Mercedes’ finish of 1-2 at the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix momentarily narrowed the gap on competitors in the constructors’ championship, but George Russell’s victory was later rescinded.
Although Lewis Hamilton, Russell’s teammate, was awarded the win, Mercedes finds itself in fourth place in the team standings as the summer break approaches.
As the F1 mid-season summer break unfolds, Max Verstappen has further lengthened his lead in the drivers’ championship for Red Bull over McLaren’s Lando Norris. This was accomplished even after a 10-place grid penalty in Spa, which ultimately relegated Verstappen to a fifth-place finish.
Norris’s miscalculation at the first corner proved detrimental, as he not only failed to take advantage of Verstappen’s penalty but also lost ground to his title competitor.
Notably, Red Bull has been outscored by all three of its closest competitors in the previous two races, resulting in its points lead being significantly reduced to 43 over McLaren.
2024 F1 World Championship Standings for Drivers
Impact of the Belgian GP on the 2024 F1 Drivers’ Points
Verstappen gained two points over Norris at the top of the standings, increasing his lead to 78 with 10 races left in the season.
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari maintains the third position, marginally ahead of Oscar Piastri from McLaren. Piastri, however, is currently F1’s in-form driver, having amassed 79 points over the last four races, now placing him just 10 points behind Leclerc.
Piastri has moved ahead of Carlos Sainz of Ferrari for fourth in points, with Sainz now only 12 points ahead of Hamilton.
Sergio Pérez’s fall from the front row to a seventh-place finish in Belgium leaves him 146 points behind his teammate Verstappen.
2024 F1 World Championship Standings for Constructors
| Cla | Constructor | Points | Grands Prix | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 1 | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 408 | 44 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| 2 | McLaren/Mercedes | 366 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 43 | 28 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 345 | 27 | 22 | 44 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 40 | – | 18 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 266 | 16 | 10 | – | 8 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
| 5 | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 73 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 14 | – | – | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | RB/Honda RBPT | 34 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Haas/Ferrari | 27 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | – | – |
| 8 | Alpine/Renault | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| 9 | Williams/Mercedes | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 10 | Sauber/Ferrari | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Impact of the Belgian GP on the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Standings
In the constructors’ championship, Red Bull’s lead over McLaren has dwindled to 42 points after having not secured a race win in the last three Grand Prix events. As a reference, Red Bull’s advantage was 93 points following last month’s Spanish GP.
Ferrari continues to hold third place in the standings, 79 points ahead of Mercedes, while Aston Martin remains in the best of the rest position with 73 points.
