F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022: Latest standings as Max Verstappen wins title at Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2022 Formula One Drivers’ Championship after winning the Japanese Grand Prix.

A rain-hit race appared to have led to reduced points being dished out at Suzuka, with Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez completing the podium. However, it was deemed that full points could be awarded despite only just over 50 per cent of the race completed.

Esteban Ocon and Lewis Hamilton finished in the top five while Sebastian Vettel and Nicholas Latifi took good points finishes.

F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022 standings

Rank	Driver	Team	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	366
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	253
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	252
4	George Russell	Mercedes	207
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	202
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	180
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	101
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	78
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	65
10	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	46
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	32
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	29
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	23
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	22
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	13
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas	12
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	11
17	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	6
19	Alex Albon	Williams	4
20	Nyck de Vries	Williams	2
21	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	2
22	Nico Hulkenberg	Aston Martin	0