Drivers World Championship standings after Sprint | Perez's P2 gap shrinks
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Max Verstappen is (with five Grands Prix to go) already a world champion, but he continues to extend his lead in the world championship. Red Bull Racing has made a one-two in the world championship its new goal, but Sergio Perez saw his lead shrink.
The difference between Perez and Hamilton in the World Cup was 30 points at the start of the weekend, but after the sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas, it was down to 27 points. Where Perez finished fifth, the Mercedes driver only had to beat Max Verstappen.
Of the top eight in the world championship, only Fernando Alonso did not score any points in Austin on Saturday. The two-time world champion finished 13th.
World Championship standings after United States Sprint Race
1. Max Verstappen - 441 points
2. Sergio Perez - 228 points
3. Lewis Hamilton - 201 points
4. Fernando Alonso - 183 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 156 points
6. Charles Leclerc - 151 points
7. Lando Norris - 141 points
8. George Russell - 133 points
9. Oscar Piastri - 48 points
10. Pierre Gasly - 48 points
11. Lance Stroll - 47 points
12. Esteban Ocon - 44 points
13. Alexander Albon - 23 points
14. Valtteri Bottas - 10 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points
16. Guanyu Zhou - 6 points
17. Yuki Tsunoda - 3 points
18. Kevin Magnussen - 3 points
19. Liam Lawson - 2 points
20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
21. Daniel Ricciardo - 0 points
22. Nyck de Vries - 0 points