Andrea Kimi Antonelli has scored the most points from outside the top 10 in F1 2026: 35. Behind the leader come Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team, 24), Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team, 17), Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team, 13) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 12). First to fifth is separated by 23. Championship points scored after starting 11th or lower, or from the pit lane.
The standout single-race number at the Singapore Grand Prix came from George Russell: 2. Nobody has pushed harder over the last three rounds than Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team): 4, 0, 0 across Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and Singapore Grand Prix — comfortably clear of the level set over the rest of the season. Going the other way, Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) has given up the most ground: 0, 0 across 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: 20 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
Andrea Kimi Antonelli tops the 2026 "Points from outside the top 10" standings after the Singapore Grand Prix, posting 35 across 2 counted races.
Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) is next at 24, with Arvid Lindblad third at 17.
This table is rebuilt from the official classification after every Grand Prix, so it moves only when the racing does. Yuki Tsunoda heads the other way, down 1 place to P17.
After round 17 at the Singapore Grand Prix, Andrea Kimi Antonelli has set the pace in “Points from outside the top 10” with 35 for Mercedes, and his total comes from just 2 counted races. Liam Lawson sits second on 24, while Arvid Lindblad is third with 17. There were no top gainers this time, but three drivers slipped: Yuki Tsunoda dropped -1 to 17th with 1, Lance Stroll fell -1 to 18th with 0, and Sergio Pérez also slid -1 to 19th with 0. The standout feature of this snapshot is how much Antonelli’s lead is built on a small sample—being out in front while only 2 races count suggests his impact has been concentrated rather than incremental. In contrast, the bottom-end shuffle is happening without any immediate scoring lift for Stroll and Pérez, making their movement feel like displacement rather than momentum.
Sum of championship points scored in races where the driver started outside the top 10 — a grid slot of 11th or lower, or a pit-lane start. Only drivers with at least one such start are listed. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
Sum of championship points scored in races where the driver started outside the top 10 — a grid slot of 11th or lower, or a pit-lane start. Only drivers with at least one such start are listed. 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.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), with 35.