World Championship standings after Turkey | Verstappen regains lead
- GPblog.com
After a second place in the Turkish Grand Prix Max Verstappen has taken over the lead in the championship from Lewis Hamilton. The Briton finished in fifth place at Istanbul Park and lost his small lead in the standings.
Six points between Verstappen and Hamilton
Verstappen has taken back the lead in the World Championship from Hamilton in Turkey. The Red Bull Racing driver was unable to keep up with eventual winner Valtteri Bottas during the Grand Prix but still trails title rival Hamilton by a few points, who finished fifth.
After finishing second, Verstappen is six points ahead of Hamilton. Bottas strengthened his third place in the standings after finishing first and also adding the point for the fastest lap. Sergio Perez is closing in on championship number four Lando Norris.
The full standings in the championship
1. Max Verstappen: 262.5 points
2. Lewis Hamilton: 256.5 points
3. Valtteri Bottas: 177 points
4. Lando Norris: 145 points
5. Sergio Perez: 135 points
6. Carlos Sainz 116.5 points
7. Charles Leclerc: 116 points
8. Daniel Ricciardo: 95 points
9. Pierre Gasly: 74 points
10. Fernando Alonso: 58 points
11. Esteban Ocon: 46 points
12. Sebastian Vettel: 35 points
13. Lance Stroll: 26 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda: 18 points
15. George Russell: 16 points
16. Nicholas Latifi: 7 points
17. Kimi Raikkonen: 6 points
18. Antonio Giovinazzi: 1 point
19. Mick Schumacher: 0 points
20. Nikita Mazepin: 0 points