F1 Drivers' Watches 2026: Every Driver, Every Team Partner

Formula 1 is a watch sport. Every team has a name on the garage wall, and most drivers have a watch on the wrist at the launch, the gala or the press conference. This guide goes through the 2026 grid one driver at a time, grouped by team, and ends with a table of who partners with whom. It also keeps two things apart that most roundups blur: watches a driver has been documented wearing , and editions released in a driver's name or in a team's colours.

Mercedes (Kimi Antonelli and George Russell)

Kimi Antonelli (#12): Antonelli, born August 25, 2006, leads the championship on 340 points and took pole in Austin. His watch is the IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team , a 40 mm grade 5 titanium watch with PETRONAS-green numerals, IWC calibre 32111 and a 120-hour power reserve. IWC is Mercedes' team partner, so this is a team watch rather than a personal ambassador deal. Oracle of Time says he wears it. IWC's own journal page on Antonelli was blocked when we tried to read it, so we could not check its wording. We do not say what he wore on any podium, and none of the sources we read show it. George Russell (#63): IWC made a named edition for Russell: the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 George Russell and an Automatic 41 companion, both in black ceramic with blue accents matched to his helmet and gloves, and a caseback with his number, 63. Each is limited to 1,063 pieces. This is an edition released in his name. The sources we read confirm the edition, but not that he wears one every day. He is second in the standings on 238 points.

Ferrari (Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc)

Lewis Hamilton (#44): Sources disagree about Hamilton. Oracle of Time (February 2026) and Firstclasse (December 2025) put him in the Richard Mille RM 43-01 Ferrari , a tourbillon split-seconds chronograph launched in March 2025 in 150 pieces. Crash.net's launch report does not say he wears it, and notes he wore an RM 74-02 in a Ferrari photoshoot. A June 2026 Mirror Media piece lists a Patek Philippe 5271P instead. He is third in the standings on 229 points. Charles Leclerc (#16): Leclerc is a Richard Mille driver, but the exact model depends on the source. Oracle of Time says he has long worn a prototype RM 67-02 in Ferrari colours. Firstclasse (December 2025) and Mirror Media (June 2026) point to an RM 72-01 Leclerc edition, which Mirror describes as not yet officially released. Crash.net saw him in an RM 72-01 flyback chronograph in a Ferrari shoot. We cannot settle it. Fifth in the standings on 215 points.

McLaren (Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri)

Lando Norris (#1): Norris, the 2025 champion, is the best documented Richard Mille wearer on the grid. Oracle of Time lists the RM 72-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph and says he shared images with it celebrating his title. Tatler Asia (December 9, 2025), relying on Getty podium photos, identifies the white-ceramic RM 72-01 Lifestyle. The sources conflict on material: Oracle says titanium, Tatler and Firstclasse say white ceramic with a red-gold middle case. Richard Mille publishes no price. Oscar Piastri (#81): Oracle of Time lists the RM 67-02 Automatic Extra Flat McLaren edition (carbon, orange crown accents) and says Piastri is not a regular watch wearer. Mirror Media (June 2026) also lists an RM 67-02 McLaren Edition for him. It is a team-linked edition. Firstclasse's December 2025 estimate for the Carbon TPT version is $430,000; Richard Mille publishes no price.

Red Bull Racing (Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar)

Max Verstappen (#3): TAG Heuer is Red Bull's partner, and Verstappen's watches lean that way, but the sources do not agree on the current one. Oracle of Time photographed a 39 mm yellow-gold TAG Heuer Carrera at a pre-season event and says he normally wears the latest Monaco chronograph on track. Wristler (updated February 2025) has a yellow-gold Carrera from the start of 2024 and a platinum Rolex Daytona worn privately. Mirror Media (June 2026) lists a custom Monaco Split-Seconds. He is fourth on 221 points and won in Bahrain and Singapore. Isack Hadjar (#6): Oracle of Time says Hadjar wore a TAG Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph x Oracle Red Bull Racing in team colours before the season, and notes he previously partnered with Tudor. That is the only source we found. He missed the Dutch Grand Prix with a wrist injury, and sits eighth on 97 points.

