Pit stop points are one of those F1 Fantasy scoring categories that are easy to forget about until they quietly swing a weekend.
They’re not usually the first thing you would look at when choosing a constructor. Normally, you would care more about race pace, qualifying upside, and whether both drivers can reliably score. But once two teams look fairly close, pit stop points can absolutely help break the tie. A constructor that keeps picking up an extra 5, 10, or 15 points from the pit lane is giving you a small bonus stream that can add up over the season.
Through the first four rounds of 2026, a few teams are already turning that category into a real fantasy advantage.
How pit stop points work in F1 Fantasy
Pit stop points are only awarded to constructors, not drivers. F1 Fantasy takes each team’s single fastest pit stop from the Grand Prix and awards points based on how quick it was. You don’t get credit for every decent stop a team makes—only its best one counts.
| Fastest pit stop time | Fantasy points |
|---|---|
| Over 3.0 seconds | 0 |
| 2.50–2.99 seconds | 2 |
| 2.20–2.49 seconds | 5 |
| 2.00–2.19 seconds | 10 |
| Under 2.0 seconds | 20 |
| Fastest pit stop of the race | +5 |
| New world record pit stop (The current world record is 1.80 seconds set by McLaren at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix) | +15 |
The biggest thing to notice is that the fastest stop of the race bonus stacks on top of the normal time-based scoring. So when Racing Bulls nailed a 2.08-second stop for Arvid Lindblad in Miami, that was worth 15 points total—10 for the time bracket and another 5 for being quickest overall.
Why pit stop points matter
Pit stop scoring usually won’t be the main reason you select a constructor. Race results, qualifying teamwork bonuses, and overall consistency still matter more. But pit stop points can be the difference between two constructors that otherwise look fairly close.
Pit stop points are best thought of as a secondary lane. You still need the car to be good. You still need the drivers to finish well. But if a constructor is already competitive and also tends to produce quick stops, it has more ways to score than a similarly paced constructor that is inconsistent in the pit lane.
Ferrari were a great example of that early in the season. Before Miami, they were leading all constructors with an average of 10 pit stop points per race. That wasn’t a one-off spike. The Scuderia earned the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award in both China and Japan, giving them a repeatable stream of constructor bonus points while they were also scoring well through Leclerc’s and Hamilton’s weekend performances.
Which teams are earning the most pit stop points in 2026?
As of the Miami Grand Prix, the top five constructors in the “fastest pit stops” category are:
- Mercedes – 32 points
- Ferrari – 30 points
- Racing Bulls – 27 points
- Red Bull – 14 points
- McLaren – 12 points
That order is worth paying attention to, especially because it has shifted a little from where things stood before Miami.
Ferrari were the team to watch in this category and are still one of the strongest pit stop teams in the field. Miami, however, knocked them off the top step with a couple of slow stops. That meant they came away with nothing from the category, while other teams jumped ahead.
That doesn’t suddenly make Ferrari bad at pit stops. They had already won the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award twice in the first three races, including a 2.00-second stop in Japan, and they were averaging 10 pit stop fantasy points per race heading into Miami. One rough weekend matters in the standings, but it doesn’t erase the larger trend.
Mercedes now sit at the top of the pit stop category, and that feels like a pretty fitting summary of their fantasy season so far: they’re doing just about everything well. They won the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award in Australia with a 2.17-second stop, and their pit lane scoring adds another layer to a constructor that is already crushing it through on-track performance.
Racing Bulls are probably the more interesting name here. Lindblad’s 2.08-second stop in Miami was the fastest of the race, keeping pressure on both Ferrari and Mercedes at the top of the standings. As a budget constructor, that extra upside is genuinely useful.
How much should pit stop points affect your constructor picks?
The best way to think about pit stop points is as a constructor tiebreaker, not a primary selection rule.
You shouldn’t take Racing Bulls over a clearly superior constructor just because they can pop off for 15 pit stop points. You also shouldn’t fade Ferrari because of one messy race. If you’re deciding between teams that are already close, you want to know who has been picking up bonus points in the pit lane.
That’s especially true because pit stop scoring is one of the cleaner constructor-only bonuses in the game. You’re not guessing about overtaking opportunities, safety car chaos, or whether a midfield driver can turn P14 into P9. You’re asking a simpler question: does this team regularly execute fast enough to steal extra fantasy points?
Right now, Mercedes, Racing Bulls, and Ferrari are the teams that stand out most. Mercedes lead the category, Racing Bulls have become a sneaky value source, and Ferrari still look like one of the safest bets to bounce back after Miami.
The bottom line
Pit stop points won’t make or break every F1 Fantasy decision, but they’re worth factoring in when you build around constructors. Only the fastest stop counts, but that one stop can be worth a meaningful chunk of points, especially when it also earns the fastest stop of the race bonus.
Through four rounds of 2026, Mercedes lead the Fantasy pit stop category, Racing Bulls are making a strong case as a budget-friendly bonus scorer, and Ferrari remain a very strong pit stop team despite a costly weekend in Miami. If two constructors look close on paper, this is exactly the kind of detail that can help tilt the decision.
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