World Championship standings after Russia | Verstappen and Hamilton close
Red Bull Content Pool
General
- GPblog.com
Lewis Hamilton has regained the lead in the World Championship from Max Verstappen after the Russian Grand Prix. Thanks to his victory the British driver grabbed 25 points which brings him to a total of 246.5 points. Verstappen has collected two points less after 15 GP's.
Valtteri Bottas looked like he had no chance of a points finish, but he too took advantage of the rain on the Sochi circuit. He finished above Norris, picking up a few points and consolidating his third place. Sergio Perez scored two points by finishing ninth.
Kimi Raikkonen is now on six points, thanks to his eighth-place finish. George Russell is now on 16 points after another place in the top ten.
Ranking in the World Drivers Championship after Russia GP
1. Lewis Hamilton: 246.5 points
2. Max Verstappen: 244.5 points
3. Valtteri Bottas: 151 points
4. Lando Norris: 139 points
5. Sergio Perez: 120 points
6. Carlos Sainz 112.5 points
7. Charles Leclerc: 104 points
8. Daniel Ricciardo: 95 points
9. Pierre Gasly: 66 points
10. Fernando Alonso: 58 points
11. Esteban Ocon: 45 points
12. Sebastian Vettel: 35 points
13. Lance Stroll: 24 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda: 18 points
15. George Russell: 16 points
16. Nicholas Latifi: 7 points
17. Kimi Raikkonen: 6 points
18. Antonio Giovinazzi: 1 point
19. Mick Schumacher: 0 points
20. Nikita Mazepin: 0 points