Racing Bulls (Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad)

Liam Lawson (#30): Racing Bulls is Tudor's team. Oracle of Time (February) puts Lawson in a Tudor Black Bay Chrono Pink . A May 2026 report says Lawson and Arvid Lindblad are the drivers for the new Black Bay Chrono “Carbon 26” , limited to 2,026 pieces. The two reports may both be true, but we do not know which he wears most. Lawson swapped into Red Bull for rounds 12 to 14 and is ninth on 75 points. Arvid Lindblad (#41): Lindblad, 18 and the youngest on the grid per Oracle of Time, is listed in a panda-dial Tudor Black Bay Chrono there, and as a driver of the Carbon 26 in the May report.

Aston Martin (Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll)

Fernando Alonso (#14): Alonso has a personal Richard Mille link, according to Oracle of Time, yet the team's new partner is Breitling , and both Oracle and Elite Traveler (April 8, 2026) show him in the Navitimer in official 2026 imagery. Breitling's own partnership page names no drivers. Treat the Navitimer as the watch he wears for team work, not proof of a personal change. He is 17th on 7 points. Lance Stroll (#18): Stroll is listed in the same team Navitimer, which Oracle of Time calls Aston Martin's first collaboration watch with Breitling. The watch is a 43 mm titanium chronograph with a carbon-fibre dial, Breitling's B01 calibre and about 70 hours of power reserve. He has no points this season.

Alpine (Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto)

Pierre Gasly (#10): Gasly has the best-documented driver watch of the year: the H. Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Pierre Gasly Edition , launched October 1, 2025. He helped shape it, and the ruby at 10 o'clock and the 10-piece gold edition nod to his race number. It is a 40 mm red-gold watch with a chocolate fumé dial and an in-house flying tourbillon. It is an edition in his name; the sources do not say how often he wears it. Tenth in the standings on 41 points. Franco Colapinto (#43): Moser's Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition is a skeletonised flyback chronograph in blue PVD steel, sold as a pair with a Mechanics Edition. Bloomberg Linea says Colapinto helped create it with Gasly by briefing Moser's engineers on track demands. It does not say whether he wears it. The Drivers Edition is limited to 200 pieces.

Williams (Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon)

Carlos Sainz (#55): Oracle of Time guessed a Girard-Perregaux Laureato Three Gold Bridges from a small image, and flagged it as speculation. Girard-Perregaux has since become Williams' partner (reported August 21, 2026) and launched Laureato Williams Editions, but neither report names a driver. Alex Albon (#23): Oracle of Time chose a standard black-dial Girard-Perregaux Laureato for Albon, calling it the safer bet because of unclear lighting. Girard-Perregaux's Laureato Williams Edition has blue dials and is priced at $16,200 (42 mm) and $20,900 (Chronograph), per Monochrome on September 23, 2026. We do not link either to Albon.

Audi (Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto)

Nico Hülkenberg (#27): Audi has no watch partner, so Hülkenberg wears what he likes. Oracle of Time lists an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph, but says the imagery does not make clear which Royal Oak, and that he has also been seen in Daytonas. One source only. Gabriel Bortoleto (#5): Oracle of Time lists a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, noting the screw-down pushers, and treats it as personal because Audi has no partner. We found no second source.

Haas (Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman)

Esteban Ocon (#31): Ocon's deal is with the brand rather than the team. Bianchet announced him as a brand ambassador on March 12, 2025, and said he wore the B 1.618 Flying Tourbillon Sport GMT at the F1 75 Live gala in London. Oracle of Time lists the same watch for 2026. Haas has no watch partner. Oliver Bearman (#87): Oracle of Time says it would hazard a guess at a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 (possibly a 5811), and also spotted a Rolex GMT-Master II, but adds that he is more likely to be seen with a Whoop band. This is the weakest identification in the guide.

Cadillac (Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas)

Sergio Pérez (#11): Cadillac has no watch partner. Oracle of Time lists a TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Skeleton, released in 2023 when he drove for Red Bull, and calls it a carry-over. Weak, single source. Valtteri Bottas (#77): Oracle of Time lists an IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Lake Tahoe in white ceramic, and treats it as a carry-over from earlier partnerships. Single source.

Team watch partners 2026

Eleven teams, eight with a named watch partner as of this writing. Williams is the one that changed during the year: early-2026 roundups say it had none, then Girard-Perregaux was announced in August. F1 itself also has an official timekeeper, TAG Heuer.

• Formula 1 (series): TAG Heuer (Official timekeeper; evidence: Confirmed). Announced January 6, 2025, replacing Rolex, which had been F1's partner since 2013. A 10-year deal with LVMH, valued at slightly more than $100 million a year according to the report. TimesLive
• Mercedes: IWC (Mark XX Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (IW328210); evidence: Confirmed). Partner since 2013 per Wristler (March 5, 2026). The Mark XX was unveiled January 17, 2025 (Haute Time)
• Ferrari: Richard Mille (RM 43-01 Ferrari (150 pieces); evidence: Confirmed). Partner since 2021 per Wristler (March 5, 2026); the RM 43-01 launched March 2025 Price: $1.3M titanium / $1.53M Carbon TPT (March 28, 2025).
• McLaren: Richard Mille (RM 67-02 McLaren edition; evidence: Reported). Named as McLaren's partner by Oracle of Time (February 17, 2026) and Wristler (March 5, 2026) Price: Not published; $430,000 estimate (December 2025).
• Red Bull Racing: TAG Heuer (Formula 1 Chronograph x Oracle Red Bull Racing; evidence: Confirmed). Partner since 2016 per Wristler (March 5, 2026). Tudor is tied to Racing Bulls, not Red Bull Racing Price: Not verified.
• Aston Martin: Breitling (Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 (EB01381A1B1X1); evidence: Confirmed). Multi-year partnership began February 2026, per Breitling. It replaces Girard-Perregaux Price: EUR 10,500, about $11,750 (February 10, 2026).
• Williams: Girard-Perregaux (Laureato Williams Edition 42 mm (81010-11-3680-1GM); evidence: Confirmed). Multi-year deal from 2026, reported by Haute Time on August 21, 2026. Earlier 2026 roundups (February, March) listed no partner Price: $16,200 (Chronograph $20,900), September 23, 2026.
• Alpine: H. Moser & Cie. (Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition; evidence: Reported). Named by Oracle of Time and Wristler (2026). Moser and Alpine have made several limited editions Price: CHF 59,000 pair, about $71,600 before tax (May 30, 2025).
• Racing Bulls: Tudor (Black Bay Chrono “Carbon 26” (M79377KN-0003); evidence: Reported). Named by Oracle of Time and Wristler (2026). The Carbon 26 is limited to 2,026 pieces Price: $8,625 before tax (May 1, 2026).
• Haas, Audi, Cadillac (No partner found; evidence: Reported). Oracle of Time (February 2026) and Wristler (March 2026) list no watch partner for any of the three. Ocon has a personal Bianchet deal

Partner lists differ between outlets because they date from different months. We follow the most recent fetched report for each team. One May 2026 roundup (GeekChamp) still lists Girard-Perregaux at Aston Martin and Bremont at Williams, which we treat as out of date.

Worn, partnered or released in a name: how to read this guide

Three different things get called a driver's watch. The first is a watch the driver has been seen wearing by their own choice, such as Verstappen's Daytona or Ocon's Bianchet. The second is the team-partner model , such as the Breitling Navitimer at Aston Martin or the IWC Mark XX at Mercedes, which drivers wear for team work. The third is an edition released in a driver's name , such as Russell's IWC or Gasly's Moser, which proves a collaboration, not what is on the wrist at breakfast. We label each row, and keep prices in US dollars with the date.

