F1 Most positions gained — 2026

Total positions gained from grid slot to chequered flag across the season.

Updated after the Belgian Grand Prix

  1. 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — +20
  2. 2. Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) — +17
  3. 3. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) — +15
  4. 4. Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team) — +13
  5. 5. Lando Norris (McLaren) — +11
  6. 6. Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) — +11
  7. 7. Franco Colapinto (Alpine F1 Team) — +11
  8. 8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) — +11
  9. 9. Sergio Pérez (Cadillac F1 Team) — +11
  10. 10. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — +10
  11. 11. Carlos Sainz (Williams) — +8
  12. 12. Alexander Albon (Williams) — +8
  13. 13. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) — +7
  14. 14. Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) — +6
  15. 15. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) — +4
  16. 16. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) — +4
  17. 17. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac F1 Team) — +2
  18. 18. Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) — +1
  19. 19. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — -2
  20. 20. George Russell (Mercedes) — -6
  21. 21. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — -12

Max Verstappen tops the 2026 "Most positions gained" standings after the Belgian Grand Prix, posting +20 across 7 counted races.

Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) is next at +17, with Isack Hadjar third at +15.

This table is rebuilt from the official classification after every Grand Prix, so it moves only when the racing does. The big mover this round is Isack Hadjar, up 15 places to P3. Arvid Lindblad heads the other way, down 4 places to P15.

After the Belgian Grand Prix (round 10), Max Verstappen leads Measure’s “Most positions gained” ranking on +20 for Red Bull, with seven races counted, ahead of Liam Lawson on +17 and Isack Hadjar on +15. Hadjar was one of the biggest movers, up 15 places to P3, while Lando Norris climbed eight to P5 on +11 and Carlos Sainz rose three to P11 on +8. On the downside, Arvid Lindblad slipped four to P15 despite +4, and both Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez dropped three places to P8 and P9 respectively, each on +11.

Methodology

For every race where a driver was classified (finished or completed enough laps to be counted) and started from a proper grid slot, we take the difference between grid position and final classification. Pit-lane starts (grid 0) are excluded because there is no grid slot to measure from. The ranking sums those per-race gains across the season. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.