Positions gained and lost in an F1 race

Who charged through and who sank: positions gained or lost by each driver between the grid and the flag in an F1 GP.

What it shows

The difference between each driver's starting position and finishing position in the race.

How to read it

A bar to one side is a driver who gained places; to the other side, one who lost them. The longer the bar, the bigger the comeback or the drop.

What to look for

Big comebacks from the back of the grid, drivers who lose a lot at the start and cars that finish far from where they qualified.

Data and limits

It only compares the grid with the finish: it does not say how many real overtakes happened on the way, or whether pit stops and neutralisations helped. Drivers with grid penalties start from their actual starting slot. Lap times and telemetry come from the official F1 feed through FastF1 (with TracingInsights as a fallback); results come from Jolpica.

Data is updated when each session ends.

See this chart with the latest GP data

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