Gabriel Bortoleto has the most overtakes in F1 2026: 67. Behind the leader come George Russell (Mercedes, 66), Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 63), Nico Hülkenberg (Audi, 62) and Isack Hadjar (Red Bull, 61). First to fifth is separated by 6. On-track passes completed during races this season — pit-stop shuffles excluded.
The Dutch Grand Prix rewrote the top of the table: Gabriel Bortoleto climbed 4 places into first. Nobody has pushed harder over the last three rounds than Isack Hadjar (Red Bull): 15, 5 across the Belgian and Hungarian Grands Prix — comfortably clear of the level set over the rest of the season. Going the other way, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) has given up the most ground: 1, 0, 4 across the Belgian, Hungarian and Dutch Grands Prix, below the standard set earlier in the year.
So why is this ranking worth your time? Because it is exactly the kind of question every fan argues about and almost nobody actually counts. This one is counted: 23 drivers and 12 races of the F1 2026 season, built race by race from the official classifications. No votes, no opinions, no cherry-picked highlights — if a driver moves here, something real happened on track. And it recomputes itself after every Grand Prix, so the next time the argument comes up, the answer is already up to date.
Updated after the Dutch Grand Prix
Max Verstappen tops the 2026 "Most overtakes" standings after the Dutch Grand Prix, posting 63 across 10 counted races.
Behind him, Isack Hadjar holds second on 61, while George Russell rounds out the top three at 59.
Every figure here comes straight from the official results — no votes, no narratives, just the classification sheets.
After the Dutch Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still sets the pace in the Most overtakes ranking with 63 for Red Bull. Isack Hadjar remains right on his heels with 61, while George Russell is close behind in third on 59. With no listed top gainers or top losers this round, the top three positions show no reported place changes. What makes this snapshot stand out is the razor-thin spread at the summit: just four overtakes cover first to third, so a small swing in form can reshuffle the podium quickly. Verstappen’s lead has been built across 10 counted races, but the margin is tight enough that consistent scoring from Hadjar and Russell keeps the pressure constant.
Counts genuine on-track overtakes this season, computed from the full lap-by-lap position chart. For every pair of drivers across every pair of consecutive laps, a driver is credited with an overtake when they were behind the other at the end of one lap and ahead at the end of the next. Passes that happen purely because a car is in the pits are NOT counted: any position swap on a lap where either driver pitted is treated as a pit-stop shuffle and ignored — UNLESS it is a strategic gain that sticks, i.e. the overtaking driver went on to finish ahead of the driver they passed (a successful undercut or overcut that earned a real, lasting position). Retirements never create phantom overtakes, because a pass is only counted while both drivers are still running. The breakdown splits each race into on-track passes and pit-strategy gains. Races with no lap-chart data on record are excluded for every driver, never estimated. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
Counts genuine on-track overtakes this season, computed from the full lap-by-lap position chart. For every pair of drivers across every pair of consecutive laps, a driver is credited with an overtake when they were behind the other at the end of one lap and ahead at the end of the next. Passes that happen purely because a car is in the pits are NOT counted: any position swap on a lap where either driver pitted is treated as a pit-stop shuffle and ignored — UNLESS it is a strategic gain that sticks, i.e. the overtaking driver went on to finish ahead of the driver they passed (a successful undercut or overcut that earned a real, lasting position). Retirements never create phantom overtakes, because a pass is only counted while both drivers are still running. The breakdown splits each race into on-track passes and pit-strategy gains. Races with no lap-chart data on record are excluded for every driver, never estimated. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
After every Grand Prix. The standings above reflect results through the Dutch Grand Prix.
A higher value is better — the driver at the top of the table is the strongest by this measure.
Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), with 67.