Throughout the entire history of Formula One, 116 people can say they have stood on top of a podium as they celebrated a Grand Prix victory for the very first time. Of those 116 winners, 34 managed to achieve the feat on just one occasion.

When the 2026 F1 season comes to a close in Abu Dhabi, if races in the Middle East go ahead, there will have been approximately 1,173 races with likely just 116 different winners, highlighting the difficulty of finding yourself on the top step of an F1 podium.

Behind the winners are the points scorers, those who haven't quite found themselves at the top, but have certainly found themselves fighting in the middle, fighting for every point they can for their teams.

As of right now, 358 drivers can say they have scored points in a Formula One Grand Prix, with the list of points scorers topped by some of the sport's most prestigious names and greatest F1 drivers of all time, like Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Max Verstappen, and Sebastian Vettel.

But what about those who haven't won titles, who haven't won the races, and simply just chip away scoring points for their teams?

Here are the top 20 Formula One drivers with the most points, without winning a single race!

10 Kamui Kobayashi

Points won: 125

Kamui Kobayashi is a Japanese racing driver who made his Formula One debut at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, stepping in for an injured Timo Glock, whose injury had suffered complications that were not initially detected.

Stepping in for Toyota, the Japanese driver qualified 11th in a chaotic two-and-a-half hour qualifying session, which was interrupted on multiple occasions by incidents caused by the intense rain.

Kobayashi finished his first-ever race in 10th place, later promoted to ninth, which made a major statement after stepping in as the team's reserve driver.

Timo Glock's injury failed to heal correctly and Kobayashi was required to race for Toyota in the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The driver scored his first-ever Formula One points after finishing in sixth place, putting his name in the hat for a permanent seat the following year.

Kobayashi continued to score points throughout his multi-year Formula One career, peaking with a home-soil podium at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, which made him the first driver to achieve the feat since Aguri Suzuki in 1990.

Kamui Kobayashi finished his Formula One career with 125 points in 75 Grands Prix, making him the driver with the 10th most points but zero wins.

9 Liam Lawson

Points won: 133

Making his Formula One debut at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, Liam Lawson had a lot of hype around his name after coming through Red Bull's driver academy, with many suggesting he could be the long-term partner of Max Verstappen.

It didn't take him long to score points either, as, at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, the Kiwi qualified in a career-best 10th place and finished the race in ninth, scoring two points and making it the first of his F1 career.

The 2024 season followed in similar fashion to the 2023 season for Lawson, stepping in late on after Daniel Ricciardo was dropped by Racing Bulls after the Singapore Grand Prix due to a plethora of poor performances.

Returning for the 2024 United States Grand Prix, Lawson started in 19th due to engine penalties, but did enough to recover to ninth, which earned him praise from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.

Lawson was promoted to Red Bull racing in 2025, but was then dropped back to Racing Bulls after struggling for performance in the opening two races of the 2025 season.

Despite the setbacks, Lawson continued to score points in race appearances and, as of writing this, has scored 133 points so far in his Formula One career, with his Racing Bulls seat for 2027 still to be confirmed.

8 Isack Hadjar

Points won: 173

Like Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar is another driver promoted through the Red Bull driver academy who many have very high expectations of, with the Frenchman being handed his Formula One debut in 2025 after being promoted to Racing Bulls.

Hadjar suffered a rough start at Racing Bulls, failing to finish on his debut and losing points due to strategic errors in his second race. He then scored his first-ever points after finishing eighth at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.

At the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, Hadjar was able to qualify in fourth place and held the position before Lando Norris retired and handed the third position to Hadjar, making him the youngest-ever podium sitter in F1 history.

The Frenchman was promoted to partner Verstappen at Red Bull in 2026 and has since delivered some impressive performances, finishing third at the Monaco Grand Prix due to penalties above him and securing podiums in Azerbaijan and Sao Paulo.

So far in his Formula One career, Hadjar has scored 173 points without a race win, leaving him eighth on this list.

7 Kevin Magnussen

Points won: 202

Kevin Magnussen made his Formula One debut in 2014 and enjoyed plenty of points-scoring performances over a career which spanned almost a decade, including a hiatus from the championship.

At the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, he became just the second Danish driver in Formula One history to score points, following in his dad Jan's footsteps. Magnussen finished the race in third place, resulting in his first podium. He was later promoted to second place after Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified.

Magnussen scored points on 11 more occasions that year, setting the standard for what was to come during the rest of his F1 career.

He suffered during a poor season for Renault in 2016, a year in which he scored seven of their eight total points, before joining Haas and continuing the points scoring there.

After years of finding himself in the points, Kevin Magnussen's F1 career came to an end in 2024, and he left the championship with 202 points and zero wins, finding himself seventh on the list.

6 Daniil Kvyat

Points won: 202

Daniil Kvyat is a Russian racing driver who made his Formula One debut for Toro Rosso in 2014, replacing Daniel Ricciardo who had been promoted to Red Bull.

Kvyat quickly became a record-breaker as he became the youngest points scorer in Formula One history, breaking a record previously held by Sebastian Vettel, after finishing ninth in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.

Through the rest of his debut year, Kvyat went on to score points in the Malaysian, Chinese, British, and Belgian Grands Prix, securing himself a 15th place finish in the Drivers' Championship.

