Extra points will be up for grabs in this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, with the final F1 Sprint slated to take place.
Max Verstappen holds a commanding lead in the 2022 Drivers’ Championship despite a tough British Grand Prix last time, with Sergio Perez 34 points back and Charles Leclerc another nine of the pace.
Carlos Sainz moved to fourth place by winning at Silverstonefor the Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton†
Eight points will be awarded to the winner of Saturday’s sprint, up to one point for eighth, as well as the race that sets the starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
This is the current state…
Standings F1 Drivers Championship 2022
|
rank |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
|
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull |
181 |
|
2 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull |
147 |
|
3 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
138 |
|
4 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
127 |
|
5 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
111 |
|
6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
93 |
|
7 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren |
58 |
|
8 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Alfa Romeo |
46 |
|
9 |
Stephen Ocon |
alpine |
39 |
|
10 |
Fernando Alonso |
alpine |
28 |
|
11 |
Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri |
16 |
|
12 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Hare |
16 |
|
13 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren |
15 |
|
14 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin |
15 |
|
15 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
AlphaTauri |
11 |
|
16 |
Zhou Guanyu |
Alfa Romeo |
5 |
|
17 |
Mick Schumacher |
Hare |
4 |
|
18 |
Alex Albon |
Williams |
3 |
|
19 |
Lance Walk |
Aston Martin |
3 |
|
20 |
Nicholas Latific |
Williams |
0 |
Table correct as of July 7.