Most watches reported on the 2026 Formula 1 grid come from team sponsors: Richard Mille at Ferrari and McLaren, IWC at Mercedes, TAG Heuer on Max Verstappen, Breitling at Aston Martin and H. Moser & Cie. at Alpine. The most valuable in Motorsport.com's October round-up is Lewis Hamilton's Richard Mille RM 43-01 Ferrari, valued in the low seven figures, while new world champion Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes wore an IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 (IW388108) on the title podium in Mexico City. Here is who wears what before the Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 19 to 21, 2026. Bizak & Co. is a sourcing desk: production watches here are found to order, not held in stock, and one-off driver editions are not for sale.
Last updated on November 2, 2026. Sources: Robb Report, November 2026, Sky Sports, Mexico City result, Motorsport.com, Malaysia grid round-up, British GQ, 2026 grid watches, Formula1.com, 2026 calendar and Crash.net, October 30, 2026.
What watches do F1 drivers wear in 2026?
Most sightings come from Motorsport.com's round-up of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, run at Sepang on October 2 to 4, and British GQ's March 2026 list.
| Driver | Watch | Reference | Value band (USD unless noted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari | Richard Mille RM 43-01 Ferrari | None published | Low seven figures (valuation) |
| Charles Leclerc, Ferrari | Richard Mille RM 67-02 "Charles Leclerc", a one-off | None public | Not for sale |
| Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, McLaren | Richard Mille RM 67-02 McLaren driver editions | None public | Not for sale |
| Max Verstappen, Red Bull | Custom TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph | None public | Not for sale |
| Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes | IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes F1 Team on the Mexico City title podium; IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35, likely steel, at Sepang | IW388108; Ingenieur dial not confirmed | High four figures; low five figures |
| George Russell, Mercedes | IWC Pilot's Venturer Vertical Drive | IW328601 | Low-to-mid five figures |
| Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, Aston Martin | Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin | EB01381A1B1X1 | Low five figures |
| Pierre Gasly, Alpine | H. Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton | Variant not confirmed | High five figures, near six |
| Franco Colapinto, Alpine | H. Moser Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition | 6700-1200 | High five figures |
| Nico Hulkenberg, Audi | Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon | Not confirmed | Low six figures |
| Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls | Tudor Black Bay Ceramic | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls | Tudor Black Bay Chrono "Panda" | Not confirmed | Mid four figures in pounds |
Bands rest on Motorsport.com's US-dollar figures, except Lindblad's, which uses British GQ's UK price; treat them as rough guides. We found no verified watch reports for the grid's other eight drivers.
What is Lewis Hamilton's Richard Mille RM 43-01 Ferrari?
It is a manual-winding tourbillon split-seconds chronograph designed with Ferrari's design studio. Richard Mille's RM 43-01 Ferrari page lists 514 components and about 70 hours of reserve with the chronograph off, in two 75-piece versions: Carbon TPT, or grade 5 titanium with a Carbon TPT caseband. The brand publishes no prices; GQ Middle East reported launch retail in the low seven figures in Swiss francs in March 2025.
Hamilton has worn Richard Mille since joining Ferrari for 2025, after wearing IWC at Mercedes. See our report on Hamilton's RM 43-01 at the Bahrain GP in Malaysia, our guide to what watch Lewis Hamilton wears and our piece on Hamilton's Mercedes-era IWC editions. We do not list the RM 43-01; the Richard Mille collection shows the references we can source.
Which Richard Mille do Leclerc, Norris and Piastri wear?
All three wear driver editions of the RM 67-02 Automatic Winding Extra Flat. Richard Mille says it has supported Leclerc for over 10 years and that he wears the RM 67-02 as a prototype; Motorsport.com calls his a piece unique. Norris is on the brand's partner pages with the RM 67-02, worn on an elastic strap per British GQ. Piastri's edition is reported by Motorsport.com; Richard Mille's partner pages do not list him.
The platform is a 32 g Quartz TPT and Carbon TPT case with the automatic calibre CRMA7 and about 50 hours of reserve. The nearest production model is a standard RM 67-02: low six figures at 2024 list prices and roughly mid six figures pre-owned in 2026, per Wristcheck. See our Richard Mille RM 67-02 collection and RM 67-02 guide.
What watch does Max Verstappen wear?
Verstappen, who won at Sepang and in Mexico City, wears a custom TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph. British GQ describes a titanium and sapphire rattrapante with dial details for his world titles, lion emblem and No. 1. It is a one-off and not for sale; Motorsport.com says regular Monacos start in the high four figures, and our TAG Heuer Monaco collection shows the references we can source. TAG Heuer, Red Bull's partner since 2016, marked ten years with the Formula 1 Solargraph x Oracle Red Bull Racing (WBY111F.BA0042), in the low four figures in Australian dollars, per Boss Hunting; see our TAG Heuer Formula 1 collection and TAG Heuer Formula 1 guide.
