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F1 World Championship standings | Verstappen and Hamilton are equal
- GPblog.com
For the second time in Formula 1 history, two drivers have the same amount of points with only one Grand Prix to go. Lewis Hamilton took eight points more than Max Verstappen in Saudi Arabia and so the two World Championship rivals are on equal ground.
Verstappen and Hamilton both have 369.5 points after 21 Grands Prix. A maximum of 26 points will still be available in Abu Dhabi, but for both drivers the task is simple: finish ahead of your rival.
Valtteri Bottas has secured his third place in the world championship thanks to his third place at the Jeddah circuit. The gap to Sergio Perez, who dropped out, is 28 points and therefore impossible to bridge. The battle for P5 continues between the Ferrari drivers and Lando Norris. The margins are very small.
Championship standings after the Saudi Arabian GP
1. Max Verstappen: 369.5 points
2. Lewis Hamilton: 369,5 points
3. Valtteri Bottas: 218 points
4. Sergio Perez: 190 points
5. Charles Leclerc: 158 points
6. Lando Norris: 154 points
7.Carlos Sainz 149.5 points
8. Daniel Ricciardo: 115 points
9.Pierre Gasly: 100 points
10. Fernando Alonso: 77 points
11. Esteban Ocon: 72 points
12. Sebastian Vettel: 43 points
13. Lance Stroll: 34 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda: 20 points
15. George Russell: 16 points
16. Kimi Raikkonen: 10 points
17. Nicholas Latifi: 7 points
18. Antonio Giovinazzi: 1 point
19. Mick Schumacher: 0 points
20. Robert Kubica: 0 points
21. Nikita Mazepin: 0 points