F1 World Championship standings | Verstappen extends lead over Hamilton

Max Verstappen did himself a good service during the Mexican Grand Prix by crossing the finish line first. With the victory, he now has a 19 point lead over Lewis Hamilton.

The race in Mexico saw little in the way of positional changes. Only Kimi Räikkönen managed to move up a place in the world championship standings, at the expense of Nicholas Latifi. Sergio Perez moved closer to Valtteri Bottas, who remained scoreless in Mexico. The Mexican has twenty points to make up this season.

World Championship standings after the Mexican GP

1. Max Verstappen: 312.5 points

2. Lewis Hamilton: 293.5 points

3. Valtteri Bottas: 185 points

4. Sergio Perez: 165 points

5. Lando Norris: 150 points

6. Charles Leclerc: 138 points

7. Carlos Sainz 130.5 points

8. Daniel Ricciardo: 105 points

9. Pierre Gasly: 86 points

10. Fernando Alonso: 60 points

11. Esteban Ocon: 46 points

12. Sebastian Vettel: 42 points

13. Lance Stroll: 26 points

14. Yuki Tsunoda: 20 points

15. George Russell: 16 points

16. Kimi Raikkonen: 10 points

17. Nicholas Latifi: 7 points

18. Antonio Giovinazzi: 1 point

19. Mick Schumacher: 0 points

20. Nikita Mazepin: 0 points