The Russian was then promoted to Red Bull in 2015, where he secured his highest-ever Formula One finish with a second place at the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, the highest-ever by a Russian driver.

He then ended the season with 95 points, finishing seventh in the Drivers' Championship, beating his teammate Ricciardo by three points.

Kvyat was replaced by Max Verstappen in the 2016 season and, therefore, returned to Toro Rosso as his points scoring began to slow down. He was then dropped by the team in 2017, replaced by Pierre Gasly.

His Formula One career continued until 2020 before he became a reserve driver for Alpine in 2021. The Russian finished his career with 202 points.

5 Nick Heidfeld

Points won: 259

Nick Heidfeld is a German former racing driver who made his Formula One debut in 2000, joining the Prost Grand Prix F1 team but suffering immensely as he struggled to get to grips with his new car.

The German joined Sauber in 2001 and was able to secure his first-ever podium finish at the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix. He then finished the season ahead of his teammate Kimi Raikkonen and was backed by many to replace Mika Hakkinen in the McLaren-Mercedes.

Instead of him, McLaren-Mercedes opted for the more inexperienced Raikkonen and, as a result, Heidfeld was left at Sauber for the two following years.

The German racked up a number of points finishes for Sauber over the years and was replaced by Giancarlo Fisichella in 2003. He then went to Jordan in 2004 and finished the season with just three points.

He scored three podiums during the 2005 season for Williams and was then forced to sit out for the remainder of the season after being in an accident where he was hit by a motorbike while cycling.

The following years were filled with points-scoring seasons, including a career-highest fifth in the Drivers' Championship in 2007, which he achieved without securing a single race win.

He finished his career with 259 points and zero wins, making him fifth on the list.

4 Alexander Albon

Points won: 318

Alexander Albon is a Thai and British racing driver who made his Formula One debut for Toro Rosso in 2019, returning to the Red Bull family after departing seven years earlier.

He scored his first-ever points after finishing ninth at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix and then finished 10th at the Chinese Grand Prix despite a bad qualifying crash. He later scored points at the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix after finishing eighth.

Albon's sixth place at the 2019 German Grand Prix was a season-best for the Thai-British racing driver and his overall performances resulted in a mid-season promotion.

Despite driving in a very quick Red Bull car, Albon was never actually able to secure a win and the closest he got was his maiden Formula One podium at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix, along with other podium finishes.

Albon finished the 2020 season in seventh place in the Drivers' Championship, but was never able to find himself in a car as fast as his Red Bull, leading to a drop-off in points scoring performances between then and now.

As of writing, he has scored 318 points without picking up a win.

3 Lance Stroll

Points won: 325

Canadian racing driver Lance Stroll made his Formula One debut for Williams in 2017 and scored his first points at the 2017 Montreal Grand Prix after finishing in ninth place.

At the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Stroll became the youngest rookie and second-youngest driver to finish on the podium in a Formula One Grand Prix, finishing the race in third place.

Stroll continued to collect points as the years went on, finishing 18th in the 2018 Drivers' Championship before making the move to Racing Point in 2019. After many years with Racing Point, he made the move to Aston Martin in 2021, where he has remained ever since.

Despite many team changes, Stroll has never been able to outperform his early podium finish, meaning he has collected 325 points so far in his Formula One career and is yet to win a race.

2 Romain Grosjean

Points won: 391

French and Swiss racing driver Romain Grosjean made his debut in Formula One in 2009 for Renault, stepping in for Nelson Piquet Jr. after the 'crashgate' controversy.

He was unable to perform enough to keep his seat in Formula One and, therefore, went on a few-year hiatus which saw him make his return to Formula One in 2012.

He scored his first points at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix after finishing in third place, collecting his first-ever Formula One podium finish in the process.

He collected his second podium later that year at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix and finished that race with a career-best finish of second, solidifying his name for a Lotus seat in the following years.

Grosjean continued to fight in the midfield for the years that followed, but was unable to come close to a victory in Formula One and ultimately couldn't top his second place at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix.

The French-Swiss driver continued in Formula One until 2020, the year of his infamous accident, and left the sport with 391 points and zero wins.

1 Nico Hulkenberg

Points won: 636

Nico Hulkenberg is one of the most recognisable names in Formula One, the man who seems ever-present on the grid and continues to score points but has always been unable to secure himself the win.

He made his Formula One debut in 2010, driving for Williams, and scored his first points finish at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, finishing 10th in the race.

His next points finish came at the 2010 British Grand Prix, where he also finished 10th, a circuit that would later become the home of one of the biggest moments of his career.

Bouncing between midfield teams was holding Hulkenburg back from making it to the next level. From Williams, to Force India, Sauber, Renault, Aston Martin, Haas, and Sauber, the German has never found himself in one of the grid's fastest cars.

However, that didn't stop him at the 2025 British Grand Prix after a genius strategy call, led by himself, led to him claiming his maiden Formula One podium after 15 years. The German finished third behind Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to secure the podium after starting in 19th place.

Hulkenburg was able to retain his seat at Sauber for the 2026 season as they re-branded to Audi and has since continued to score points in Formula One. As of writing, the German has 636 points with zero wins, the most in Formula One history.