An exclusive club: Verstappen alongside Alonso, Hamilton, Leclerc and Norris

Max Verstappen can claim something that very few Formula 1 drivers could say about themselves: in 2026, he will effectively have five home Grands Prix!

First of all, there’s the Dutch Grand Prix, which is set to be held for the last time in 2026; Max won there three times in a row between 2021 and 2023.

Verstappen was born in Belgium, so Spa is also a home race for him. Max also triumphed at the Ardennes circuit from 2021 to 2023.

He could then add Monaco to the list, as he lives in Monte Carlo with Kelly Piquet and their children. The Red Bull Racing driver triumphed in the Principality in 2021 and 2023.

The wider circle of home races includes Silverstone (as the home of his team, Red Bull Racing), victory in 2023, and Austria as the home of Red Bull, with victories in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023, plus a triumph at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix.

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As we can see, Max Verstappen has largely ticked off the career goal of a home victory, whereas the situation is quite different for other drivers.

Three-time Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert once told me: “As a Formula 1 driver, there are two Grands Prix you absolutely want to win – your home race and one of the great classics, let’s say Monza or Silverstone.”

The Englishman hit the nail on the head there. His three victories: Silverstone in 1995, Monza in 1995 and the Nürburgring in 1999 – so he’s ticked off home Grand Prix wins and three classics – respect!

Of the 22 GP drivers on the 2026 starting grid, seven have no chance of a home victory, as there are currently no Formula 1 World Championship rounds in Finland, Argentina, New Zealand, France or Thailand.

Only five of the 13 Grand Prix winners in the field have managed to win their home race: Dutchman Max Verstappen (2021 to 2023), Monegasque Charles Leclerc (2024), Briton Lewis Hamilton (2008, 2014 to 2017, 2019 to 2021 and 2024 – nine wins!), Britain’s Lando Norris (2025) and Spain’s Fernando Alonso (Barcelona 2006 and 2013, plus Valencia 2012).

And how did the other drivers fare at their home races? Here’s our round-up.

• Kimi Antonelli (Italy): Ninth in 2025

• Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): Winner in 2008, from 2014 to 2017, from 2019 to 2021 and in 2024

• George Russell (Great Britain): Second in 2026

• Charles Leclerc (Monaco): Winner in 2024

• Lando Norris (Great Britain): Winner in 2025

• Max Verstappen (Netherlands): Winner 2021 to 2023

• Oscar Piastri (Australia): Fourth in 2024

• Isack Hadjar (France): no home race

• Liam Lawson (New Zealand): no home race

• Pierre Gasly (France): Seventh in 2021

• Arvid Lindblad (Great Britain): Seventh in 2026

• Franco Colapinto (Argentina): no home race

• Oliver Bearman (Great Britain): 11th in 2025

• Gabriel Bortoleto (Brazil): Retired in 2025

• Carlos Sainz (Spain): Fourth in 2022

• Alex Albon (Thailand): no home race

• Esteban Ocon (France): Eighth in 2022

• Nico Hülkenberg (Germany): Fifth in 2018

• Fernando Alonso (Spain): Winner at Barcelona in 2006 and 2013, and at Valencia in 2012

• Valtteri Bottas (Finland): no home race

• Lance Stroll (Canada): seventh in 2024

• Sergio Pérez (Mexico): Third in 2021 and 2022