Max Verstappen extended his lead at the top of the F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings with a dominant win at the Azerbaijan GP as Red Bull secured maximum points.
Sergio Perez finished second after the leading the early stages of the race, but it was a disastrous outing for Ferrari as both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz retired due to issues with the car.
The Scuderia’s misfortune was Mercedes’ gain, as George Russell secured another podium finish in third, while Lewis Hamilton came over the line in fourth despite complaining of back pain due to the extent of porpoising down the long straights in Baku.
F1 2022 Drivers’ Standings after Azerbaijan GP
Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 150 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 129 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 116 |
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 99 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 83 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 62 |
7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 50 |
8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 40 |
9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 16 |
11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 16 |
12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 15 |
13 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 15 |
14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 13 |
15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 |
16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 3 |
17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2 |
18 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 0 |
20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin | 0 |
21 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0 |
F1 2022 Constructors’ Standings after Azerbaijan GP
The double retirement for Ferrari has extended Red Bull’s lead at the top of the F1 2022 Constructors’ Championship Standings, while Mercedes remain in touch after finishing third and fourth in Baku.
Pos. | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Red Bull | 279 |
2 | Ferrari | 199 |
3 | Mercedes | 161 |
4 | McLaren | 65 |
5 | Alpine | 47 |
6 | Alfa Romeo | 41 |
7 | AlphaTauri | 27 |
8 | Haas | 15 |
9 | Aston Martin | 15 |
10 | Williams | 3 |
