2026 Standings have changed eligibility rules

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Discussed in #341

^{Originally posted by kylebruzzese-bit March 13, 2026}
Hi friends,

I've implemented some driver and constructor tables on my prediction site and noticed a number of drivers and one constructor are returning '-' instead of positions. I cross-referenced f1.com and fia.com and they're showing position rankings for these missing ones.

https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/drivers
https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/team
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2026/2026-classifications

Current missing outputs for drivers standings:
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Driver": {
"driverId": "stroll",
"permanentNumber": "18",
"code": "STR",
"url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Stroll",
"givenName": "Lance",
"familyName": "Stroll",
"dateOfBirth": "1998-10-29",
"nationality": "Canadian"
},
"Constructors": [
{
"constructorId": "aston_martin",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_in_Formula_One",
"name": "Aston Martin",
"nationality": "British"
}
]
},
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Driver": {
"driverId": "alonso",
"permanentNumber": "14",
"code": "ALO",
"url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Alonso",
"givenName": "Fernando",
"familyName": "Alonso",
"dateOfBirth": "1981-07-29",
"nationality": "Spanish"
},
"Constructors": [
{
"constructorId": "aston_martin",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_in_Formula_One",
"name": "Aston Martin",
"nationality": "British"
}
]
},
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Driver": {
"driverId": "bottas",
"permanentNumber": "77",
"code": "BOT",
"url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valtteri_Bottas",
"givenName": "Valtteri",
"familyName": "Bottas",
"dateOfBirth": "1989-08-28",
"nationality": "Finnish"
},
"Constructors": [
{
"constructorId": "cadillac",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_in_Formula_One",
"name": "Cadillac F1 Team",
"nationality": "American"
}
]
},
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Driver": {
"driverId": "hadjar",
"permanentNumber": "6",
"code": "HAD",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isack_Hadjar",
"givenName": "Isack",
"familyName": "Hadjar",
"dateOfBirth": "2004-09-28",
"nationality": "French"
},
"Constructors": [
{
"constructorId": "red_bull",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing",
"name": "Red Bull",
"nationality": "Austrian"
}
]
},
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Driver": {
"driverId": "piastri",
"permanentNumber": "81",
"code": "PIA",
"url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Piastri",
"givenName": "Oscar",
"familyName": "Piastri",
"dateOfBirth": "2001-04-06",
"nationality": "Australian"
},
"Constructors": [
{
"constructorId": "mclaren",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren",
"name": "McLaren",
"nationality": "British"
}
]
},
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Driver": {
"driverId": "hulkenberg",
"permanentNumber": "27",
"code": "HUL",
"url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg",
"givenName": "Nico",
"familyName": "Hülkenberg",
"dateOfBirth": "1987-08-19",
"nationality": "German"
},
"Constructors": [
{
"constructorId": "audi",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_in_Formula_One",
"name": "Audi",
"nationality": "German"
}
]
}

Current missing output for constructor standings:
{
"positionText": "-",
"points": "0",
"wins": "0",
"Constructor": {
"constructorId": "aston_martin",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_in_Formula_One",
"name": "Aston Martin",
"nationality": "British"
}
}