Formula One: Championship Standings After Belgium
By Asher Fair
After Lewis Hamilton took the checkered flag at the Belgian Grand Prix, how do the Formula One championship standings look?
Coming off of the 12th race of the 2017 Formula One season at Spa-Francorchamps, Sebastian Vettel is still on top of the championship standings.
Vettel drives for Ferrari, which is one of two teams that owns two of the drivers currently in the top 5 in the standings; the other team with two drivers in the top 5 is Mercedes, and the other team with one driver in the top 5 is Red Bull Racing .
Vettel maintained his lead in the championship standings by finishing in 2nd place at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.
More from Formula One
- Formula 1: Top Red Bull threat identified for 2024
- Formula 1: Why the Max Verstappen retirement obsession?
- Formula 1: Williams ‘mistake’ hints Logan Sargeant’s future
- Formula 1 awaiting key confirmation for 2024 season
- Formula 1: The ‘championship’ Max Verstappen only leads by 3 points
As of now, it would appear as though the championship battle will come down to the drivers currently in the top 2 in the standings.
While Vettel still leads the standings, Lewis Hamilton, who sits in 2nd place, did close the gap from 14 points to 7 points thanks to the fact that he won the race ahead of Vettel.
While the championship battle appears to be between Vettel and Hamilton, all three of the drivers currently in the top 3 in the standings drivers are within just 42 points of each other. Daniel Ricciardo sits in 4th place 46 points behind Valtteri Bottas, who sits in 3rd, so he will likely not factor into the championship hunt.
Formula One Championship Standings
| Rank | Driver | Car | Points | Behind |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 220 | – |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 213 | -7 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 179 | -42 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 132 | -88 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 128 | -92 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 67 | -153 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 56 | -164 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 47 | -173 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 36 | -184 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 34 | -186 |
| 11 | Felipa Massa | Williams | 27 | -193 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 24 | -196 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 18 | -202 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 11 | -209 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 10 | -210 |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 5 | -215 |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 4 | -216 |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 | -219 |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 0 | -220 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -220 |
| 21 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 0 | -220 |
| 22 | Paul di Resta | Williams | 0 | -220 |
| 23 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | -220 |
Formula One Constructor Standings
| Rank | Constructor | Points | Behind |
| 1 | Mercedes | 392 | (-) |
| 2 | Ferrari | 348 | -44 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 199 | -193 |
| 4 | Force India | 103 | -289 |
| 5 | Williams | 45 | -347 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 40 | -352 |
| 7 | Haas | 35 | -357 |
| 8 | Renault | 34 | -358 |
| 9 | McLaren | 11 | -381 |
| 10 | Sauber | 5 | -387 |
Next: Sebastian Vettel extends deal with Ferrari
Be sure to follow along with Beyond the Flag for the latest news, opinions and analysis stemming from a number of different motorsports series. You don’t want to miss any of it. Also be sure to follow Beyond the Flag on both Instagram and Twitter.