Pierre Gasly has lost the most positions in F1 2026: −6. Behind the leader come Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, −4), Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi, −3), Oscar Piastri (McLaren, 0) and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari, +2). First to fifth is separated by 8. Total positions lost from grid slot to chequered flag across the season.
The Singapore Grand Prix rewrote the top of the table: Pierre Gasly climbed 1 place into first. Nobody has pushed harder over the last three rounds than Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team): +8, +12 across Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia — 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: −10, 0, +1 across Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and Singapore Grand 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 17 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 Singapore Grand Prix
Pierre Gasly tops the 2026 "Most positions lost" standings after the Singapore Grand Prix, posting −6 across 7 counted races.
Behind him, Charles Leclerc holds second on −4, while Gabriel Bortoleto rounds out the top three at −3.
Every figure here comes straight from the official results — no votes, no narratives, just the classification sheets. The big mover this round is Lewis Hamilton, up 3 places to P5. George Russell heads the other way, down 7 places to P8.
Round 17 at the Singapore Grand Prix leaves the “Most positions lost” table headed by Pierre Gasly of Alpine F1 Team on −6, compiled across 7 races counted. Charles Leclerc sits second on −4, with Gabriel Bortoleto third on −3. In the movers, Lewis Hamilton climbs 3 places to rank 5 with a valueDisplay of +2, while Gasly and Leclerc each edge up 1 spot to ranks 1 and 2 respectively. The biggest slide belongs to George Russell, down 7 positions to rank 8 with +3, and Isack Hadjar drops 4 to rank 23 with +34. What stands out after Singapore is how tight the fight is just behind the lead: with only one position separating Leclerc and Bortoleto, a small swing can reshuffle the podium of this ranking even if Gasly’s −6 remains the clear reference point at the top.
For every classified race started from a proper grid slot (pit-lane starts excluded), we take final classification minus grid position and sum it across the season. The driver who shed the most net places sits first. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
For every classified race started from a proper grid slot (pit-lane starts excluded), we take final classification minus grid position and sum it across the season. The driver who shed the most net places sits first. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
After every Grand Prix. The standings above reflect results through the Singapore Grand Prix.
A higher value is better — the driver at the top of the table is the strongest by this measure.
Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team), with −6.