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2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards

Racing Season 2026
Release Date:

With the 2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards, Topps is accompanying the current season of motorsport’s premier class for the seventh time. For the first time, Formula 1 fans can look forward to one guaranteed autograph card per Hobby Box.

Facts

Release Date
October 152026
Manufacturer
Brand
Chrome
Category
Racing
Competition / Season
Formula 1Season 2026
Base Set
200Cards
Parallels (Base)
40Variants
Racers
105Racers
Teams
23Teams
Rookies
1Rookie
Hits
  • included: Autographs
  • not included: Relics
  • included: Autograph Relics
Product Formats
6 Formats
Checklist Status
  • included: Checklist
  • included: Parallels
  • not included: Odds

Description

With the 2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards, the Formula 1 Chrome series enters its seventh season since the launch of the line. Collectors can expect the familiar structure from previous years, with a broad range of parallels, numerous insert categories and autograph cards from several racing series. Alongside the current Formula 1 driver lineup, which has grown to 22 drivers and 11 teams this year, drivers from Formula 2 and Formula 3 are once again included, joined by team principals and legends of the sport. Good news for collectors: Every Hobby Box in the collection now contains one guaranteed autograph card.

Base Cards

The BASE SET of the 2026 TOPPS Chrome F1 collection consists of 200 cards and covers not only the Formula 1 racing series, but also takes a look at the classes featuring the up-and-coming drivers. As in previous years, the Base Set is divided into 12 smaller subsets. Alongside categories for drivers from Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3, these also include Formula 1 cars, team principals, team logos, team duos and former drivers. Further themed subgroups feature cards dedicated to the Grand Prix winners of the 2025 season, the fan-voted Driver of the Day winners from the previous season and the F1 Award Winners. The Base Set therefore combines classic driver portraits with cards highlighting specific achievements and events from the previous season.

Parallels

As is customary with Topps Chrome collections, the parallel variants make up a significant part of the collection. Alongside four unnumbered variants, three of which can only be found exclusively in one specific product from the collection, around 40 numbered variants are waiting to be pulled by collectors from packs. These also include the four Printing Plates that exist for each card, numbered 1/1, which were used in the production of the cards.

New for 2026 are the Full Grid Parallels, numbered to /22 to match the size of the Formula 1 driver lineup. Also new are the Molten Mercury Parallels, produced exclusively for the First Day Issue (FDI) boxes and numbered to /15.

Insert Cards

For the inserts, Topps combines familiar categories with new designs. Returning categories include the SPEED WHEELS inserts, which are based on the original Topps Speed Wheels series from 1975 and adapt its design to current Formula 1 imagery. The AUSTIN TO MEXICO CITY inserts focus on the back-to-back race weekends in Austin and Mexico City and use design elements inspired by the culture and visual language of the two host locations. Other more common inserts include the HELMET COLLECTION inserts known from the previous year, now featuring additional Image Variations, the new DANCING IN THE RAIN inserts and the WOMEN OF THE PADDOCK inserts, which have not yet been included in the checklist.

SUIT UP and HOME STRAIGHT are two additional insert categories whose cards can only be found in the two retail formats, Value Blaster Box and Mega Box.

There is also a range of rarer inserts in the Case Hit category: FUTURO focuses on young drivers and upcoming names in the sport, while GENESIS draws on familiar Formula 1 TV and broadcast imagery in its design. ANIME presents the drivers in a manga or anime-inspired style, while the ART DU GRAND PRIX inserts, found only in Mega & Blaster boxes, use a design inspired by classic Grand Prix posters.

Among the particularly rare inserts are the HELIX inserts known from other Chrome series and the THE GRID inserts, which combine driver and car imagery with the respective team colors. The ABU DHABI AT NIGHT inserts capture the atmosphere of the night race in Abu Dhabi and are also among the rarest inserts in the collection.

The collection’s special chase cards also include the The Grail inserts. A total of 9 cards centered around the three highest-placed drivers from the previous season are available to collect as part of this cross-collection program. Three of these nine cards are included in the Hobby Box of this collection, with the remaining cards set to follow in other collections for the current season.

