F1 Drivers' Standings after the Belgian Grand Prix | Piastri extends lead over Norris
17:49, 27 Jul
0 Comments
Oscar Piastri's victory ahead of Lando Norris at the Belgian Grand Prix saw the Australian extend his lead at the top of the drivers' championship.
Heavy rain that saw a premature end to an earlier race on Sunday at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit meant an hour and 20-minute delay was enforced, with huge amounts of spray causing major visibility issues for the drivers out on track.
However, once the rain cleared, racing got back underway, and after four laps behind the safety car to get green flag conditions underway, it was Lando Norris who led teammate Oscar Piastri down into turn 1.
Despite both McLaren drivers going onto different tyres as the dry compounds came out, Piastri made sure the mediums made it to the end of the race to extend his championship lead over his teammate to 16 points.
Leclerc's P3 meant he was able to close the gap to George Russell in P4 after the Brit could only finish P5, while a P4 for Max Verstappen saw him lose out to the McLaren pair once again at the top of the standings.
Lewis Hamilton's superb drive saw him finish in P7 after starting 18th and from the pit lane, unable to shift a stubborn Alex Albon in P6.
Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto and Pierre Gasly rounded out the top ten to score some vital points.
Drivers' standings after the Belgian Grand Prix
- Oscar Piastri 266 +25
- Lando Norris 250 +18
- Max Verstappen 185 +12
- George Russell 175 +10
- Charles Leclerc 139 +15
- Lewis Hamilton 109 +6
- Kimi Antonelli 63
- Alexander Albon 54 +8
- Nico Hulkenberg - 37
- Esteban Ocon - 27
- Isack Hadjar - 22
- Lance Stroll - 20
- Pierre Gasly - 20
- Fernando Alonso - 16
- Carlos Sainz - 16
- Liam Lawson - 16
- Yuki Tsunoda - 10
- Oliver Bearman - 8
- Gabriel Bortoleto - 6
- Franco Colapinto - 0
- Jack Doohan - 0
Read more about:
Write a comment
Today
Rumors
Popular on GPBlog
1
Cadillac snatches driver! Valtteri Bottas agrees with new Formula 1 team
27567 times read
2
Extreme weather conditions force race cancellation at Spa: bad news for F1?
7963 times read
3
Wet race at Spa confirmed? The weather forecast for the 2025 Belgian GP
4732 times read
4
Stella's theory on why Verstappen missed out on pole position fight
1723 times read