F1 Driver’s Championship 2024: Verstappen on top, Norris second with five races left in the season

With just five races left in the season, McLaren’s Lando Norris is the closest driver to Verstappen, trailing by 57 points.

FILE PHOTO: McLaren’s Lando Norris (left) trails Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (right) by 57 points for the F1 Driver’s Championship in the ongoing season. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen inched closer to his fourth straight Formula One Driver’s Championship title after finishing third in the US Grand Prix on Sunday.

With just five races left in the season, McLaren’s Lando Norris is the closest driver to Verstappen, trailing by 57 points. The 24-year-old Briton, who started the race from pole position at the Circuit of the Americas, seemed to have reduced the deficit after beating his Dutch rival for the final place on the podium. However, a five-second penalty for leaving the track to pass Verstappen in the final laps relegated Norris to the fourth spot.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, the winner in Austin, is third in the standings with 275 points.

The remaining five races will be held in Mexico City (October 27), Sau Paolo (November 3), Las Vegas (November 23), Doha (December 1) and Abu Dhabi (December 8). Brazil and Qatar will also feature sprint races.

Here’s the full points table with five races to go:-

POSITION	DRIVER	TEAM	POINTS
1	Max Verstappen (NED)	Red Bull Racing	354
2	Lando Norris (GBR)	McLaren	297
3	Charles Leclerc (MON)	Ferrari	275
4	Oscar Piastri (AUS)	McLaren	247
5	Carlos Sainz (ESP)	Ferrari	215
6	Lewis Hamilton (GBR)	Mercedes	177
7	George Russell (GBR)	Mercedes	167
8	Sergio Perez (MEX)	Red Bull Racing	150
9	Fernando Alonso (ESP)	Aston Martin	62
10	Nico Hulkenberg (GER)	Haas	29
11	Lance Stroll (CAN)	Aston Martin	24
12	Yuki Tsunoda (JPN)	RB Honda RBPT	22
13	Alexander Albon (THA)	Williams	12
14		RB Honda RBPT	12
15		Haas	8
16		Alpine	8
17		Haas	7
18		Williams	5
19		Alpine	5
20		RB Honda RBPT	2
21		Sauber	0
22		Williams	0
23		Sauber	0