George Russell has lost the most positions in F1 2026: −8. Behind the leader come Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes, −7), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, −3), Nico Hülkenberg (Audi, +1) and Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac F1 Team, +2). First to fifth is separated by 10. Total positions lost from grid slot to chequered flag across the season.
The Dutch Grand Prix rewrote the top of the table: George Russell climbed 1 place into first. Nobody has pushed harder over the last three rounds than Isack Hadjar (Red Bull): +15, +2 across the Belgian and Hungarian Grands Prix — comfortably clear of the level set over the rest of the season. Going the other way, Liam Lawson (Red Bull) has given up the most ground: −3, +1 across the Belgian 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: 21 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
Through 12 rounds of 2026, Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) leads this table at −8, built from 10 counted races.
Behind him, George Russell holds second on −7, while Charles Leclerc rounds out the top three at −4.
As with every Measure ranking, the numbers are computed directly from official race data and refreshed after each round.
Twelve rounds into 2026, the Dutch Grand Prix snapshot keeps the “Most positions lost” ranking tightly bunched at the front. Andrea Kimi Antonelli sits P1 in the table with −8 for Mercedes, and his total is built from 10 races counted so far. George Russell is right behind in second on −7, leaving just a one-position gap to the lead. Charles Leclerc holds third with −4. The standout angle this week is how compressed the fight is at the top: Russell is within a single place of Antonelli, while Leclerc is already four places back from the lead, making this look more like a two-driver duel than a three-way battle at this stage.
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 Dutch Grand Prix.
A higher value is better — the driver at the top of the table is the strongest by this measure.
George Russell (Mercedes), with −8.