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Austrian Grand Prix 2022

F1 standings: Verstappen extends lead and McLaren face pressure

There might be fewer points on offer in the Sprint, but the outcome of the race in Austria has still had an impact on the World Championship standings.

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Max Verstappen's victory in the F1 Sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix has helped the Dutchman to extend his lead in the World Championship.

The winner of the Sprint is awarded eight points, meaning that Verstappen's total tally now stands at 189 points. This has increased his advantage over Sergio Perez to 38 points.

Perez put in a solid drive to finish P5 after starting from 13th on the grid, which has given him a further four points.

Behind him, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz remain in third and fourth respectively, while George Russell and Lewis Hamilton also added to their tallies to stay in fifth and sixth.

McLaren face pressure

In the Constructors' Championship, Red Bull remain at the top on 340 points, with Ferrari only cutting into that lead by one point. The Milton Keynes-based squad are ahead by 62 points following the Sprint.

Mercedes hold third with 210 points, still some way off Ferrari's 278.

Behind them, McLaren are facing increasing pressure from Alpine for fourth. Esteban Ocon took home three points in the Sprint, while the Woking-based squad finished outside of the top eight.

This means that Alpine are now only three points away from McLaren.

Check out the full F1 World Championship standings below:

Formula 1 standings 2022

Pos. Driver Team Points
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing 454
2
Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari 308
3
Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing 305
4
George Russell
Mercedes AMG F1 275
5
Carlos Sainz
Scuderia Ferrari 246
6
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes AMG F1 240
7
Lando Norris
McLaren Racing 122
8
Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 92
9
Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 81
10
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo Racing 49
11
Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren Racing 37
12
Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin F1 Team 37
13
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 25
14
Pierre Gasly
Scuderia Alpha Tauri 23
15
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin F1 Team 18
16
Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 12
17
Yuki Tsunoda
Scuderia Alpha Tauri 12
18
Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo Racing 6
19
Alexander Albon
Williams Racing 4
20
Nicholas Latifi
Williams Racing 2
21
Nyck de Vries
Williams Racing 2
22
Nico Hulkenberg
Aston Martin F1 Team 0
Pos. Team Drivers Points
1
Red Bull
Verstappen & Pérez 759
2
Ferrari
Sainz & Leclerc 554
3
Mercedes
Hamilton & Russell 515
4
Alpine
Alonso & Ocon 173
5
McLaren
Norris & Ricciardo 159
6
Alfa Romeo
Bottas & Zhou 55
7
Aston Martin
Stroll & Vettel 55
8
Haas
Schumacher & Magnussen 37
9
AlphaTauri
Gasly & Tsunoda 35
10
Williams
Albon & Latifi 8

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