After the first nine rounds of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen is the clear leader in the title fight thanks to six wins.

Fellow Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has delivered much more inconsistent performance than his teammate this season but has managed to hold onto second in the rankings. Although showing potential early on, Perez has been hampered in the last three rounds by mishaps during qualifying.

In contrast, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has delivered good results throughout the season, managing to finish on the podium five times, taking third in each of the races run in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and Miami, and second in the Monaco Grand Prix. He’s currently third in the rankings, separated by just nine points with second-placed Perez.

After a strong start to the season, Ferrari is no longer showing as much pace, which hasn’t been helped by drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz suffering some reliability issues and crashes. The opposite is the case for Mercedes-Benz AMG, which had a rocky start but managed to substantially lift its performance in recent rounds, particularly in the recent round in Spain, where both its drivers made the podium. Hamilton made the podium in Canada, though Russell retired.

As for the season’s rookies, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri became the first to score points. Piastri scored four points by finishing eighth in the third round, the Australian Grand Prix, and added to this in Monaco with an additional point. The other rookies are Williams’ Logan Sargeant and AlphaTauri’s Nyck De Vries, neither of which has secored a point.

Below are the 2023 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings:

1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing – 195 points
2) Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing – 126 points
3) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 117 points
4) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 102 points
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – 68 points
6) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 65 points
7) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 54 points
8) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 37 points
9) Esteban Ocon, Alpine – 29 points
10) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri – 15 points
11) Lando Norris, McLaren – 12 points
12) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – 6 points
13) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 5 points
14) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo – 4 points
15) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo – 4 points
16) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri – 2 points
17) Kevin Magnussen, Haas – 2 points
18) Alexander Albon, Williams – 1 point
19) Logan Sargeant, Williams – 0 points
20) Nyck De Vries, AlphaTauri – 0 points

Below are the 2023 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings:

1) Red Bull Racing – 321 points
2) Mercedes-Benz AMG – 167 points
3) Aston Martin – 154 points
4) Ferrari – 122 points
5) Alpine – 44 points
6) McLaren – 17 points
7) Alfa Romeo – 9 points
8) Haas – 8 points
9) Williams – 7 points
10) AlphaTauri – 2 points

Below are the 2023 F1 season race winners:

Bahrain Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing
Australian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing
Miami Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Canceled
Monaco Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Spanish Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Canadian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Austrian Grand Prix – TBD
British Grand Prix – TBD
Hungarian Grand Prix – TBD
Belgian Grand Prix – TBD
Dutch Grand Prix – TBD
Italian Grand Prix – TBD
Singapore Grand Prix – TBD
Japanese Grand Prix – TBD
Qatar Grand Prix – TBD
United States Grand Prix – TBD
Mexican Grand Prix – TBD
Brazilian Grand Prix – TBD
Las Vegas Grand Prix – TBD
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – TBD