Autograph Cards

The number of autograph cards has been significantly expanded compared with previous years. For Hobby collectors, the most important change is the guaranteed autograph card: Every Hobby Box now contains one Chrome autograph card, which was not guaranteed in previous years.

The collection is also expected to include On-Card autograph cards from Formula 1 drivers, although Topps has not yet revealed the exact number.

Further themed autograph categories include the new VUELTA 1 AUTOGRAPHS, which use Spanish tile patterns as a design element and thereby reference the Grand Prix in Madrid. The FUTURO AUTOGRAPHS focus on younger or up-and-coming drivers, while the PODIUM TRIPLE AUTOGRAPHS, featuring three signatures, are among the special highlights of the collection.

Autograph Relic Cards

The Autograph Relics section consists of just a single card, but it is one of the most important in the entire collection: the F1 DEBUT PATCH AUTOGRAPH RELIC card of rookie Arvid Lindblad, numbered 1/1, which combines a debut patch with Lindblad’s autograph.

Availability

The 2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Hobby Box contains 80 cards, spread across 20 packs with four cards in each. Each box is scheduled to include 1 autograph card, four Prism Parallels and at least three numbered parallels. The limited First Day Issue Box uses the same pack configuration, but contains five numbered parallels, including 2 Molten Mercury Parallels numbered to /15, as well as one Molten Mercury autograph card, also numbered to /15.

The more affordable retail formats, Mega Box (42 cards) and Value Blaster Box (28 cards), offer collectors exclusive parallels and inserts that can only be found in these product formats.

The release date announced by Topps for 2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards is Thursday, the 15th of October 2026. Short-term changes to this date are possible at any time and should be taken into account.

From that point onward, the boxes will be available from the Topps online shop or from retailers specializing in sports cards.

Products

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Hobby Box

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Hobby Box

4 Cards per Pack
20 Packs per Box
12 Boxes per Case

What to expect in a box:*Average box content. Not all included base and insert cards are always listed separately. Individual boxes may vary due to production tolerances.
  • 1 Autograph Card

RRP: 485.00 € / $469.99 / £415.00

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2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards FDI Box

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards FDI Box

4 Cards per Pack
20 Packs per Box
12 Boxes per Case

What to expect in a box:*Average box content. Not all included base and insert cards are always listed separately. Individual boxes may vary due to production tolerances.
  • 1 Molten Mercury Parallel Autograph Card (/15)
  • 2 Molten Mercury Parallel Cards (/15)
  • 3 additional numbered Parallel Cards

Expected release: 09. Oct 2026

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2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Mega Box

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Mega Box

7 Cards per Pack
6 Packs per Box
20 Boxes per Case

What to expect in a box:*Average box content. Not all included base and insert cards are always listed separately. Individual boxes may vary due to production tolerances.
  • 8 Checkered Flag Parallel Cards
  • 2 Refractor Parallel Cards
  • 2 Retail exclusive Insert Cards
  • 4 additional Insert Cards

RRP: 70.00 € / $69.99 / £60.00

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2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Value Blaster Box

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Value Blaster Box

4 Cards per Pack
7 Packs per Box
40 Boxes per Case

What to expect in a box:*Average box content. Not all included base and insert cards are always listed separately. Individual boxes may vary due to production tolerances.
  • 4 Black & White RayWave Parallel Cards
  • 2 Refractor Paralell Cards
  • 2 Retail exclusive Insert Cards
  • 3 additional Insert Cards

RRP: 35.00 € / $34.99 / £30.00

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2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Logofractor Box

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Logofractor Box

5 Cards per Pack
6 Packs per Box

What to expect in a box:*Average box content. Not all included base and insert cards are always listed separately. Individual boxes may vary due to production tolerances.
  • 3 numbered Logofractor Parallel Cards
  • 9 additional Logofractor Parallel Cards

Expected release: 29. Oct 2026

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2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Hongbao Box

2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards Hongbao Box

8 Cards per Pack
1 Pack per Box

Expected release: 29. Oct 2026

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Checklist

The contents of the 2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards checklist are based on information provided by the manufacturer, supplemented by our own findings and community-verified contributions. The preview images provided by the manufacturers may differ from the final design.

