F1 Championship standings | Verstappen leads Leclerc after P3 in Monaco

Max Verstappen has increased his lead in the drivers' championship after the Monaco Grand Prix. The Dutchman is running ahead of Leclerc with a difference of nine points. After the Spanish Grand Prix, the difference between the rivals was still six points.

Verstappen benefits from Ferrari blunder

It looked like Leclerc was going to run away with the win in Monaco, but a strategic error by Ferrari meant the Monegasque ended up behind Verstappen's RB18. In the end, the Dutchman ended up with a P3 on the podium, moving further ahead of Leclerc in the championship.

Sergio Perez picks up a lot of points in the championship with his victory and moves closer to Leclerc. Carlos Sainz is only one point away from George Russell's fourth place after his P2. In the out of ten there were no further shifts.

World Championship standings after the Monaco GP

1. Max Verstappen - 125 points

2. Charles Leclerc - 116 points

3. Sergio Perez - 110 points

4. George Russell - 84 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 83 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 50 points

7. Lando Norris - 48 points

8. Valtteri Bottas - 40 points

9. Esteban Ocon - 30 points

10. Kevin Magnussen - 15 points

11. Daniel Ricciardo - 11 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 11 points

13. Fernando Alonso - 10 points

14. Pierre Gasly - 6 points

15. Sebastian Vettel - 5 points

16. Alexander Albon - 3 points

17. Lance Stroll - 2 points

18. Guanyu Zhou - 1 point

Mick Schumacher - 0 points

20. Nico Hulkenberg - 0 points

21. Nicholas Latifi - 0 points