Charles Leclerc, winner in Bahrain, second in Saudi Arabia and again winner in Australia, maintains the leadership of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship despite being defeated against Max Verstappen in the sprint race held in Imola. The Dutchman has added eight points for his victory in the sprint format and secures the first position on the grid for the main race this Sunday, in which he aspires to continue closing the gap with Leclerc. Carlos Sainzwho climbed to the podium in the first two races and gave up second place in the championship after his abandonment in Albert Park, has regained it this Saturday in Italy.
Despite the obvious bad moment of Mercedes George Russell ranks third in the championship, ahead of the two Red Bull drivers, Perez and Verstappen.
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The championship has started with intense emotions on the tracks of Sakhir, Jeddah and Melbourne, waiting for what happens this Sunday in the long race of the Emilia Romagna GP.
F1 WORLD DRIVERS RANKING
1 Charles Leclerc (MON) 78 points
2 Carlos Sainz (ESP) 38
3 George Russell (GBR) 37
4 Sergio Perez (MEX) 36
5 Max Verstappen (PB) 33
6 Lewis Hamilton (GBR)28
7 Lando Norris (GBR) 20
8 Esteban Ocon (FRA) 20
9 Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 14
10 Kevin Magnussen (DIN) 13
11 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS)11
12 Pierre Gasly (FRA) 6
13 Yuki Tsunoda (JAP) 4
14 Fernando Alonso (ESP) 2
15 Guanyu Zhou (CHI) 1
16 Alexander Albon (GBR) 1
17 Lance Stroll (CAN) 0
18 Mick Schumacher (GER) 0
19 Sebastian Vettel (GER) 0
20 Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 0
21 Nicholas Latifi (CAN) 0
TEAM CLASSIFICATION:
1 Ferrari 116 points
2 Red Bull 69
3 Mercedes 65
4 McLaren 31
5 Alpine 22
6 Alfa Romeo 15
7 Haas 13
8 AlphaTauri 10
9Williams 1
10 Aston Martin 0