F1 2027 grid: 16 drivers confirmed, and Racing Bulls still to decide
Verstappen and Norris are signed to 2030, Câmara is the only confirmed rookie, and Racing Bulls promise a decision on Lawson, Lindblad and Tsolov in the coming weeks
F1 2027 · Driver market · Updated 12 Nov 2026
The 2027 grid16 signed. 2 open.
Sixteen of the 22 seats on the 2027 Formula 1 grid are now officially filled, and the biggest decision still to come belongs to Racing Bulls: two seats for three drivers, Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad and Nikola Tsolov. Team principal Alan Permane said on 7 November that the choice will be announced “in the coming weeks”.
SignedExpected, not announcedOpen
Team by team
F1 2027 line-ups, team by team
Every driver for the 2027 season, using only what teams, drivers and formula1.com have officially said. We update this sheet with every signing. The race dates are in our F1 2027 calendar.
Mercedes
No 2027 statementFerrari
UnchangedRed Bull
UnchangedMcLaren
UnchangedRacing Bulls
Both seats openAlpine
UnchangedHaas
Ocon outAudi
UnchangedWilliams
UnchangedAston Martin
UnchangedCadillac
One seat signedLeaving: Esteban Ocon, replaced at Haas by Câmara. Only confirmed rookie: Rafael Câmara.
The open seats
Three drivers, two Racing Bulls seats
Lawson has the strongest case on paper. He is ninth in the 2026 drivers’ standings with 89 points, the best of the drivers outside the four leading teams. Lindblad, in his rookie season, is 11th with 38. Tsolov is second in Formula 2 in his first season there and made his Formula 1 practice debut for Racing Bulls in Mexico City on 30 October.
Red Bull junior
Nikola Tsolov
“I don’t know what else they want me to do, but yeah, it’s just one of those things at the moment.”
Liam Lawson, 5 November, via formula1.com
Permane did not name a date. “We’re not in a rush to do anything and I’m very confident the right decision will be made,” he said, adding: “I’m sure when we announce it in the coming weeks everyone will be happy.”
Still to be announced
Bearman, Bottas and the Mercedes pair still wait for paperwork
Haas announced Câmara on 15 October on a multi-year deal, replacing Esteban Ocon, and named Oliver Bearman as his team-mate. Bearman himself has not been formally confirmed. “It’s very clear I want to continue with Haas,” he said on 30 October, adding that the timing is “not really in my hands”.
Photo Mark Thompson / Getty Images / Red Bull Content PoolCadillac extended Sergio Pérez’s contract to at least 2029 on 28 October, but has not taken up the option on Valtteri Bottas for 2027. “In my head, it should be okay,” Bottas said on 5 November. Mercedes has made no formal 2027 announcement either. George Russell has said he is on a “multi-year deal”, and Toto Wolff said in June that “we don’t want to change things” with Russell and world champion Kimi Antonelli.
Timeline
How the 2027 grid filled up
- 3 JUNLeclerc signs a multi-year extension with Ferrari
- 3 JULVasseur confirms Hamilton at Ferrari for 2027
- 18-19 AUGWilliams keeps Albon and Sainz
- 20 AUGVerstappen extends with Red Bull to the end of 2030
- 27 AUGAlpine keeps Colapinto alongside Gasly
- 29 AUGNorris signs with McLaren to the end of 2030
- 23 SEPRed Bull keeps Hadjar for 2027
- SEPAudi confirms Hülkenberg and Bortoleto in Baku
- 29 SEPAlonso and Stroll stay at Aston Martin
- 15 OCTHaas signs Câmara, Ocon leaves
- 28 OCTCadillac extends Pérez to 2029
Our read
Our read: Lawson has earned his seat, the real choice is Lindblad or Tsolov
Eighty-nine points against 38 in the same car is not a close call, and Lawson has scored them while being asked to step up to Red Bull three times this season. Keeping him makes sense. The harder question is the second seat: Lindblad has had one year to learn, Tsolov is pushing from Formula 2 and Red Bull cannot keep a junior of that level waiting for long. Our guess is that Racing Bulls keeps Lawson and gives the rookie seat to whoever it believes can be at Red Bull by 2028.
What’s next
Three races left: Las Vegas on 21 November, then Qatar and Abu Dhabi
The 2026 season still has Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to run, and the standings are on our F1 standings page. We will update this grid the moment Racing Bulls, Mercedes, Haas or Cadillac make their announcements.
Questions and answers
F1 2027 grid: questions and answers
Who is confirmed for the 2027 F1 grid?
Sixteen drivers: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar (Red Bull), Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto (Alpine), Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz (Williams), Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), Sergio Pérez (Cadillac) and Rafael Câmara (Haas).
Which F1 seats are still open for 2027?
Both Racing Bulls seats are open, with Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad and Nikola Tsolov in contention. Four more drivers are expected to stay but have not been announced: George Russell and Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes, Oliver Bearman at Haas and Valtteri Bottas at Cadillac.
Is Liam Lawson staying at Racing Bulls in 2027?
Not confirmed yet. Team principal Alan Permane said on 7 November that the decision will be announced in the coming weeks. Lawson is ninth in the 2026 standings with 89 points.
Who are the rookies on the 2027 F1 grid?
Rafael Câmara is the only confirmed rookie so far. He joins Haas on a multi-year deal. Nikola Tsolov could become the second if Racing Bulls picks him.
How long are Verstappen’s and Norris’s contracts?
Both run to the end of 2030. Verstappen extended with Red Bull on 20 August 2026, Norris with McLaren on 29 August 2026.
Sources: formula1.com (driver and team announcements and interviews, June to November 2026), Red Bull, Aston Martin, Alpine, Haas, Cadillac, Audi press conference in Baku, official F1 2026 drivers’ standings.
Who should get the two Racing Bulls seats for 2027: Lawson, Lindblad or Tsolov? Tell us in the comments.
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