F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022: Latest standings and results after Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen registered his first win of the Formula One 2022 Drivers’ Championship at Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Sergio Perez was on pole for the showdown in Jeddah with Verstappen starting back in fourth, separated by the two Ferrari cars of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
It is the Scuderia who took the one-two finish in Bahrain a week ago, opening the season in fine form and a helping hand from Red Bull’s implosion.
But a late overtake on Leclerc did the job for Verstappen, after his teammate dropped back to fourth after a safety car caught out the race leader at the pit stops.
Here is how the standings are set after race two of 23...
Rank
Driver
Team
Points
1
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
45
2
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
33
3
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
25
4
George Russell
Mercedes
22
5
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
16
6
Esteban Ocon
Alpine
14
=7
Sergio Perez
Red Bull
12
=7
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
12
9
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
8
10
Lando Norris
McLaren
6
=11
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
4
=11
Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri
4
13
Fernando Alonso
Alpine
2
14
Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo
1
=15
Six drivers
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0
Table correct as of Sunday, March 27, 8pm GMT.
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