What watch does Kimi Antonelli wear?
Antonelli wore an IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (IW388108) on the Mexico City podium on November 1, per Robb Report: 41 mm titanium, a black dial with Petronas-green accents and the caliber 69385. See our full guide to Kimi Antonelli's IWC watches.
He wore an IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 at Sepang, where he finished second; Motorsport.com's low-five-figure price points to steel, not gold. Boss Hunting reported him wearing the 2025 team Mark XX (IW328210) in March 2025. The 35 mm line, launched at Watches & Wonders 2025, has a Genta-designed case with five functional bezel screws, an integrated bracelet and the in-house calibre 47110 (42 hours). His dial is unconfirmed. Our IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 (IW324901) page covers the silver "Grid" dial; the line also comes with black (IW324906), blue (IW324907) and "Pool" (IW324902) dials, and the IWC Ingenieur collection shows the wider range we can source. Listed from-prices are dated observations, not quotes.
Antonelli clinched the 2026 title at the Mexico City Grand Prix on November 1 by finishing third, behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. At 20, he is F1's youngest world champion.
What watch does George Russell wear?
At Sepang, where he retired, Russell wore IWC's crownless Pilot's Venturer Vertical Drive (IW328601), wound and set through a rotating bezel and rocker switch. Its case is white zirconium-oxide ceramic with a Ceratanium bezel and caseback, and IWC's space partner Vast certified it for spaceflight. IWC launched two George Russell editions in February 2026, the Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 (IW328107) and the Chronograph 41 (IW389411): black ceramic, 1,063 pieces each, in the low five figures in Australian dollars, per Boss Hunting.
The 2025 team watch was the IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XX Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS (IW328210): 40 mm titanium, PETRONAS-green numerals and 120 hours, which IWC said mechanics, engineers and race strategists would wear trackside throughout the 2025 season. Team principal Toto Wolff pairs the Russell Automatic 41 with the 100-piece Big Pilot's Watch Shock Absorber XPL Toto Wolff edition (IW356201).
What do the Aston Martin, Alpine and Racing Bulls drivers wear?
Breitling replaced Girard-Perregaux as Aston Martin's watch partner in February 2026, and Alonso and Stroll wore its 1,959-piece launch watch at Sepang: the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin (EB01381A1B1X1), the first titanium Navitimer, with a carbon-fibre dial and the COSC-certified Caliber 01 with 70 hours. Our Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 in steel (AB0138211B1A1) page covers the standard version, not the team edition.
At Alpine, Gasly wore an H. Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton; Moser also lists a ceramic Alpine version and Gasly editions, so his variant is unconfirmed. Colapinto wore the 200-piece Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition (6700-1200), a skeletonised flyback chronograph. At Sepang, Racing Bulls' Lawson wore a Tudor Black Bay Ceramic, per Motorsport.com; British GQ's March list has Lindblad in a Tudor Black Bay Chrono with a panda dial. See our Tudor Black Bay collection.
Is there a TAG Heuer Las Vegas Grand Prix watch?
There was for 2025: a 600-piece Monaco Chronograph Las Vegas Grand Prix edition, released November 20, 2025, in 39 mm black-DLC titanium with a violet-to-blue skeleton dial, in the low five figures in Australian dollars, per Boss Hunting. As of October 30, 2026, TAG Heuer had not announced a 2026 edition; the 2025 one arrived in race week.
Quick answers
What watch does Max Verstappen wear?
A custom, one-off TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph in titanium and sapphire, with dial details for his titles, lion emblem and No. 1, per British GQ.
What watch does Kimi Antonelli wear?
He wore an IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, IW388108, on the podium when he clinched the 2026 title in Mexico City, per Robb Report. At Sepang in October he wore an IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35.
What watch does Lando Norris wear?
A Richard Mille RM 67-02 McLaren driver edition, per Motorsport.com, worn on an elastic strap, per British GQ. It is not sold; a standard RM 67-02 is the nearest production model.
What watch does Charles Leclerc wear?
A one-off Richard Mille RM 67-02 "Charles Leclerc". Richard Mille, which has backed him for over 10 years, says he wears the RM 67-02 as a prototype.
How much is Lewis Hamilton's Richard Mille worth?
Motorsport.com valued his RM 43-01 Ferrari in the low seven figures in October 2026. Richard Mille publishes no prices; the RM 43-01 Ferrari is limited to 150 pieces, in two versions of 75.
Do F1 drivers own the watches they wear?
Not necessarily. Motorsport.com notes that grid watches come from sponsors and are likely not owned by the drivers.
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