Podium Fantasy 2026
Rules of the Game
24 races. Driver predictions and mini-games. One winner per season.
How it works
01
Pick your GP
Go to any Grand Prix on the 2026 calendar before the race starts.
02
Make your predictions
Predict the Top 10 drivers and answer 9 mini-games about the race. On sprint weekends, there's also a sprint prediction. You can save partially and edit until the deadline.
03
The race locks everything
At the moment the lights go out, predictions are locked. No changes possible.
Prediction deadline
Each race has a start time in UTC. The app automatically converts it to your timezone.
Australian GP
UTC: Dom 15 Mar · 04:00 UTC
Max Verstappen: Dom 15 Mar · 05:00 CET
Franco Colapinto: Dom 15 Mar · 01:00 ART
Monaco GP
UTC: Dom 31 May · 13:00 UTC
Max Verstappen: Dom 31 May · 15:00 CEST
Franco Colapinto: Dom 31 May · 10:00 ART
The server also validates the deadline — it's not just visual. Trying to save after lights out returns a 403 error.
Scoring — Drivers
Points per position
Podium rule
If you predicted a driver on the podium (P1–P3) and they actually finished on the podium but in a different position, you earn 5 pts.
Partial prediction
You don't need to fill all 10 slots. You can save with fewer drivers — empty slots score 0 pts. Useful if you're unsure about the last positions.
Scoring — Mini-Games
In addition to the Top 10 drivers, each race has 9 mini-games with questions about what will happen. The app shows hints with previous season data to help you.
Yes / No — 4 questions
3 pts eachAnswer Yes or No. If correct, you earn 3 points. If wrong, 0.
DNFs (retirements)
How many drivers will retire?
Pit Stops (total)
How many total pit stops?
Overtakes
How many overtakes?
Winner's starting tire
1 gameWhat tire does the winner start on? Choose SOFT, MEDIUM or HARD.
Correct = 5 pts · Wrong = 0 pts
Pole Position
1 gamePick which driver will get pole position in qualifying. Choose from the full driver list.
Correct = 10 pts · Wrong = 0 pts
Hints
Each mini-game shows a hint with statistics from the previous season. For example: "In 2025 there was a Safety Car in 15 of 24 races" or "Average: 3.2 DNFs per race".
Total mini-games
12 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5
Scoring — Sprint Predictions
On sprint weekends (6 per season), you can also predict the Top 8 of the sprint race. Sprint scoring uses half points compared to the main race.
Sprint points per position
Podium rule
Podium bonus: predicted podium + finished on podium but wrong slot = 3 pts. In top 8 wrong position = 1 pt.
Sprint weekends in 2026
Sprint predictions lock at the same time as everything else (before FP1). The sprint card only appears for sprint weekends.
Parties — Play with friends
You can create a private party and invite friends to compete on your own leaderboard.
01
Create your account
Register with a username and password. Your account stores predictions and scores.
02
Create a party
From your profile, create a party with a name. A unique 6-character code is generated to share.
03
Invite friends
Share the code with them. They register and join the party from their profile using that code.
04
Compete
The leaderboard shows your party ranking on the left and the global ranking on the right.
Party code
Example code — 6 alphanumeric characters
Limits
Guest mode
You can enter as a guest without an account to explore the app. Predictions are saved locally, but you won't appear on the leaderboard or join parties.
Full race example
This is what the score would look like for a hypothetical GP. Green = exact prediction.
Driver Prediction
Mini-Games
Grand Prix Total
41 pts (drivers) + 39 pts (mini-games)
80pts
Quick reference
15
points
Exact P1 (driver)
10
points
Exact number
~119
points
Max per race (no sprint)
~154
points
Max sprint weekend
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