2024 F1 standings: McLaren outpacing Red Bull

• The recent Dutch Grand Prix marks 15 rounds into the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship
• Max Verstappen leads the 2024 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings
  
• Red Bull Racing leads the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings
  

The 15th round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship got underway on Sunday with the Dutch Grand Prix, held on the banked track of the historic Circuit Zandvoort on the Netherlands’ North Sea coast.

McLaren’s Lando Norris was the driver to beat, with strong pace throughout the weekend cementing him the win with almost 23 seconds separating him from Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen, the runner-up.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was also quick, though he just missed out on podium finish by two seconds. Norris now has two wins under his belt this season, while Piastri has one. Their strong performance also means McLaren has well and truly overtaken Ferrari as the team putting up the best fight against leader Red Bull.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is third in the standings but he and his team’s mixed performance means he isn’t likely to catch up with Verstappen. Leclerc has manged one win this season, equaling the number of his teammate, Carlos Sainz, who will join Williams next season. Sainz will be replaced at the Prancing Horse by Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes is also a team with mixed performance this season. Hamilton and teammate George Russell have finished strongly in recent rounds, ending their performance drought of the start of the current season and in the previous few seasons, though both didn’t have the pace at the last round in the Netherlands.

A standout driver this season and future great is Oliver Bearman, a Ferrari reserve who managed six points in his debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Bearman filled in for Sainz who was away for surgery, and his impressive performance has won him a seat with Haas in 2025. He will be joined at the American squad by Esteban Ocon, who leaves Alpine at the end of the current season. They replace current Haas duo Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg. Magnussen is currently without a seat for next season while Hülkenberg is set to join Sauber which will become Audi in 2026.

Verstappen is still the favorite to take home the Drivers’ title this season, which will be his fourth, though his performance gap with Norris isn’t as big as it used to be, as witnessed in recent races. Fellow Red Bull driver Sergio Perez continues to deliver a mixed performance and as a result remains well off the pace of his teammate.

There’s still some time for teams to make further changes and for Norris at least to catch up with current leader Verstappen, as there are still 10 races to go in the season.

2024 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings

1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing – 295 points
2) Lando Norris, McLaren – 225 points
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 192 points
4) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 179 points
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – 172 points
6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 154 points
7) Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing – 139 points
8) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 122 points
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 50 points
10) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 24 points
11) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – 22 points
12) Yuki Tsunoda, RB – 22 points
13) Daniel Ricciardo, RB – 12 points
14) Pierre Gasly, Alpine – 8 points
15) Oliver Bearman, Ferrari – 6 points
16) Kevin Magnussen, Haas – 5 points
17) Esteban Ocon, Alpine – 5 points
18) Alexander Albon, Williams – 4 points
19) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber – 0 points
20) Logan Sargeant, Williams – 0 points
21) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber – 0 points

2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings

1) Red Bull Racing – 434 points
2) McLaren – 404 points
2) Ferrari – 370 points
4) Mercedes-Benz AMG – 276 points
5) Aston Martin – 74 points
6) RB – 34 points
7) Haas – 27 points
8) Alpine – 13 points
9) Williams – 4 points
10) Sauber – 0 points

2024 F1 season race winners

Bahrain Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Australian Grand Prix – Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
Japanese Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Chinese Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Miami Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Monaco Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Canadian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Spanish Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Austrian Grand Prix – George Russell, Meredes-Benz AMG
British Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG
Hungarian Grand Prix – Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Belgian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG
Dutch Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Italian Grand Prix – TBA
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – TBA
Singapore Grand Prix – TBA
United States Grand Prix (Austin) – TBA
Mexican Grand Prix – TBA
Brazilian Grand Prix – TBA
Las Vegas Grand Prix – TBA
Qatar Grand Prix – TBA
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – TBA