Piastri seventh after difficult three-race run

Recent results

Oscar Piastri’s recent sequence comprises 11th at the Great Britain Grand Prix, fifth at the Belgium Grand Prix and a DNF recorded in 20th position at the Hungary Grand Prix. Source 3 Source 4 Source 5

At the Great Britain Grand Prix on 5 July, Piastri started eighth, completed 52 laps, made three pit stops and finished 11th, 4.014 seconds from the winner on the classification. Source 3 Source 6

That result left him outside the points positions after a race whose scheduled distance was 52 laps. Source 3 Source 6

Two weeks later in Belgium, he improved from sixth on the grid to fifth, completing all 44 scheduled laps with one pit stop. Source 4 Source 7

He was classified 18.988 seconds behind the winner in that Belgian race. Source 4

In Hungary on 26 July, Piastri lined up third but retired after 55 laps of the 70-lap race, with the result recorded as a DNF and 20th position. Source 5 Source 8

The available result record identifies the retirement but does not specify a cause. Source 5

Stat lines

The 2026 drivers’ standings place Piastri seventh on 92 points, with no wins listed and a 127-point deficit to the championship leader. Source 1

Norris is fifth on 128 points, with one win listed and a 91-point deficit to the leader. Source 2

The team-mates are therefore separated by 36 points in the standings, with Norris two places ahead. Source 1 Source 2

Their Hungary outcomes sharpen that numerical contrast: Norris won from pole position, completed all 70 laps and was timed at 1:39:56.180. Source 9 Source 8

Piastri, by comparison, began the same race from third and completed 55 laps before his DNF. Source 5 Source 8

The Read

The immediate competitive picture is defined by Piastri’s seventh-place standing and a three-race run that ended with a non-finish in Hungary. Source 1 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5

Belgium supplied a fifth-place recovery from sixth on the grid, but the surrounding results were an 11th-place finish at Silverstone and the Hungary retirement. Source 3 Source 4 Source 5

The record does not provide a technical, tactical or driving explanation for those outcomes, so it supports no conclusion on the cause of the downturn. Source 3 Source 4 Source 5

What it does establish is the current internal McLaren Racing comparison: Norris has 128 points and a Hungarian victory, while Piastri has 92 points and a DNF from third on the grid in that race. Source 1 Source 2 Source 5 Source 9

For Piastri, the next competitive reference point is straightforward: a return to classified finishes that can reverse the recent sequence and reduce the 36-point gap to his team-mate. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5

The standings and Hungary result leave him with a clear numerical reset point after the pause, but the available data cannot say how that response will be achieved. Source 1 Source 5 Source 9