The complete checklist is usually available a few days before or on the collection’s release date and will be added here accordingly.

Please note: The checklist provided by Topps still has some gaps in various places, which are not expected to be filled until the collection's release date. Consequently, the team overviews should not yet be considered final.
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Base Set

200 Cards
Parallels
F1 Drivers · F2 Drivers · F3 Drivers · TBD · F1 Cars · Grand Prix Winners · Grand Prix Driver of the day · F1 Award Winners · F1 Legends · F1 Duo Cards · F1 Team Logo Cards · F1 Team Principals
HO = Hobby Box | MB = Mega Box | BL = Blaster Box
•Black & White RayWave (1:2 packs – Blaster only)
•Checkered Flag (1:1 packs – Mega Box only)
•Prism (1:5 packs – Hobby only)
•Refractor
•Pink – /250
•Aqua – /199
•Blue – /150
•Blue Checkered Flag – /150 (Mega Box only)
•Blue Prism – /150 (Hobby only)
•Green – /99
•Green Checkered Flag – /99 (Mega Box only)
•Green Prism – /99 (Hobby only)
•Green RayWave – /99 (Blaster only)
•Purple – /75
•Purple Checkered Flag – /75 (Mega Box only)
•Purple Prism – /75 (Hobby only)
•Purple RayWave – /75 (Blaster only)
•Gold – /50
•Gold Checkered Flag – /50 (Mega Box only)
•Gold Prism – /50 (Hobby only)
•Gold RayWave – /50 (Blaster only)
•Orange – /25
•Orange Checkered Flag – /25 (Mega Box only)
•Orange Prism – /25 (Hobby only)
•Orange RayWave – /25 (Blaster only)
•Full Grid – /22
•Molten Mercury – /15 (FDI only)
•Black – /10
•Black Checkered Flag – /10 (Mega Box only)
•Black Prism – /10 (Hobby only)
•Black RayWave – /5 (Blaster only)
•Red – /5
•Red Checkered Flag – /5 (Mega Box only)
•Red Prism – /5 (Hobby only)
•Red RayWave – 1/1 (Blaster only)
•SuperFractor – 1/1
•Printing Plates – 4 x 1/1

F1 Drivers

22 Cards
1 Lando Norris (McLaren)
2 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3 George Russell (Mercedes)
4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
6 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
7 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
8 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
9 Alex Albon (Williams)
10 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
11 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
12 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) RC
13 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
14 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
15 Oliver Bearman (Haas)
16 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
17 Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)
18 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
19 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
20 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
21 Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
22 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

F2 Drivers

22 Cards
23 Rafael Câmara (Invicta)
24 Joshua Dürksen (Invicta)
25 Noel León (Campos)
26 Nikola Tsolov (Campos)
27 Oliver Goethe (MP Motorsport)
28 Gabriele Minì (MP Motorsport)
29 Colton Herta (Hitech) 1st
30 Ritomo Miyata (Hitech)
31 Mari Boya (Prema)
32 Sebastián Montoya (Prema)
33 Dino Beganovic (Dams)
34 Roman Bilinski (Dams)
35 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (ART)
36 Kush Maini (ART)
37 Martinius Stenshorne (Rodin)
38 Alexander Dunne (Rodin)
39 Emerson Fittipaldi (AIX) 1st
40 Cian Shields (AIX)
41 Laurens van Hoepen (Trident)
42 John Bennett (Trident)
43 Nico Varrone (Van Amersfoort) 1st
44 Rafael Villagómez (Van Amersfoort)

