Liam Lawson has scored the most points from outside the top 10 in F1 2026: 18. Behind the leader come Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team, 13), Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 12), Isack Hadjar (Red Bull, 8) and Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team, 8). First to fifth is separated by 10. Championship points scored after starting 11th or lower, or from the pit lane.
The standout single-race number at the Dutch Grand Prix came from Nico Hülkenberg: 4. Nobody has pushed harder over the last three rounds than Nico Hülkenberg (Audi): 0, 4 across the Belgian and Dutch Grands Prix — comfortably clear of the level set over the rest of the season. Going the other way, Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) has given up the most ground: 0, 1 across the 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: 18 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
The data after the Dutch Grand Prix is unambiguous: Lando Norris heads the "Points from outside the top 10" ranking at 31 from 2 races.
The chase is led by Liam Lawson at 24; Andrea Kimi Antonelli sits third with 18.
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 Lando Norris, up 6 places to P1. Isack Hadjar heads the other way, down 6 places to P10.
Round 12 at the Dutch Grand Prix reshuffles the "Points from outside the top 10" ranking, with Lando Norris now on top for McLaren on 31 from 2 races counted. Liam Lawson sits second on 24, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli is third with 18. Norris is also the biggest mover, jumping 6 places to become the new rank 1 with 31. In the opposite direction, Isack Hadjar drops 6 to rank 10 on 8, Arvid Lindblad falls 6 to rank 11 on 8, and Oliver Bearman slips 6 to rank 12 on 7. The standout feature of this update is the sharp churn around the lower edge of the table: three drivers lost six places at once, suggesting the fight to stay in the top 10 is being decided by fine margins rather than gradual shifts.
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 Dutch Grand Prix.
A higher value is better — the driver at the top of the table is the strongest by this measure.
Liam Lawson (Red Bull), with 18.