World F1 standings after GP Austria | Verstappen sees lead shrinking

Charles Leclerc is closing the gap on Max Verstappen in the world championship. The Monegasque won the Austrian Grand Prix, while the Red Bull Racing driver limited the damage by finishing second and setting the fastest lap of the day. The difference is down to 38 points.

Sergio Perez lost 25 points to Leclerc, so his retirement is extremely painful. World Championship leader Verstappen also lost nineteen points, which means the gap has grown to 57 points, a considerable number. For Carlos Sainz, his DNF is even more galling as he looked set to finish second at the Red Bull Ring but instead is now 75 points behind. That equates to three GP wins and we have 'only' eleven weekends to go in 2022.

George Russell is now just five points behind Sainz and Hamilton did good business in the World Championship by scoring another podium. Number seven Lando Norris also had an excellent race and Mick Schumacher moved up to fifteenth in the standings after a fine sixth place in Spielberg.

World Championship standings after the 2022 Austrian GP

1. Max Verstappen - 208 points

2. Charles Leclerc - 170 points

3. Sergio Perez - 151 points

4. Carlos Sainz - 133 points

5. George Russell - 128 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 109 points

7. Lando Norris - 64 points

8. Esteban Ocon - 52 points

9. Valtteri Bottas - 46 points

10. Fernando Alonso - 29 points

11. Kevin Magnussen - 22 points

12. Daniel Ricciardo - 17 points

13. Pierre Gasly - 16 points

14. Sebastian Vettel - 15 points

15. Mick Schumacher - 12 points

16. Yuki Tsunoda - 11 points

17. Guanyu Zhou - 5 points

18. Alexander Albon - 3 points

19. Lance Stroll - 3 points

20. Nico Hulkenberg - 0 points

21. Nicholas Latifi- 0 points