Formula 1: Drivers’ standings for the 2022 season

The new 2022 Formula 1 season kicked off with a race in Bahrain. In total, it is planned to hold 22 Grand Prix.

Last year, during the race weekend, a sprint race was held at certain tracks, as a result of which the first three pilots were awarded points. There have been some changes this season.

Now eight pilots will be awarded points at once: 1st place – 8 points, 2nd place – 7 points, 3rd place – 6 points, 4th place – 5 points, 5th place – 4 points, 6th place – 3 points, 7th place – 2 points, 8th place – 1 point.

The sprint will take place before the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the Austrian Grand Prix and the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Drivers’ standings for the 2022 season:

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 104 points
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 85
Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 66
George Russell (Mercedes) – 59
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 53
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 36
Lando Norris (McLaren) – 35
Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 30
Esteban Ocon (Alpin) – 24
Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 15
Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – 11
Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) – 10
Pierre Gasly (Alfa Tauri) – 6
Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – 4
Alex Albon (Williams) – 3
Fernando Alonso (Alpin) – 2
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 2
Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) – 1
Mick Schumacher (Haas) – 0
Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin) – 0
Nicholas Latifi (Williams) – 0
Scoring system: 25 – 18 – 15 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1. + 1 additional point for the best lap.