F1 News: How The Championship Stands Going Into The Dutch Grand Prix

An overview of the current drivers' and constructors' standings.

The Formula One summer break will be coming to a close next week for the Dutch Grand Prix on August 25-27. As we head into the second half of the 2023 season, we are taking a look at the current drivers' and constructors' standings. 

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Drivers' Standings

Max Verstappen has an incredible lead on his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez of 125 points going into his home race. The pressure will be on Perez to keep his second-place spot in the standings. Both Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have been putting in great performances this year and they are currently 40 and 41 points behind Perez, respectively.

Five to Seven in the standings is incredibly close between Charles Leclerc, George Russell, and Carlos Sainz, so fans might see some changes in those rankings. 

Rookie Logan Sargeant and Daniel Ricciardo, who replaced Nyck de Vries ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, are yet to put points on the board and will likely need to do that in order to secure a permanent seat for 2024.

1. Max Verstappen - 314 points
2. Sergio Perez - 184 points
3. Fernando Alonso - 149 points
4. Lewis Hamilton - 148 points 
5. Charles Leclerc - 99 points
6. George Russell - 99 points 
7. Carlos Sainz - 92 points
8. Lando Norris - 69 points 
9. Lance Stroll - 47 points
10. Esteban Ocon - 35 points 
11. Oscar Piastri - 34 points 
12. Pierre Gasly - 22 points 
13. Alex Albon - 11 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points
15. Valtteri Bottas - 5 points
16. Zhou Guanyu - 4 points
17. Yuki Tsunoda - 3 points 
18. Kevin Magnussen - 2 points
19. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
20. Nyck de Vries - 0 points
21. Daniel Ricciardo - 0 points

Constructors' Standings

Red Bull's ongoing dominance has given them an impressive 256 point lead on Mercedes in the constructors' standings. 

The Brackley-based squad has managed to increase their lead from Aston Martin to 51 points and McLaren's significant improvements have seen them slowly start close the gap to Ferrari which is in fourth position with 191 points. 

AlphaTauri are continuing to lag behind in tenth position, however, they will be pinning their hopes on Ricciardo to help turn the season around as much as possible for the team. 

1. Red Bull - 503 points 
2. Mercedes - 247 points
3. Aston Martin - 196 points
4. Ferrari - 191 points
5. McLaren - 103 points 
6. Alpine - 57 points 
7. Williams - 11 points
8. Haas - 11 points
9. Alfa Romeo - 9 points
10. AlphaTauri - 3 points