in the top ten and 1-25 points for their finishing position—just like in real life. So there’s some synergy with the actual standings. 

You can find the full rules here, but it’s important to know that you can still mix things up after choosing your lineup. Two transfers are allowed in the run-up to every race, with “chips” providing boosts to drivers and a "wildcard" changing the entire team. 

Last year’s top scorers weren’t who you’d necessarily expect. George Russell provided best value for money, Ollie Bearman pulled the most overtakes, and Max Verstappen scored the most points in a single weekend. So it’s not a given that the fastest team will clean up. There’s room for a surprise or two! 

For those already familiar, F1 has made a few tweaks to its fantasy league that keep things interesting. Beyond all the superficial UI stuff, the biggest change is transfers. The game no longer counts these separately; they’re monitored from Grand Prix to Grand Prix. 

This gives players greater flexibility when choosing their lineup. They can react to news that comes out between events and make changes accordingly. Price changes should have a similar effect. The worst-performing drivers (which at this stage looks like it'll be the two Aston Martins) can now cost as little as $3 million in-game.

Making poor performers relatively cheap allows players to put all their eggs in one basket—it's possible, for example, to have Russell and Max Verstappen (this year’s most valuable in-game drivers) alongside the Audi and Cadillac boys with plenty of budget to spare. 

The last major rule change affects the Sprints. These are still included in the game (so they’re definitely worth weighing up). But DNFs come with a reduced penalty of -10 points, meaning there’s less risk and punishment for bold picks on Sprint weekends. 

Just like last season, GP247 will be running its very own F1 fantasy league. We’re leaving it to the official organizers to hand out the prizes—which are pretty nice; we’re talking VIP race tickets, grandstand tickets, and a bunch of merch for the podium finishers. 

But our league has its own perks. We’ll provide race-by-race breakdowns and give you the chance to have your say on how the season’s going in the comments below. 

So, if you fancy flexing your F1 knowledge and adding another layer of spice to each race weekend, the GP247 league is the place to be. Join our F1 Fantasy here and stay tuned for full coverage of the 2026 season as F1 returns at Albert Park.