Max Verstappen extended his Formula 1 win streak to a record ten races with victory at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix, and is now just counting down the days until he can officially claim his third world title.
He was forced to bide his time behind Carlos Sainz in the early stages of the race but never looked back after taking the lead on lap 15, while Sainz, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc enjoyed a thrilling battle for the podium behind.
Eventually Perez got the better of the Ferraris after starting fifth on the grid, and Sainz and Leclerc produced an almighty fight for third.
Leclerc got his moment in the sun last year but this time around Sainz triumphed, he spent most of the race defending and was deservedly voted driver of the day, and got to celebrate in front of a raucous home support.
F1 2023 Drivers’ Standings after Italian GP
Liam Lawson moves ahead of Nyck De Vries just two grand prix into his F1 career after Oscar Piastri overtook the Kiwi off the track, picking up a five-second penalty that vaulted Lawson back into second.
That was the only movement but Leclerc and Russell both hit three figures for the season.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 364 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 219 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 170 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 164 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 117 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 111 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 109 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 79 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 47 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 37 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 36 |
| 12 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 36 |
| 13 | Alex Albon | Williams | 21 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 9 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 6 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 3 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 2 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 0 |
| 21 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 0 |
F1 2023 Constructors’ Standings after Italian GP
The contructors’ championship has been pretty set for a while now, Red Bull could well wrap up the title in Singapore or Japan.
However, Ferrari‘s fantastic afternoon moves them into third in the championship by just a point ahead of Aston Martin.
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 583 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 273 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 218 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | 217 |
| 5 | McLaren | 115 |
| 6 | Alpine | 73 |
| 7 | Williams | 21 |
| 8 | Haas | 11 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 9 |
| 10 | AlphaTauri | 3 |
