Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 15 points from Sergio Perez after the Australian Grand Prix.
2023 F1 drivers championship standings
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 69 | |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | 54 | 15 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 45 | 24 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 38 | 31 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 20 | 49 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | 20 | 49 |
| 7 | George Russell | 18 | 51 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | 8 | 61 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | 6 | 63 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | 6 | 63 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 65 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | 4 | 65 |
| 13 | Oscar Piastri | 4 | 65 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | 4 | 65 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | 2 | 67 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 68 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 68 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | 1 | 68 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | 0 | 69 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries | 0 | 69 |
2023 F1 constructors championship standings
| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 123 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 65 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 56 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 26 |
| 5 | McLaren | 12 |
| 6 | Alpine | 8 |
| 7 | Haas | 7 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 6 |
| 9 | AlphaTauri | 1 |
| 10 | Williams | 1 |
Standings with 3 out of 23 races complete.
2023 Australian Grand Prix
- Sainz maintains penalty was “disproportionate” and deserved reviewing
- Why Ferrari’s attempt to overturn Sainz’s penalty looks like a long shot
- Mercedes unsure whether gains seen in Melbourne were ‘track-specific’
- Why Ferrari saw a ‘real step forward in pure performance’ in point-less Australian GP
- “Got away with that one!”: F1 drivers’ unheard reactions to restart chaos
Oople
2nd April 2023, 8:55
The fact McLaren is now 5th and ahead of the Alpines after this race 😬
David (@nvherman)
2nd April 2023, 8:57
How it should be based on the relative quality of their drivers.
Everyone knew that Ocon and Gasly world end in tears
Alex (@smallvizier)
2nd April 2023, 9:04
Ocon and Gasly drove great races today – I’d say Gasly was level with (a hair better than?) Norris, and Ocon was comfortably better than Piastri.
It’s just bad luck that in trying to avoid the Sainz/Alonso collision and rejoin the track, Gasly’s speed difference to the pack caused an accident. You can’t watch their unlucky collision in the aftermath today and say it’s anything to do with the driver pairing or driver rivalry.
bogaaaa (@nosehair)
2nd April 2023, 9:21
Oscar’s 3rd race no mistakes in a race of chaos? Very harsh comment Alex
David (@nvherman)
2nd April 2023, 12:41
@smallvizier oh, I do totally agree that today’s collision could not really be blamed on either Alpine driver. But in general, I do not consider either Ocon or Gasly to be in the same league as Norris, who is only down where he is due to the McLaren just not being good enough. Given that when Ricciardo went to McLaren, many believed that he would end Norris’s career, and yet there Ricciardo was, being lapped at Monaco. A driver who many on here still claim is better than Verstappen having his remaining contract paid off so he could be replaced.
Ocon has clashed with every team mate he’s ever had, and Gasly has been lucky to rehabilitate his reputation after the time he spent as Verstappen’s team mate.
Prvn
2nd April 2023, 8:58
LOL
Depailler
2nd April 2023, 9:00
Well done Keith – you have the championship points live while the main F1 site is still struggling to update !
Alex (@smallvizier)
2nd April 2023, 9:01
McLaren in 5th!
Might want to print that out and frame it while it lasts
Oople
2nd April 2023, 9:10
Oh, and let’s not forget Hulk is tied on points with Leclerc 🤣
Sergey Martyn
2nd April 2023, 18:05
Is Hulk above Leclerc because he finished (though out of points) previous races where Charles DNF?