F1 Driver Standings: Oscar Piastri stays on top, Lewis Hamilton moves up after Imola
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday played a pivotal role in narrowing the gap between drivers in the 2025
F1 Driver Standings
. McLaren driver
Oscar Piastri
currently leads the standings in the top spot with four race wins and 146 points, but the performances put up by
Max Verstappen
,
Lando Norris
, and
Lewis Hamilton
brought about a significant shift in the Driver Standings.
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F1 Driver Standings for 2025
Oscar Piastri's McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, has secured only one race win this year but still holds the number two spot in the F1 Driver Standings. At the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, Norris managed to surpass Piastri and secure second place on the podium, pushing Piastri to the third spot. As a result, Norris now trails Piastri by only a small margin in the Driver Standings with 133 points.
Max Verstappen claimed his second race win of the season on Sunday but remains in third place overall with 124 points.
One more win for Verstappen could be enough to overtake Norris and move into second position in the Driver Standings.
Speaking about Sunday's race, Norris told news.com, 'Max drove a good race today. We had a good little battle at the end between Oscar and myself, which is always tense, but always good fun. For us as a team, second and third is great. Of course you'd love to be up there fighting against Max, but they were too good for us today.'
Mercedes driver George Russell continues to hold fourth place in the Driver Standings with 99 points, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc remains in fifth position with 61 points.
Lewis Hamilton's climb to fourth place after starting from 12th position at the Imola race has moved him up to sixth place in the Driver Standings with 53 points. He was previously behind Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli, who was unable to finish the Imola race and was pushed down to seventh place with 48 points.
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Alexander Albon of Williams also delivered an impressive performance, finishing fifth at the Imola race on Sunday. He now occupies the eighth spot in the Driver Standings with 40 points. Haas driver Esteban Ocon and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll hold the ninth and tenth spots, respectively, in the Driver Standings, with 14 points each.
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