Max Verstappen once again showed his championship calibre at the Belgian GP as the Red Bull driver put in a dominant performance from the back of the grid to secure his 9th victory of the 2022 F1 season.
Verstappen started the race from 14th after taking a grid penalty for changing engine parts, but sliced through the pack to take the lead by Lap 18 and from there pulled an 18 second gap to teammate Sergio Perez in 2nd.
Ferrari had no answer to the Dutchman, with Carlos Sainz forced to settle for 3rd and Charles Leclerc ending up in 6th after being handed a 5 second penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
F1 2022 Drivers’ Standings after Belgian GP
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 284 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 191 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 186 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 171 |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 170 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 146 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 76 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 64 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 51 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 46 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 22 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 20 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 19 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 18 |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 12 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 5 |
| 18 | Alex Albon | Willilams | 4 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 4 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0 |
| 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin | 0 |
F1 2022 Constructors’ Standings after Belgian GP
In the constructors’ standings, Red Bull now stand 118 points clear of Ferrari, with Mercedes in 3rd and Alpine best of the rest of the midfield pack in 4th.
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 475 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 357 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 316 |
| 4 | Alpine | 115 |
| 5 | McLaren | 95 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 51 |
| 7 | Haas | 34 |
| 8 | AlphaTauri | 29 |
| 9 | Aston Martin | 24 |
| 10 | Williams | 4 |
