The 2026 regulations have turned Formula 1 on its head, and the scales don’t lie.
As F1 hits the unplanned break for the next few weeks due to the cancellations of races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, it is time to slow down and actually look into the car changes, with major regulation changes taking place for the first time in years.
After reintroducing active aerodynamics, alongside a new power unit, these tweaks have been widely accepted as the biggest year-on-year rule changes in F1 history.
With these new regulations in place, the pecking order has shifted somewhat from the season prior, with some enjoyable racing and a new top dog in Mercedes, with Ferrari hot on their heels. On the lower end, however, certain teams are struggling to find the pace, including Max Verstappen in his Red Bull, who has fallen into the middle of the pack so far this season.
Weight in F1 is a matter of tenths of a second on the track, and getting this weight right is critical to success. The F1 regulations allow a car to be underweight so that ballast can be added underneath the car from race to race. Teams do this for better weight distribution, making tracks easier for the driver.
Teams have to be careful not to go too far under to ensure any weight loss during the race doesn’t break the 768kg minimum weight that a car must be over by the end of the race.
Now, thanks to RacingNews365, we can take a look at how much every car weighs in the 2026 season, starting from the lightest and working our way up to the heaviest.
