F1 2022: What do the Driver Standings look like after the Singapore GP?

After a glorious drive this Sunday at the 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez secured his fourth career win at the Marina Bay Circuit. He held off the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc despite the extremely tricky conditions on the circuit.

The Marina Bay circuit is known to be one of the most physically demanding tracks on the season calendar. After an hour-long delay, thanks to the wet conditions on the track, the Mexican started the race on the front row.

He, however, had an even better race start than Leclerc, who started from pole position. While Perez remains third in the drivers' standings, he now holds a mere two-point deficit against Charles Leclerc, who stands second.

Further down, Carlos Sainz is swiftly closing the gap to George Russell in the points after coming third at the Singapore GP, with a single point now separating the two.

Russell had a frustrating race after having started from the pit as a penalty for changing his power unit and ended up finishing the race last. He did, however, deny Sergio Perez an extra point for the fastest lap, although he was not awarded the same after finishing the race outside the top 10.

Sainz, on the other hand, was nowhere close to his teammate in terms of pace and was barely able to hold off Lewis Hamilton for the first half of the stint. The P3 finish, however, certainly contributed highly to his overall F1 championship points.

Lewis Hamilton had a frustrating first half of the race, when he was held off by the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, who the Briton was simply unable to pass. He later crashed right into the barriers but managed to make it back into the race after pitting to replace his front wing, which was damaged in the incident. Hamilton finished the race in ninth and remains sixth in the drivers' standings.

Unlike Alpine and Williams, who had an absolutely frustrating race this weekend with double-DNFs for both teams, McLaren maximized their opportunities with both drivers finishing in the top five for the first time this season.

While Lando Norris crossed the checkered flag in fourth, Daniel Ricciardo secured his best result of the 2022 F1 season with a fifth-place finish despite having started in 16th. The Aussie has moved from 14th to 11th in the drivers' standings.

Aston Martin, too, had a positive outing in Singapore with a double-points finish result for the team. Both drivers have made up places in the standings, while Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher, and Zhou Guanyu have dropped further back.

Yuki Tsunoda, Zhou Guanyu, Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso, and Nicholas Latifi were all forced to retire from the 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix.

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Here are the 2022 F1 Driver Standings after the Singapore GP

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing RBPT	341
2	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	237
3	Sergio Perez	MEX	Red Bull Racing RBPT	235
4	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes	203
5	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Ferrari	202
6	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	170
7	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mercedes	100
8	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Alpine Renault	66
9	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Alpine Renault	59
10	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	46
11	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren Mercedes	29
12	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	24
13	Pierre Gasly	FRA	AlphaTauri RBPT	23
14	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas Ferrari	22
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	13
16	Mick Schumacher	GER	Haas Ferrari	12
17	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	AlphaTauri RBPT	11
18	Zhou Guanyu	CHN	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	6
19	Alexander Albon	THA	Williams Mercedes	4
20	Nyck De Vries	NED	Williams Mercedes	2
21	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Mercedes	0
22	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	0