Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship drivers’ points?
Red Bull defending champion Verstappen pulled out another 17 points over Ferrari drivers’ title rival Charles Leclerc, who took the lead in Hungary before a poor strategy decision pushed him back to sixth.
Verstappen’s lead is now 80 points ahead of Leclerc as he bids for a second consecutive drivers’ title. His Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez’s fifth place in Hungary puts him within five points of Leclerc’s second.
George Russell’s podium finish moved him to fourth in the second Ferrari, two points ahead of Carlos Sainz.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s runner-up place placed him in sixth place with Sainz’s 10.
2022 F1 World Championship standings for drivers
| Class | Driver | score | grand prix | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 1 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 258 | , | 25 | , | 34 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | 178 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 18 | , | 12 | , | 10 | 12 | 32 | , | 8 |
| 3 | sergio parezo | 173 | , | 12 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 19 | , | 18 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | George Russell | 158 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 12 | , | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 156 | 18 | 15 | , | 5 | 15 | 12 | 18 | , | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 146 | 15 | 1 | 12 | , | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| 7 | lando norris | 76 | , | 6 | 10 | 19 | , | 4 | 9 | 2 | , | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 58 | 6 | 8 | 6 | , | 4 | 6 | , | 1 | 8 | , | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | 46 | 8 | , | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | , | 6 | , | , | , | , |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 41 | 2 | , | , | , | , | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 1 | Kevin Magnussen | 22 | 10 | 2 | , | 3 | , | , | , | , | , | 1 | 6 | , | , |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 19 | , | , | 8 | 3 | , | , | , | 4 | , | , | 2 | 2 | , |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | 16 | , | 4 | 2 | , | , | , | , | 10 | , | , | , | , | , |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | , | 4 | , | , | 1 | 8 | , | 2 | , | , | 1 | ||
| 15 | mick schumacher | 12 | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | 4 | 8 | , | , |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | 1 1 | 4 | , | , | 6 | , | 1 | , | , | , | , | , | , | , |
| 17 | zhou guanyue | 5 | 1 | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | 4 | , | , | , | , |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | 4 | , | , | , | 1 | 1 | , | , | , | 1 | , | , | 1 | , |
| 19 | alexander albon | 3 | , | , | 1 | , | 2 | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifik | 0 | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , |
Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship constructors’ points?
In the constructors’ issue, Red Bull’s 35-point race in Hungary made it clear after Scuderia’s troubled day from Ferrari in 97.
Mercedes overtook Ferrari by 14 points, closing the gap to 30. Alpine and McLaren tied on six points in Budapest, so the French marque four clear of fourth.
The only other points scorer was again Aston Martin, who remain in ninth place – now seven points behind AlphaTauri.
2022 F1 World Championship Standings for the Constructors
| Class | the creator | score | grand prix | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 1 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | red Bull | 431 | , | 37 | 18 | 58 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 35 |
| 2 | ferrari | 334 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 30 | , | 29 | 37 | 38 | 1 1 | 20 |
| 3 | mercedes | 304 | 27 | 1 1 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| 4 | Alpine/Renault | 99 | 8 | 8 | 6 | , | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | McLaren/Mercedes | 95 | , | 6 | 18 | 22 | , | 4 | 9 | 6 | , | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 51 | 9 | , | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | , | 10 | , | , | , | , |
| 7 | Haas/Ferrari | 34 | 10 | 2 | , | 3 | , | , | , | , | , | 5 | 14 | , | , |
| 8 | Alphatauri/Red Bull | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | , | 1 | , | 10 | , | , | , | , | , |
| 9 | Aston Martin / Mercedes | 20 | , | , | , | 5 | 1 | , | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | , | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Williams/Mercedes | 3 | , | , | 1 | , | 2 | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , |