Max Verstappen with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase - Photo: Race Pictures

F1 Drivers' Standings | Verstappen continues charge as Piastri falters

22:39, 19 Oct

Updated: 22:44, 19 Oct

byOlly Darcy

Max Verstappen continued his fine form with a grand slam weekend at the United States Grand Prix as the Dutchman's title challenge continues.

A sprint race victory was backed up with a dominant Grand Prix win, closing the gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri with the full 25 points, while the Australian could only finish P5 in a struggling performance.

Lando Norris also cut the deficit to his teammate with a P2 finish, making every available point count as the gap between him and Piastri now sits at just 14 points.

Max Verstappen took a seventh career grand slam weekend in Austin - Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

Behind the leading three drivers, a P7 finish for Yuki Tsunda sees him move up into P15 in the standings with 28 points, and Ollie Bearman overtook Gabriel Bortoleto to take P18 with a ninth-place finish in Austin.

F1 drivers' standings after the Singapore GP

Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 346 points
Lando Norris (McLaren) – 332 points
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 306 points
George Russell (Mercedes) – 252 points
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 192 points
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 142 points
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 89 points
Alex Albon (Williams) – 73 points
Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber) - 41 points
Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 39 points
Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 38 points
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 37 points
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 32 points
Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 30 points
Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) - 28 points
Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 28 points
Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 20 points
Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 20 points
Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber) – 18 points
Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

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