F1 News: How The Championship Stands Ahead Of The Mexican GP

How the drivers' and constructors' championship stands going into the Mexican Grand Prix.

With just four races to go of the 2023 season both the drivers' and constructors' titles have been taken by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, but the race for second in both standings continues.

As the F1 heads into the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, we are taking a look at how the championships currently stand. 

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Drivers' Standings

Sergio Perez, who heads into his home race, is defending second position in the standings from Lewis Hamilton. After his fourth place finish and Hamilton's disqualification in the Austin Grand Prix last weekend, the gap between the two drivers is now 39 points. 

Carlos Sainz is also closing in on Fernando Alonso in fourth with a gap of just 12 points separating the two Spanish drivers. 

Logan Sargeant also took home his first Formula One point in the Austin Grand Prix after the two disqualifications were applied to the top 10. This leaves Daniel Ricciardo as the only driver to score a point in 2023, apart from Nyck de Vries who the former replaced after 10 races of his rookie season. 

1. Max Verstappen - 466 points
2. Sergio Perez - 240 points
3. Lewis Hamilton - 201 points
4. Fernando Alonso - 183 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 171 points 
6. Lando Norris - 159 points
7. Charles Leclerc - 151 points
8. George Russell - 143 points
9. Oscar Piastri - 83 points
10. Pierre Gasly - 56 points
11. Lance Stroll - 53 points
12. Esteban Ocon - 44 points
13. Alex Albon - 25 points
14. Valtteri Bottas - 10 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points
16. Yuki Tsunoda - 8 points
17. Zhou Guanyu - 6 points
18. Kevin Magnussen - 3 points
19. Liam Lawson - 2 points
20. Logan Sargeant - 1 point
21. Nyck de Vries - 0 points
22. Daniel Ricciardo - 0 points

Constructors' Standings

Mercedes is holding on to P2 in the constructors' standings with Ferrari 22 points behind them. If Ferrari do not overtake the Brackley-based squad, they are secure in third with 80 points behind them to McLaren in fourth position. 

AlphaTauri, which has been struggling all season to get out of the last spot, is closing in on Haas. There are now just two points separating them after the Austin Grand Prix. 

1. Red Bull - 706 points 
2. Mercedes - 344 points
3. Ferrari - 322 points
4. McLaren - 242 points
5. Aston Martin - 236 points
6. Alpine - 100 points
7. Williams - 26 points
8. Alfa Romeo - 16 points
9. Haas - 12 points
10. AlphaTauri - 10 points