Piastri heads the championship after his victory in Saudi Arabia. Verstappen keeps his 3rd place despite a penalty, while Norris and Leclerc complete the Top 5.
With his victory at Djeddah, Oscar Piastri heads the pilot championship with 10 points ahead of Lando Norris. Max Verstappen, penalized during the race, retains its third place, but is only two points of Norris.
ranking of F1 pilots after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
- Oscar Piastri – 99 Points
- Lando Norris – 89 points
- Max Verstappen – 87 points
- George Russell – 73 points
- Charles Leclerc – 47 points
- Kimi Antonelli – 38 points
- Lewis Hamilton – 31 points
- Alex Albon – 20 points
- Esteban Ocon – 14 points
- Lance Stroll – 10 points
- Pierre Gasly – 6 points
- Nico Hulkenberg – 6 points
- Oliver Bearman – 6 points
- Isack Hadjar – 5 Points
- Carlos Sainz – 5 points
- Yuki Tsunoda – 5 points
- Fernando Alonso – 0 points
- Liam Lawson – 0 points
- Jack Doohan – 0 points
- Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points
Piastri impressed by winning his third victory in five races, consolidating his position at the top of the ranking. Verstappen, although having been penalized for an incident at the start, was able to limit the breakage with a second place. Leclerc finished on the podium, while Russell and Norris complete the Top 5.
The championship is now tighter, with Piastri in mind, followed closely by Norris and Verstappen.