Pole Position Fantasy LeagueSão Paulo Grand Prix 2026 race report
Round 20 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil · 2026-11-08
Norris captains lift two teams to joint top score at São Paulo
Ellie’s Team and Megleo's Team shared the best PPFL score of the São Paulo Grand Prix with 123 points each, as both captained Lando Norris. Red Bull makes me Gasly still leads the overall table on 2370 points.
Top 10 PPFL teams this race
| Rank | Team | Points | Drivers (points) | Constructor (points) | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Ellie’s Team | 123 | Norris (64), Antonelli (20) | Mercedes (39) | Norris |
| =1 | Megleo's Team | 123 | Norris (64), Colapinto (8) | Red Bull (51) | Norris |
| 3 | The MonkF1 | 119 | Norris (64), Ocon (0) | McLaren (55) | Norris |
| 4 | Michael's Team | 114 | Antonelli (30), Hadjar (29) | McLaren (55) | Antonelli |
| 5 | Ferrari Strategy Dept | 113 | Verstappen (32), Antonelli (30) | Red Bull (51) | Antonelli |
| =6 | Box Box Box | 109 | Antonelli (20), Verstappen (50) | Mercedes (39) | Verstappen |
| =6 | LiCos-R-Us | 109 | Russell (31), Norris (39) | Mercedes (39) | Russell |
| =6 | Mudassir's Team | 109 | Verstappen (50), Gasly (8) | Red Bull (51) | Verstappen |
| =6 | MAxx's Team | 109 | Gasly (8), Verstappen (50) | Red Bull (51) | Verstappen |
| =6 | App Review Racing | 109 | Norris (64), Pérez (6) | Mercedes (39) | Norris |
Norris as captain scored 64 points and was the common thread at the top: he appeared in five of the top 10 teams and was captain in four of them. Ellie’s Team paired him with Antonelli (20 points) and Mercedes (39 points), while Megleo's Team used Colapinto (8 points) and Red Bull (51 points) to reach the same total. The MonkF1 took 3rd place in the race table with 119 points, helped by McLaren's 55 points. Verstappen captaincies, worth 50 points, filled Box Box Box, Mudassir's Team and MAxx's Team, all on 109 points, with either Red Bull or Mercedes as the constructor.
Overall standings after round 20
| Rank | Team | Total | This race | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull makes me Gasly | 2370 | 101 | no change |
| 2 | Ferrari Strategy Dept | 2248 | 113 | no change |
| 3 | Cekunze's Team | 2217 | 88 | no change |
| 4 | adAstra | 2138 | 76 | no change |
| 5 | Clem Fandango's Team | 2130 | 76 | no change |
| 6 | Nando lorris | 2086 | 80 | no change |
| 7 | No_Michael_ThatWasSoNotRight's Team | 2076 | 108 | up 2 |
| 8 | Simply Lovely 's Team | 2075 | 76 | down 1 |
| 9 | Bailey Racing | 2064 | 85 | down 1 |
| 10 | Gibbs F1 Racing Team | 2030 | 92 | up 1 |
Biggest climbers: Roffel's Team (20 to 12), Box Box Box (35 to 31), Nando Lorris's Team (22 to 19). Biggest drops: Ooh look at my spinny wing's Team (13 to 22), Stefa's Team (32 to 38), OffToSeeTheStuarts (42 to 47).
Red Bull makes me Gasly leads on 2370 points, 122 clear of Ferrari Strategy Dept, who scored 113 points this race and stay second. Cekunze's Team remains third. Roffel's Team made the biggest climb, from 20th to 12th, and Box Box Box rose from 35th to 31st. Ooh look at my spinny wing's Team fell from 13th to 22nd after scoring 60 points, and Stefa's Team dropped from 32nd to 38th.
