F1 2025 Standings: Lewis Hamilton loses more ground in Ferrari battle as Max Verstappen narrows gap

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in front of a Belgian flag looking concerned — Photo: © IMAGO

Belgian Grand Prix

F1 2025 Standings: Lewis Hamilton loses more ground in Ferrari battle as Max Verstappen narrows gap

Here's how the Belgian GP sprint impacted the 2025 F1 championship order

Chris Deeley

Saturday 26 July 2025 19:58

Lewis Hamilton lost yet more ground on Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend.

Saturday's sprint race saw the Brit fail to meaningfully improve on his spin-affected grid slot, finishing well out of the points in 15th while his team-mate took a comfortable fourth place and the five points that went with it.

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Meanwhile, Max Verstappen's impressive defensive performance saw him hold off Oscar Piastri for nearly 15 full laps to snatch maximum points, bringing him narrowly back toward the title battle which looks to be leaving him behind.

For his part, the single extra point Piastri took for finishing second to Lando Norris' third could prove crucial in what looks like being an incredibly close fight for the championship.

Further down the table, points finishes for both of Haas' drivers left them just a single point away from catching Aston Martin for eighth in the constructors' championship, and just one more from matching Racing Bulls.

F1 Drivers' Standings after 2025 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	241
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	232
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	173
4	George Russell	Mercedes	147
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	124
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	103
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	63
8	Alex Albon	Williams	46
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	37
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas	27
11	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	22
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	20
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	19
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	16
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	16
16	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	12
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	10
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas	8
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	4
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	0
21	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0

F1 Constructors' Standings after 2025 Belgian Grand Prix sprint

Position	Team	Points
1	McLaren	473
2	Ferrari	227
3	Mercedes	210
4	Red Bull	180
5	Williams	62
6	Sauber	41
7	Racing Bulls	37
8	Aston Martin	36
9	Haas	35
10	Alpine	19

2025 rule change removes fastest lap point

The fastest lap point has been removed for the 2025 season. Since 2019, drivers have picked up an extra point if they finish in the top 10 and achieve the fastest lap.

However, in the past, this led to some drivers abandoning their races to pit and fit a new set of tyres in the final stages of the race in order to claim the fastest lap point or prevent a rival from getting the extra point, playing the tactical long game in the championship standings.

The most famous example of this last season came during Daniel Ricciardo's final F1 race, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Norris and helping Verstappen's 2024 title bid.

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