Who is leading the 2022 F1 world championship drivers' points?
Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen pulled out another 17 points over Ferrari drivers’ title rival Charles Leclerc, who led in Hungary before a poor strategy decision dropped him back to finish sixth.
Verstappen’s lead is now 80 points over Leclerc as he bids for a second successive drivers’ title. His Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez’s fifth position in Hungary moves him to within five points of Leclerc’s second spot in the points.
George Russell’s podium finish moves him two points ahead of Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari into fourth in points.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s runner-up finish puts him with 10 of Sainz in sixth.
2022 F1 World Championship standings for Drivers
| Cla | Driver | Points | Grands Prix | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 258 | - | 25 | - | 34 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | 178 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 18 | - | 12 | - | 10 | 12 | 32 | - | 8 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | 173 | - | 12 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 19 | - | 18 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | George Russell | 158 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 12 | - | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 156 | 18 | 15 | - | 5 | 15 | 12 | 18 | - | 19 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 146 | 15 | 1 | 12 | - | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | 76 | - | 6 | 10 | 19 | - | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 58 | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | 46 | 8 | - | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 41 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | 22 | 10 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 19 | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | 16 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | ||
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | 11 | 4 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Constructors' points?
In the constructors’ points, Red Bull’s 35-point haul in Hungary moves it 97 clear of Ferrari after the Scuderia’s troubled day.
Mercedes outscored Ferrari by 14 points, closing the gap to 30. Alpine and McLaren tied on six points in Budapest, so the French marque four clear in fourth position.
The only other point scorer again was Aston Martin, which remains in ninth – now seven points behind AlphaTauri.
2022 F1 World Championship standings for Constructors
| Cla | Constructor | Points | Grands Prix | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | Red Bull | 431 | - | 37 | 18 | 58 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 35 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 334 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 30 | - | 29 | 37 | 38 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 304 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| 4 | Alpine/Renault | 99 | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | McLaren/Mercedes | 95 | - | 6 | 18 | 22 | - | 4 | 9 | 6 | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 51 | 9 | - | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Haas/Ferrari | 34 | 10 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | - | - |
| 8 | AlphaTauri/Red Bull | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 20 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Williams/Mercedes | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
