The drivers' F1 World Championship standings after the Belgian Grand Prix

28 July at 18:00

Jeroen Immink

Lewis Hamilton made major ground in the F1 World Championship after finishing first in the Belgian Grand Prix, as George Russell was later disqualified, because his car did not reach the minimum weight limit. At the top, Max Verstappen extended his lead over Lando Norris.

Verstappen is now on 277 points, an extended his lead over Lando Norris by another two points. The gap is now 78 points in the standings. Sergio Perez was originally overtaken by Russell in the standings and is now only eighth, but after the Briton's disqualification, the Mexican can keep P7.

This is the current standings in the drivers' standings after the Belgian GP:

1. Max Verstappen, 277 points
2. Lando Norris, 199 points
3. Charles Leclerc, 177 pts
4. Oscar Piastri, 167 pts
5. Carlos Sainz, 162 pts
6. Lewis Hamilton, 150 pts
7. Sergio Perez, 131 pts
8. George Russell, 116 pts
9. Fernando Alonso, 49 pts
10. Lance Stroll, 24 pts
11. Nico Hulkenberg, 22 pts
12. Yuki Tsunoda, 22 pts
13. Daniel Ricciardo, 12 pts
14. Oliver Bearman, 6 pts
15. Pierre Gasly, 6 pts
16. Kevin Magnussen, 5 pts
17. Esteban Ocon, 5 pts
18. Alexander Albon, 4 pts
19. Guanyu Zhou, 0 pts
20. Logan Sargeant, 0 pts
21. Valtteri Bottas, 0 pts