Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 113 points from Sergio Perez after the Japanese Grand Prix, meaning he has won the world championship.
2022 F1 drivers championship standings
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 366 | |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | 253 | 113 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 252 | 114 |
| 4 | George Russell | 207 | 159 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 202 | 164 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 180 | 186 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | 101 | 265 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 78 | 288 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 65 | 301 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | 46 | 320 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | 32 | 334 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 29 | 337 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | 23 | 343 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | 22 | 344 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | 13 | 353 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | 12 | 354 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | 11 | 355 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | 6 | 360 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | 4 | 362 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | 2 | 364 |
| 21 | Nyck de Vries | 2 | 364 |
| 22 | Nico Hulkenberg | 0 | 366 |
2022 F1 constructors championship standings
| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 619 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 454 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 387 |
| 4 | Alpine | 143 |
| 5 | McLaren | 130 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 52 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 45 |
| 8 | Haas | 34 |
| 9 | AlphaTauri | 34 |
| 10 | Williams | 8 |
Standings with 18 out of 22 races complete.
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
- From F1 to Formula Ford, 2022 was the year of the championship anti-climax
- Suzuka points confusion didn’t take shine off title win – Verstappen
- FIA to publish findings of inquiry into use of crane during Japanese GP
- Does F1 only need slicks and wets? The case for dropping intermediate tyres
- Hamilton’s work ethic “has not changed at all” in face of difficult 2022 campaign
