F1 2025

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari make DISASTROUS start as FIA reveal major punishment

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Monday 24 March 2025 17:00

McLaren continue to lead the way in both the drivers' and constructors' championships after Oscar Piastri led home a papaya one-two at the Chinese Grand Prix, but it's been a disastrous start to the season for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari.

After a poor outing at the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton and his team roared back in Shangai, taking pole position for the sprint race and converting it into a win on Saturday, adding eight crucial points to the board.

However, for grand prix qualifying, Hamilton and teammate Leclerc were not competing at the front of the order, a trend that continued into the race where they finished P5 and P6 on track.

A bad weekend turned disastrous post-race, however, with the FIA announcing that both Hamilton and Leclerc had been disqualified from the race, along with Alpine star Pierre Gasly.

This massively shook up the finishing order in Shanghai, and consequently, both world championships.

With that said, let's take a look at the standings in full after round two of the 2025 F1 campaign.

F1 2025 drivers' standings after Chinese Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	44
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	36
3	George Russell	Mercedes	35
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	34
5	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	22
6	Alexander Albon	Williams	16
7	Esteban Ocon	Haas	10
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	10
9	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	9
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	8
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	6
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas	4
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	3
14	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1
15	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	0
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	0
17	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	0
18	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	0
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0