Max Verstappen took the lead of the Formula One Drivers’ Championship after leading a Red Bull one-two in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc looked set for a comfortable victory in Barcelona after Verstappen hit the gravel early on yet his Ferrari power unit gave way to bring about a sudden retirement.
Sergio Perez followed through before George Russell maintained his strong start to life in the Mercedes with third.
Despite an early puncture, Lewis Hamilton fought back to fourth with a late overtake on Carlos Sainz.
Here are the current standings...
F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022 standings
Rank |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull |
110 |
2 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
104 |
3 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull |
85 |
4 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
74 |
5 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
65 |
6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
46 |
7 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren |
39 |
8 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Alfa Romeo |
38 |
9 |
Esteban Ocon |
Alpine |
30 |
10 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Haas |
15 |
=11 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren |
11 |
=11 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
AlphaTauri |
11 |
13 |
Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri |
6 |
=14 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin |
4 |
=14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Alpine |
4 |
15 |
Alex Albon |
Williams |
3 |
16 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin |
2 |
17 |
Guanyu Zhou |
Alfa Romeo |
1 |