Richard Mille does not publish prices, so the Richard Mille figures here are market estimates from December 2025 and should be read as rough. Currency conversions use the European Central Bank rates dated October 23, 2026 (1 Swiss franc = $1.2131, 1 euro = $1.1193, 1 pound = $1.3369). For related reading, see Ayrton Senna's watches, Niki Lauda's watches, Jackie Stewart's watches, and our report on TAG Heuer's Solargraph for Oracle Red Bull Racing. For motorsport on screen, see Rush, Ford v Ferrari and Le Mans.

The title race is still open. Antonelli can clinch in Austin only by winning with Russell ninth or lower and Hamilton fifth or lower, according to Formula1.com and Autosport. If he does not, the next round is Mexico City on November 1. We will update this page when the 2026 champion is decided .

Myths and mix-ups, corrected

• “Antonelli is the 2026 champion.” Not yet. He leads on 340 points after Singapore, and the United States Grand Prix is being run today, October 25. We had no race result when this page was written.
• “Rolex still times Formula 1.” TAG Heuer replaced Rolex as official timekeeper in 2025, in a deal announced January 6, 2025.
• “Girard-Perregaux is Aston Martin's partner.” It was until 2025. Breitling took over in 2026, and Girard-Perregaux moved to Williams.
• “Every driver wears their team's watch partner.” Not always. Alonso is reported to have a personal Richard Mille link, Ocon has a Bianchet deal, and Haas, Audi and Cadillac have no partner.
• “A driver edition means he wears it.” It means he collaborated on or endorsed it. Russell's IWC and Colapinto's Moser are editions; we found no source saying how often either wears his.

Sources and how current this is

Standings from Formula1.com and Autosport (October 11, 2026), the Wikipedia pages for the 2026 season and the United States Grand Prix (qualifying on October 24; no race result at the time of writing). Watches: Oracle of Time (February 17, 2026) for most driver identifications; Wristler (March 5, 2026) for team partners; Haute Time (January 17, 2025 and August 21, 2026), Monochrome, SJX, Bianchet, Breitling, Tatler Asia, Firstclasse, Crash.net, Mirror Media, Elite Traveler, Wristreview, Time and Watches, Bloomberg Linea and TimesLive for individual watches. IWC’s journal page on Antonelli and Watchtime’s Russell page could not be read. Prices are indicative US-dollar figures converted at the ECB rates dated October 23, 2026. This page was published October 25, 2026 and will be updated when the champion is decided.

Frequently Asked Questions

What watch does Kimi Antonelli wear?

Oracle of Time lists the IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XX Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, a team-partner watch in grade 5 titanium. We could not read IWC's own page on him, so the identification is reported, not confirmed.

Who is leading the 2026 F1 championship?

Kimi Antonelli, on 340 points after Singapore on October 11, 102 ahead of George Russell. The United States Grand Prix is on October 25 and we have no result, so no champion is named.

What watch does Lewis Hamilton wear?

Sources disagree. Some list the Richard Mille RM 43-01 Ferrari, a 150-piece edition priced at $1.3 million to $1.53 million, while one 2026 outlet lists a Patek Philippe 5271P.

What watches do the McLaren drivers wear?

Oracle of Time lists a Richard Mille RM 72-01 for Lando Norris and an RM 67-02 McLaren edition for Oscar Piastri. Richard Mille is McLaren's partner and does not publish prices.

Which watch brand is each F1 team's partner in 2026?

Richard Mille at Ferrari and McLaren, IWC at Mercedes, TAG Heuer at Red Bull Racing, Breitling at Aston Martin, Girard-Perregaux at Williams, H. Moser at Alpine and Tudor at Racing Bulls. Haas, Audi and Cadillac had no partner in the sources we read.

Who is F1's official timekeeper?

TAG Heuer, announced January 6, 2025, replacing Rolex in a 10-year deal with LVMH.

Which F1 driver designed a watch?

Pierre Gasly helped shape the H. Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Pierre Gasly Edition, launched October 1, 2025 in 100 and 10-piece versions. Colapinto is credited with helping on the Alpine Drivers Edition.

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