Picks that made the difference
| Most picked | Owned by (teams) | Captained by (teams) | PPFL points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 34% (41) | 14% (17) | 7 |
| Kimi Antonelli | 26% (31) | 22% (26) | 20 |
| Max Verstappen | 23% (28) | 13% (16) | 32 |
| George Russell | 18% (21) | 14% (17) | 19 |
| Lando Norris | 17% (20) | 12% (14) | 39 |
| Mercedes | 42% (50) | n/a | 39 |
| Ferrari | 18% (22) | n/a | 23 |
| McLaren | 12% (14) | n/a | 55 |
Norris was the best captain pick, but only 14 teams (12%) made it, and he returned 64 points. The most-captained driver was Antonelli, chosen by 26 teams (22%), and he returned 30 points after finishing P5 with the fastest lap. Russell and Hamilton were each captained by 17 teams, but Russell returned 31 points while Hamilton managed 9. The best differential was McLaren, owned by 14 teams (12%), who scored 55 points, with Red Bull (51 points, owned by 5%) and Hadjar (29 points, owned by 7%) also paying off. Among the crowd favourites, Hamilton, owned by 34% of teams, scored 7 points, while Mercedes, owned by 42%, scored 39 points.
Guess the Podium
| Slot | Crowd's pick | Picked by | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Kimi Antonelli | 35% (6) | Lando Norris |
| P2 | Kimi Antonelli | 29% (5) | Max Verstappen |
| P3 | Kimi Antonelli | 29% (5) | Isack Hadjar |
| Fastest lap | Max Verstappen | 41% (7) | Kimi Antonelli |
None of the 17 Guess the Podium players found a perfect podium, and the average score was 4.1 points. Simply Lovely 's Team topped the game with 11 points, ahead of Carbon Shrapnel and LeTrack Racing on 10 each. The crowd picked Antonelli for P1, P2 and P3 and none of those picks was correct, while 41% backed Verstappen for the fastest lap, which went to Antonelli.
Guess the Driver of the Day
Fan vote winner: Max Verstappen (20.62%). 16 teams played: 8 picked the winner (10 points) and 3 picked 2nd or 3rd in the vote (3 points). The most-picked driver was Max Verstappen (50%, 8 teams), who finished 1st in the vote.
Box Box Box, Kimi cuteonelli and Mirrorhead's Team each scored 10 points to top Guess the Driver of the Day. The crowd pick of Verstappen, chosen by 50% of the 16 players, matched the fan vote.
Market Watch
| Name | Type | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryō Hirakawa | Driver | $8M | $26M | +$18M |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | Driver | $11M | $14M | +$3M |
| George Russell | Driver | $32M | $35M | +$3M |
| Pierre Gasly | Driver | $14M | $17M | +$3M |
| Fernando Alonso | Driver | $9M | $11M | +$2M |
| Alexander Albon | Driver | $8M | $9.5M | +$1.5M |
| Lewis Hamilton | Driver | $41M | $42M | +$1M |
| Franco Colapinto | Driver | $9.5M | $9M | -$0.5M |
| Isack Hadjar | Driver | $42M | $41M | -$1M |
| Arvid Lindblad | Driver | $23M | $20M | -$3M |
| Liam Lawson | Driver | $35M | $32M | -$3M |
| Nico Hülkenberg | Driver | $26M | $23M | -$3M |
Ryō Hirakawa had the biggest price change, rising from 8 to 26, while Sainz Jr., Russell and Gasly each rose by 3. Lindblad, Lawson and Hülkenberg each fell by 3, and no constructor prices moved.
The race in brief
Norris won from pole for McLaren. Verstappen started P21 on the grid and finished P2, with Hadjar taking P3 to give Red Bull two podium finishers. Antonelli set the fastest lap on lap 55 in 1:12.689 and finished P5. Stroll retired with a battery problem and Bottas with a wheel nut problem. Verstappen won the Driver of the Day vote with 20.62%.
Next race
Round 21: Las Vegas Grand Prix on 22 November 2026. Teams lock at the start of FP1. Discuss the race in the PPFL WhatsApp group.
Session times, what PPFL managers picked and F1 fantasy points by driver: São Paulo Grand Prix 2026 page. Prices after this race: F1 fantasy Price Form.