Despite showing good race pace and holding off a challenge from Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Ferrari dropped more points in their battle with Red Bull following a Lap 18 crash, so how does that affect the F1 Drivers’ Championship standings?
Leclerc’s crash allowed Verstappen to cruise to victory, and claim his seventh win of the 2022 F1 season, and extend his lead in the Driver Standings to 63 points over the Ferrari driver.
Sergio Perez consolidated third with a fourth place finish, with George Russell moving to within one point of the Red Bull driver.
F1 2022 Drivers’ Standings after French GP
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 233 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 170 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 163 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 144 |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 143 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 127 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 70 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 56 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 46 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 37 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 22 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 19 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 16 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 15 |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 12 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 |
| 17 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 5 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 4 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Willilams | 3 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0 |
| 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin | 0 |
F1 2022 Constructors’ Standings after French GP
Meanwhile in the Constructor Standings, Mercedes were the big winners after a double podium finish as they closed to 44 points from Ferrari, with Red Bull extending their lead over the Scuderia to 82 points.
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 396 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 314 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 270 |
| 4 | Alpine | 93 |
| 5 | McLaren | 89 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 51 |
| 7 | Haas | 34 |
| 8 | AlphaTauri | 27 |
| 9 | Aston Martin | 19 |
| 10 | Willilams | 3 |
