Mercedes 251. Ferrari 251. Will Sepang Break the Tie?

Mercedes-powered cars have won 13 of this season’s first 15 Grands Prix, giving Ferrari a form gap to overcome as the two engine manufacturers chase win number 252.

As of September 30, 2026. Totals follow STATS F1’s engine-win records through the Azerbaijan GP, including works and customer teams. Sprints excluded.

One win could separate them. It doesn’t have to come from their own team.

Mercedes and Ferrari stand level on 251 Grand Prix victories in the engine-manufacturer records used for this comparison. Now the Bahrain GP at Sepang gives either supplier an opportunity to move ahead.

George Russell’s Baku victory brought Mercedes level. The question in Malaysia is whether Ferrari can respond or Mercedes can keep its winning run going.

More than the factory teams

These totals count the engine powering the winning car. A McLaren victory adds to Mercedes’ record, just as Sebastian Vettel’s 2008 Italian GP win for Toro Rosso counts toward Ferrari’s.

That distinction matters this weekend. Mercedes supplies its own team, McLaren, Williams and Alpine. Ferrari powers its factory team, Haas and Cadillac.

That’s eight Mercedes-powered cars against six with Ferrari engines. More entries offer more possible winners, but the stronger argument comes from what those cars have achieved.

The season favors Mercedes

Through Baku, Kimi Antonelli’s eight victories and Russell’s three gave the Mercedes works team 11 wins. Lando Norris added two for McLaren, taking the engine manufacturer’s total to 13 from 15 races.

Ferrari took the other two: Lewis Hamilton at Barcelona-Catalunya and Charles Leclerc at Silverstone.

Mercedes-powered cars have also won all six Grands Prix since Leclerc’s victory. That makes Mercedes the stronger pre-weekend pick in this comparison, with both its factory team and a customer already proven winners this season.