Charles Leclerc beat Sergio Perez to second place in the 2022 F1 Drivers’ Championship.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium reflected the final standings overall as Max Verstappen cruised to victory.
Lewis Hamilton’s DNF denied him fifth as Carlos Sainz jumped the Mercedes driver and Daniel Ricciardo held off Sebastian Vettel on the last lap to maintain 11th place.
F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022 standings
Rank |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull |
454 |
2 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
308 |
3 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull |
305 |
4 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
275 |
5 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
246 |
6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
240 |
7 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren |
122 |
8 |
Esteban Ocon |
Alpine |
92 |
9 |
Fernando Alonso |
Alpine |
81 |
10 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Alfa Romeo |
49 |
11 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren |
37 |
12 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin |
37 |
13 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Haas |
25 |
14 |
Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri |
23 |
15 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin |
16 |
16 |
Mick Schumacher |
Haas |
12 |
17 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
AlphaTauri |
12 |
18 |
Guanyu Zhou |
Alfa Romeo |
6 |
19 |
Alex Albon |
Williams |
4 |
20 |
Nyck de Vries |
Williams |
2 |
21 |
Nicholas Latifi |
Williams |
2 |
22 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Aston Martin |
0 |
