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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
127Racers
Teams
24Teams
Rookies
1Rookie
Hits
✓included: Autographs
–not included: Relics
✓included: Autograph Relics
Product Formats
6 Formats
Checklist Status
✓Checklist complete
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Base Set
200 Cards
Parallels
F1 Drivers · F2 Drivers · F3 Drivers · F1 Academy Drivers · 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 | FD = FDI Box | MB = Mega Box | BL = Blaster Box
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) 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
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
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)
F1-1 Lando Norris (McLaren) F1-2 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) F1-3 George Russell (Mercedes) F1-4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) F1-5 Carlos Sainz (Williams) F1-6 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) F1-7 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) F1-8 Oliver Bearman (Haas) F1-9 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
ADGP-ER Formula 1 Gran Premio dell’Emilia-Romagna 2025 ADGP-JP Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2025 ADGP-LV Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 ADGP-SS Formula 1 British Grand Prix 2025 ADGP-US Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 2025
GEN-1 Lando Norris (McLaren) GEN-2 George Russell (Mercedes) GEN-3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) GEN-4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) GEN-5 Carlos Sainz (Williams) GEN-6 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) GEN-7 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) GEN-8 Oliver Bearman (Haas) GEN-9 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) GEN-10 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
HC-1 Lando Norris (McLaren) HC-2 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) HC-4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) HC-5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) HC-6 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) HC-7 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) HC-8 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) HC-9 Alex Albon (Williams) HC-10 Carlos Sainz (Williams) HC-16 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
R1-NVR Lando Norris (McLaren) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / George Russell (Mercedes) - Australian GP 2025 R2-PNR Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / George Russell (Mercedes) - Chinese GP 2025 R3-VNP Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - Japanese GP 2025 R4-PRN Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / George Russell (Mercedes) / Lando Norris (McLaren) - Bahrain GP 2025 R5-PVL Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Charles Leclerc (McLaren) - Saudi Arabian GP 2025 R6-PNR Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / George Russell (Mercedes) - Miami GP 2025 R7-VNP Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - GP dell’Emilia-Romagna 2025 R8-NLP Lando Norris (McLaren) / Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - GP de Monaco 2025 R9-PNL Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - GP de España 2025 R10-RVA George Russell (Mercedes) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - GP du Canada 2025 R11-NPL Lando Norris (McLaren) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - Austrian GP 2025 R12-NPH Lando Norris (McLaren) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber) - British GP 2025 R13-PNL Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - Belgian GP 2025 R14-NPR Lando Norris (McLaren) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / George Russell (Mercedes) - Hungarian GP 2025 R15-PVH Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - Dutch GP 2025 R16-VNP Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - GP d’Italia 2025 R17-VRS Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / George Russell (Mercedes) / Carlos Sainz (Williams) - Azerbaijan GP 2025 R18-RVN George Russell (Mercedes) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Lando Norris (McLaren) - Singapore GP 2025 R19-VNL Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Lando Norris (McLaren) / Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - United States GP 2025 R20-NLV Lando Norris (McLaren) / Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - GP de la Ciudad De México 2025 R21-NAV Lando Norris (McLaren) / Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) / Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - GP de São Paulo 2025 R22-VRA Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / George Russell (Mercedes) / Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - Las Vegas GP 2025 R23-VPS Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Carlos Sainz (Williams) - Qatar GP 2025 R24-VPN Max Verstappen (Red Bull) / Oscar Piastri (McLaren) / Lando Norris (McLaren) - Abu Dhabi GP 2025