Formula 1: The major effects of Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification

Take a look at everything that changed in the Formula 1 standings as a result of the penalty handed to Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin.

Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel will not be scored in second place of the Hungarian Grand Prix despite crossing the finish line behind first-time Formula 1 race winner Esteban Ocon of Alpine on Sunday at the Hungaroring.

Under the technical regulations, competitors must ensure that a 1.0-liter sample of fuel may be taken from a car at any time during a Formula 1 event, and after Sunday’s race, it was only possible to retrieve a sample of 0.3 liters from Vettel’s car.

So he and Aston Martin have been stripped of their runner-up result — and the 18 points that originally came with it.

As a result, nine other drivers and seven other teams were able to gain points in the standings, creating quite a bit of change in the standings.

Here is how the driver standings looked before the disqualification.

Rank – Driver – Points (Behind)
1 – Lewis Hamilton – 192 (0)
2 – Max Verstappen – 186 (-6)
3 – Lando Norris – 113 (-79)
4 – Valtteri Bottas – 108 (-84)
5 – Sergio Perez – 104 (-88)
6 – Charles Leclerc – 80 (-112)
6 – Carlos Sainz Jr. – 80 (-112)
8 – Daniel Ricciardo – 50 (-142)
9 – Pierre Gasly – 48 (-144)
9- Sebastian Vettel – 48 (-144)
11 – Esteban Ocon – 39 (-153)
12 – Fernando Alonso – 36 (-156)
13 – Lance Stroll – 18 (-174)
14 – Yuki Tsunoda – 16 (-176)
15 – Nicholas Latifi – 4 (-188)
16 – George Russell – 2 (-190)
17 – Antonio Giovinazzi – 1 (-191)
18 – Kimi Raikkonen – 1 (-191)
19 – Nikita Mazepin – 0 (-192)
19 – Mick Schumacher – 0 (-192)

And here is how the driver standings look now.

Rank – Driver – Points (Behind)
1 – Lewis Hamilton – 195 (0)
2 – Max Verstappen – 187 (-8)
3 – Lando Norris – 113 (-82)
4 – Valtteri Bottas – 108 (-87)
5 – Sergio Perez – 104 (-91)
6 – Carlos Sainz Jr. – 83 (-112)
7 – Charles Leclerc – 80 (-115)
8 – Daniel Ricciardo – 50 (-145)
8 – Pierre Gasly – 50 (-145)
10 – Esteban Ocon – 39 (-156)
11 – Fernando Alonso – 38 (-157)
12 – Sebastian Vettel – 30 (-165)
13 – Lance Stroll – 18 (-177)
13 – Yuki Tsunoda – 18 (-177)
15 – Nicholas Latifi – 6 (-189)
16 – George Russell – 4 (-191)
17 – Kimi Raikkonen – 2 (-193)
18 – Antonio Giovinazzi – 1 (-194)
19 – Nikita Mazepin – 0 (-195)
19 – Mick Schumacher – 0 (-195)

While Red Bull’s Max Verstappen gained one point as a result of being promoted from 10th place to ninth, he lost two points worth of ground to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the lead of the driver standings, as Hamilton gained three points by being promoted from third to second.

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By finishing in third place instead of fourth, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. scored an additional three points, breaking a tie with teammate Charles Leclerc for sixth in the standings.

AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly moved into an eighth place tie with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo by being promoted from sixth to fifth. Vettel had sat in a ninth place tie with Gasly but dropped back down to 12th below the Alpine teammates of Ocon and Fernando Alonso. The two points Alonso gained by being promoted from fifth to fourth weren’t enough to jump back ahead of his teammate.

By finishing in sixth place instead of seventh, AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda moved into a 13th place tie with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll.

Williams teammates Nicholas Latifi and George Russell simply scored more points than they originally would have by finishing in seventh and eighth place, respectively, instead of eighth and ninth. They are still in the same positions standings-wise.

Finally, Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen broke the tie with teammate Antonio Giovinazzi for 17th place by scoring a point when he was promoted from 11th to 10th.

Here’s a rundown:

• Lewis Hamilton (+3)
• Carlos Sainz Jr. (+2)
• Fernando Alonso (+2)
• Pierre Gasly (+2)
• Yuki Tsunoda (+2)
• Nicholas Latifi (+2)
• George Russell (+2)
• Max Verstappen (+1)
• Kimi Raikkonen (+1)
• Sebastian Vettel (-18)

Now here is how the constructor standings looked before the disqualification.

Rank – Driver – Points (Behind)
1 – Mercedes – 300 (0)
2 – Red Bull – 290 (-10)
3 – McLaren – 163 (-137)
4 – Ferrari – 160 (-140)
5 – Alpine – 75 (-225)
6 – Aston Martin – 66 (-234)
7 – AlphaTauri – 64 (-236)
8 – Williams – 6 (-294)
9 – Alfa Romeo – 2 (-298)
10 – Haas – 0 (-300)

And here is how the constructor standings look now.

Rank – Driver – Points (Behind)
1 – Mercedes – 303 (0)
2 – Red Bull – 291 (-12)
3 – McLaren – 163 (-140)
3 – Ferrari – 163 (-140)
5 – Alpine – 77 (-226)
6 – AlphaTauri – 68 (-235)
7 – Aston Martin – 48 (-255)
8 – Williams – 10 (-293)
9 – Alfa Romeo – 3 (-300)
10 – Haas – 0 (-303)

It is the same deal for Mercedes and Red Bull as between Hamilton and Verstappen, since neither Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas or Red Bull’s Sergio Perez scored points/finished the race.

While Red Bull gained one point due to Vettel’s disqualification, Mercedes gained three, thus widening their advantage in the standings by two points from 10 to 12.

Because of Sainz’s promotion from fourth place to third, Ferrari gained three points, shooting them into a third place tie with McLaren.

The battle for fifth place took the biggest turn. Alpine had held the lead with 75 points ahead of Aston Martin with 66 and AlphaTauri with 64.

Even with Aston Martin losing all 18 of their points from this race, the damage wasn’t done, as their rivals gained six of those points. Alpine gained two of them with Alonso’s promotion from fifth place to fourth and AlphaTauri gained four of them with the promotion of Gasly from sixth to fifth (two) and the promotion of Tsunoda from seventh to sixth (two more).

The battle is closer between AlphaTauri and Alpine since the former gained more from Vettel’s disqualification, but Aston Martin now sit in a distant seventh place.

Williams simply scored more points than they would have without the disqualification; they would have been in eighth place regardless. Alfa Romeo scored one extra point, but they would have been in ninth regardless.

Here’s a rundown:

• AlphaTauri (+4)
• Williams (+4)
• Mercedes (+3)
• Ferrari (+3)
• Alpine (+2)
• Red Bull (+1)
• Alfa Romeo (+1)
• Aston Martin (-18)

Formula 1 is now in its summer break, giving fans a chance to digest all of this statistical information. Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is scheduled to host the next race on the schedule, the Belgian Grand Prix, on Sunday, August 29. This race is set to be broadcast live on ESPN beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.