F1 World Championship standings after Brazilian Grand Prix penalty, Digi Mart USA News: The result of the Brazilian Grand Prix appeared settled, and so did the World Championship standings. However, an incident between Charles Leclerc and Liam Lawson in the closing stages of the race had seemed easy to dismiss based on comments from both drivers.
The stewards took a different view, however, and handed the Monegasque driver a five-second time penalty. As a result, Leclerc lost a position to Lawson.
The New Zealander now gains two points, while Leclerc loses two.
Leclerc now has 249 points, and his gap to Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton has grown slightly. Lando Norris, behind him, is now within two points of Leclerc.
The new standings have no other consequences. Mercedes remains the constructors’ champion, and Verstappen remains second in the drivers’ standings.
Lawson’s additional points benefit Racing Bulls, which now leads Alpine by 45 points after gaining two points.
