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Most positions gained in a race

Who holds the record for most positions gained in a race in Formula 1?

Roberto Mieres holds the record with 26 places (1954 British Grand Prix).

Grid position minus finishing position, classified finishers only, pit-lane starts excluded. Ties share a rank. 10938 drivers qualify; the top 34 are shown.

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RankDriverPlacesRace
1 Roberto Mieres 26 (32 to 6) 1954 British Grand Prix
2 Onofre Marimón 25 (28 to 3) 1954 British Grand Prix
3 Ron Flockhart 23 (26 to 3) 1956 Italian Grand Prix
4 Johnny Claes 22 (32 to 10) 1952 German Grand Prix
4 Ronnie Peterson 22 (26 to 4) 1972 United States Grand Prix
4 Vittorio Brambilla 22 (31 to 9) 1974 Belgian Grand Prix
4 Christian Danner 22 (26 to 4) 1989 United States Grand Prix
8 Graham Hill 21 (29 to 8) 1974 Belgian Grand Prix
8 Emerson Fittipaldi 21 (24 to 3) 1980 United States Grand Prix West
8 Niki Lauda 21 (23 to 2) 1983 United States Grand Prix West
8 John Watson 21 (22 to 1) 1983 United States Grand Prix West
8 Sebastian Vettel 21 (24 to 3) 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
13 Marc Surer 20 (26 to 6) 1982 German Grand Prix
13 Teo Fabi 20 (23 to 3) 1984 Detroit Grand Prix
13 Jacques Laffite 20 (24 to 4) 1984 Dallas Grand Prix
13 Johnny Herbert 20 (25 to 5) 1989 United States Grand Prix
13 Mika Häkkinen 20 (25 to 5) 1991 San Marino Grand Prix
13 Julian Bailey 20 (26 to 6) 1991 San Marino Grand Prix
19 Karl Kling 19 (23 to 4) 1954 German Grand Prix
19 Mike Beuttler 19 (27 to 8) 1972 German Grand Prix
19 Eddie Cheever 19 (23 to 4) 1981 British Grand Prix
19 Raul Boesel 19 (26 to 7) 1983 United States Grand Prix West
19 John Watson 19 (24 to 5) 1983 San Marino Grand Prix
19 Jo Gartner 19 (24 to 5) 1984 Italian Grand Prix
19 Philippe Streiff 19 (25 to 6) 1987 French Grand Prix
19 Roberto Moreno 19 (25 to 6) 1987 Australian Grand Prix
19 Jonathan Palmer 19 (25 to 6) 1989 San Marino Grand Prix
19 Derek Warwick 19 (25 to 6) 1989 Japanese Grand Prix
19 Satoru Nakajima 19 (23 to 4) 1989 Australian Grand Prix
19 Fabrizio Barbazza 19 (25 to 6) 1993 San Marino Grand Prix
19 Kimi Räikkönen 19 (22 to 3) 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
19 Michael Schumacher 19 (24 to 5) 2011 Belgian Grand Prix
19 Lewis Hamiltonactive 19 (22 to 3) 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix
19 Max Verstappenactive 19 (21 to 2) 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix

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