In Las Vegas, Max Verstappen had only one mission: to finish ahead of his last rival Lando Norris to retain his world crown. Objective fulfilled since the Red Bull driver crossed the finish line 5th, ahead of the Briton's McLaren, 6th. With two rounds still to go and a maximum of 60 points to be taken during the last two meetings – in Qatar and Abu Dhabi – Verstappen, who is now 63 lengths ahead of Norris, can no longer be caught at the top of the general standings. .
Much further behind, Grand Prix winner George Russell occupies 6th place in the standings, just ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc, firmly established in 3rd place in the championship, is ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, 3rd this Sunday.
Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship rankings following the Las Vegas Grand Prix:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 403 points (champion)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 340 points
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 319 points
4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 268 points
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 259 points
6. George Russell (Mercedes) – 217 points
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 208 points
8. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 152 points
9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 62 points
10. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) – 35 points
11. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) – 30 points
12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 26 points
13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 24 points
14. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 23 points
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 14 points
16. Alexander Albon (Williams) – 12 points
17. Daniel Ricciardo (RB) – 12 points
18. Oliver Bearman (Haas/Ferrari) – 7 points
19. Franco Colapinto (Williams) – 5 points
20. Liam Lawson (RB) – 4 points
21. Guanyu Zhou (Sauber) – 0 point
22. Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 point
23. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) – 0 point
On the manufacturers' side, Mercedes did well this weekend with its double in Vegas, but remains too far behind the leading trio to hope for anything other than a 4th place. The McLarens of Norris and Piastri remain first, ahead of Ferrari and Red Bull, but anything remains possible between these three for the title. Alpine, which scored zero points despite the good qualification of Pierre Gasly (3rd), fell one place (7th) behind Haas.
Formula 1 World Constructors' Championship rankings following the Las Vegas Grand Prix:
1. McLaren – 608 points
2. Ferrari – 584 points
3. Red Bull – 555 points
4. Mercedes – 425 points
5. Aston Martin – 86 points
6. Haas – 50 points
7. Alpine – 49 points
8. Racing Bulls – 46 points
9. Williams – 17 points
10. Sauber – 0 point
