Updated Driver’s & Constructor’s F1 Standings Following an Adrenaline-Fueled Leclerc-Verstappen Battle at Jeddah

Mar 27, 2022 | 4:54 PM EDT

Updated Driver’s & Constructor’s F1 Standings Following an Adrenaline-Fueled Leclerc-Verstappen Battle at Jeddah

Mar 27, 2022 | 4:54 PM EDT

The second race of the 2022 F1 season in Jeddah is complete. The Saudi Arabia GP made for fascinating watching and sees Max Verstappen clinching the win at the end. The race results shook up the standings in the constructors and drivers’ championship.

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The eventful race, without any doubt, served up the goods. The completion of the Saudi GP sees Formula 1 move to Australia for the next round.

Constructors in Saudi

The race showed the fans that this year’s title will be between Red Bull and Ferrari, with the 2 looking great all weekend long. Sergio Perez started on a pole with Charles Leclerc alongside him. Sainz and Verstappen made up the second row.

However, come the end of the race, the Verstappen had snatched the race win from Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz finished in P3 making the podium places.

The constructors see some major change. Ferrari extends their lead over Mercedes by 40 points and sit top of the table with 78points. Red Bull has caught up just one point behind the Silver Arrows with 37 points.

1	Ferrari	1	78
2	Mercedes	0	38
3	Red Bull	1	37
4	Alpine	0	16
5	Haas	0	12
6	Alfa Romeo	0	9
7	AlphaTauri	0	8
8	McLaren	0	6
9	Aston Martin	0	0
10	Williams	0	0

Driver Standings after Saudi

The race saw multiple DNFs which shake up the driver’s standings a bit. The new driver standings still see Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the top 2 spots. Max Verstappen moves into 3rd place with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top 5.

The race also sees Sergio Perez collect his first points of the season and move into 7th alongside Kevin Magnussen. Lando Norris also picked up his first point of the season finishing in P7. Given below are the entire standings.

Rank	Driver	Team	Points
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	45
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	33
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	25
4	George Russell	Mercedes	22
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	16
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	14
=7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	12
=7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	12
9	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	8
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	6
=11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	4
=11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	4
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	2
14	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1
=15	Six drivers	–	0

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Divyansh Priyadarshi

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Divyansh Priyadarshi is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his under-graduation in computer science engineering and is naturally drawn to the intriguing data-driven world of Formula 1. Being an author at ES isn't his first stint in penning down thoughts for his favorite sports, as he has a solid prior background in writing content for soccer, NBA, and UFC. Come Sunday, he can be seen rooting for Ferrari and more specifically Carlos Sainz to cross the finish line, and take the highest step on the podium. When he is not following the enthralling world of motorsports, he can be found playing soccer, reading books, and challenging his friends at Valorant and FIFA.

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