Max Verstappen bounced back from his retirement at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with a hard-fought win in Saudi Arabia.
Verstappen narrowly beat Charles Leclerc to the chequered flag on the streets of Jeddah after another thrilling scrap between the Red Bull and Ferrari drivers.
In doing so, the reigning World Champion climbs all the way from the bottom of the standings to third, with only Leclerc and Carlos Sainz - who rounded out the podium on Sunday night - ahead of him.
Leclerc now holds a 12-point lead over teammate Sainz in the Drivers' Championship, with Verstappen eight points further back. Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton are next up in fourth and fifth respectively.
As for the teams, Ferrari hold an early 40-point advantage over Mercedes, with Red Bull another point adrift in third.
Check out the full F1 World Championship standings below:
Formula 1 standings 2022
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Red Bull Racing | 454 |
| 2 |
|
Scuderia Ferrari | 308 |
| 3 |
|
Red Bull Racing | 305 |
| 4 |
|
Mercedes AMG F1 | 275 |
| 5 |
|
Scuderia Ferrari | 246 |
| 6 |
|
Mercedes AMG F1 | 240 |
| 7 |
|
McLaren Racing | 122 |
| 8 |
|
Alpine F1 | 92 |
| 9 |
|
Alpine F1 | 81 |
| 10 |
|
Alfa Romeo Racing | 49 |
| 11 |
|
McLaren Racing | 37 |
| 12 |
|
Aston Martin F1 Team | 37 |
| 13 |
|
Haas F1 | 25 |
| 14 |
|
Scuderia Alpha Tauri | 23 |
| 15 |
|
Aston Martin F1 Team | 18 |
| 16 |
|
Haas F1 | 12 |
| 17 |
|
Scuderia Alpha Tauri | 12 |
| 18 |
|
Alfa Romeo Racing | 6 |
| 19 |
|
Williams Racing | 4 |
| 20 |
|
Williams Racing | 2 |
| 21 |
|
Williams Racing | 2 |
| 22 |
|
Aston Martin F1 Team | 0 |
Max
Verstappen
Charles
Leclerc
Sergio
Pérez
George
Russell
Carlos
Sainz
Esteban
Ocon
Valtteri
Bottas
Daniel
Ricciardo
Sebastian
Vettel
Kevin
Magnussen
Lance
Stroll
Yuki
Tsunoda
Guanyu
Zhou
Alexander
Albon
| Pos. | Team | Drivers | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Verstappen & Pérez | 759 |
| 2 |
|
Sainz & Leclerc | 554 |
| 3 |
|
Hamilton & Russell | 515 |
| 4 |
|
Alonso & Ocon | 173 |
| 5 |
|
Norris & Ricciardo | 159 |
| 6 |
|
Bottas & Zhou | 55 |
| 7 |
|
Stroll & Vettel | 55 |
| 8 |
|
Schumacher & Magnussen | 37 |
| 9 |
|
Gasly & Tsunoda | 35 |
| 10 |
|
Albon & Latifi | 8 |
Red Bull
Ferrari
Alfa Romeo
Haas
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