Max Verstappen has extended his lead at the top of the 2022 F1 drivers’ championship after finishing 3rd at the Monaco GP ahead of championship rival Charles Leclerc.
Red Bull will go away from Monte Carlo the happier team after Sergio Perez took his maiden win at the principality, taking advantage of a a pitstop mixup from Ferrari to finish ahead of Carlos Sainz.
Meanwhile George Russell continued his record of finishing in the top 5 at every race this season with another 5th place finish, followed by McLaren’s Lando Norris who came home in 6th with an extra bonus point for fastest lap of the race.
F1 2022 Drivers’ Standings after Monaco GP
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 125 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 116 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 110 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 84 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 83 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 50 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 48 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 40 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 30 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 15 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 11 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 10 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 6 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams | 3 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 0 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0 |
| 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin | 0 |