F3 Drivers

27 Cards
45 Théophile Naël (Campos)
46 Ugo Ugochukwu (Campos)
47 Matteo De Palo (Trident) 1st
48 Freddie Slater (Trident) 1st
49 Noah Strømsted (Trident)
50 Mattia Colnaghi (MP Motorsport) 1st
51 Alessandro Giusti (MP Motorsport)
52 Tuukka Taponen (MP Motorsport)
53 Maciej Gładysz (ART) 1st
54 Kanato Le (ART) 1st
55 Taito Kato (ART) 1st
56 Enzo Deligny (Van Amersfoort) 1st
57 Bruno del Pino (Van Amersfoort)
58 Hiyu Yamakoshi (Van Amersfoort) 1st
59 Brando Badoer (Rodin)
60 Pedro Clerot (Rodin) 1st
61 Christian Ho (Rodin)
62 Louis Sharp (Prema)
63 James Wharton (Prema)
64 Fionn McLaughlin (Hitech) 1st
65 Jin Nakamura (Hitech) 1st
66 Fernando Barrichello (AIX) 1st
67 Brad Benavides (AIX)
68 Yevan David (AIX) 1st
69 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi (Dams) 1st
70 Nicola Lacorte (Dams)
71 Gerrard Xie (Dams)

TBD

17 Cards
72 TBD
73 TBD
74 TBD
75 TBD
76 TBD
77 TBD
78 TBD
79 TBD
80 TBD
81 TBD
82 TBD
83 TBD
84 TBD
85 TBD
86 TBD
87 TBD
88 TBD

F1 Cars

22 Cards
2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards - F1 Cards Base Card - Fernando Alonso
89 Lando Norris (McLaren)
90 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
91 George Russell (Mercedes)
92 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
93 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
94 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
95 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
96 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
97 Alex Albon (Williams)
98 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
99 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
100 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) RC
101 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
102 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
103 Oliver Bearman (Haas)
104 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
105 Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)
106 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
107 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
108 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
109 Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
110 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

Grand Prix Winners

24 Cards
111 Lando Norris (McLaren)
112 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
113 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
114 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
115 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
116 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
117 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
118 Lando Norris (McLaren)
119 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
120 George Russell (Mercedes)
121 Lando Norris (McLaren)
122 Lando Norris (McLaren)
123 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
124 Lando Norris (McLaren)
125 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
126 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
127 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
128 George Russell (Mercedes)
129 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
130 Lando Norris (McLaren)
131 Lando Norris (McLaren)
132 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
133 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
134 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Grand Prix Driver of the day

15 Cards
2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards - Grand Prix Driver of the Day Base Card - Isack Hadjar
135 Lando Norris (McLaren)
136 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
137 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
138 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
139 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
140 Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)
141 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
142 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
143 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
144 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
145 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
146 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
147 Oliver Bearman (Haas)
148 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
149 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

F1 Award Winners

3 Cards
150 Scuderia Ferrari HP
151 Lando Norris (McLaren)
152 Lando Norris (McLaren)

F1 Legends

15 Cards
2026 TOPPS Chrome Formula 1 Racing Cards - F1 Legends Base Card - Nigel Mansell
153 Juan Manuel Fangio
154 Jack Brabham
155 Michael Schumacher
156 Mika Häkkinen
157 Alain Prost
158 Mario Andretti
159 Jackie Stewart
160 Emerson Fittipaldi
161 Ayrton Senna
162 Damon Hill
163 Nigel Mansell
164 Kimi Räikkönen
165 Jody Scheckter
166 James Hunt
167 Graham Hill

F1 Duo Cards

11 Cards
168 Lando Norris / Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
169 George Russell / Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
170 Max Verstappen / Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
171 Charles Leclerc / Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
172 Alex Albon / Carlos Sainz (Williams)
173 Liam Lawson / Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
174 Fernando Alonso / Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
175 Oliver Bearman / Esteban Ocon (Haas)
176 Nico Hülkenberg / Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
177 Pierre Gasly / Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
178 Sergio Perez / Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

F1 Team Logo Cards

11 Cards
179 McLaren
180 Mercedes
181 Red Bull
182 Ferrari
183 Williams
184 Racing Bulls
185 Aston Martin
186 Haas
187 Audi
188 Alpine
189 Cadillac

F1 Team Principals

11 Cards
190 Andrea Stella (McLaren)
191 Toto Wolff (Mercedes)
192 Laurent Mekies (Red Bull)
193 Frédéric Vasseur (Ferrari)
194 James Vowles (Williams)
195 Alan Permane (Racing Bulls)
196 Adrian Newey (Aston Martin)
197 Ayao Komatsu (Haas)
198 Mattia Binotto (Audi)
199 Steve Nielsen (Alpine)
200 Graeme Lowdon (Cadillac)
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