Charles Leclerc beat Sergio Perez to second place in the 2022 F1 Drivers’ Championship.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium reflected the final standings overall as Max Verstappen cruised to victory.
Lewis Hamilton’s DNF denied him fifth as Carlos Sainz jumped the Mercedes driver and Daniel Ricciardo held off Sebastian Vettel on the last lap to maintain 11th place.
F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022 standings
Rank
Driver
Team
Points
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
454
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
308
3
Sergio Perez
Red Bull
305
4
George Russell
Mercedes
275
5
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
246
6
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
240
7
Lando Norris
McLaren
122
8
Esteban Ocon
Alpine
92
9
Fernando Alonso
Alpine
81
10
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
49
11
Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren
37
12
Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin
37
13
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
25
14
Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri
23
15
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
16
16
Mick Schumacher
Haas
12
17
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
12
18
Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo
6
19
Alex Albon
Williams
4
20
Nyck de Vries
Williams
2
21
Nicholas Latifi
Williams
2
22
Nico Hulkenberg
Aston Martin
0
Standings correct as of Sunday, November 20.