Max Verstappen took another step towards a new world championship title in Formula 1: the Dutch driver of the Red Bull Racing team won the Italian Grand Prix on the Monza circuit. At the 16th stage of the season, Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Briton George Russell (Mercedes) completed the podium.

Starting the race from the seventh position, Verstappen won his fifth consecutive victory (France, Hungary, Belgium, Holland, Italy) and the 11th this season.

Despite starting from 19th place, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes – seven-time world champion) managed to climb impressively up the standings to finish 5th.

Rookie Nick De Vries (Williams) finished ninth and scored his first points.

The race ended with the safety car coming onto the track and the Monza fans were very unhappy and booed.

Know:

• At the moment, Max Verstappen has an advantage of 116 points over Charles Leclerc (Ferrari – 2nd place).

• Red Bull Racing leads the constructors’ standings with an advantage of 139 points over Scuderia Ferrari (second place).

Grand Prix of Italy, final table

The next Grand Prix in the competition calendar will be the Singapore State Grand Prix on October 2. The race will be held on the Marina Bay track.

Rating of Formula 1 pilots from the Italian deputy

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 335 points

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 219

3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 210

4. George Russell (Mercedes) 203

5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 187

6. Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) 168

7. Lando Norris (“McLaren”) 88

8. Esteban Ocon (Alpiyskiy) 66

9. Fernando Alonso (Alpisky) 59

10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 46

11. Kevin Magnussen (“Ferrari”) 22

12. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) 22

13. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 20

14. Daniel Ricciardo (“McLaren”) 19

15. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 12

16. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 11

17. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) 6

18. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 5

19. Alexander Albon (Williams) 4

20. Nick De Vries (Williams) 2

21. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 0

22. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin) 0.

Tournament table of Formula 1 constructors

1. Red Bull 545 points

2. Ferrari 406

3. Mercedes 371

4. Alpine 125

5. McLaren 107

6. Alfa Romeo 52

7. Haas 34

8. AlphaTauri 33

9. Aston Martin 25

10 Williams 6.

Formula 1 season calendar for 2022

March 20 – Bahrain: Charles Leclerc wins

March 27 – Saudi Arabia: Max Verstappen wins

April 10 – Australian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc wins

April 24 – Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins

May 8 – Miami Grand Prix (USA): Max Verstappen wins

May 22 – Spanish Grand Prix: victory of Max Verstappen

May 29 – Grand Prix of the Principality of Monaco: winner Sergio Perez

June 12 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins

June 19 – Canadian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins

July 3 – British Grand Prix, Silverstone: Victor Carlos Sainz Jr.

July 10 – Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg: Charles Leclerc wins

July 24 – French Grand Prix, Le Castellet: Max Verstappen wins

July 31 – Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest: Max Verstappen wins

August 28 – Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps: victory of Max Verstappen

September 4 – Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort: Max Verstappen wins

September 11 – Italian Grand Prix, Monza: Max Verstappen wins

October 2 – Singapore State Grand Prix

October 9 – Grand Prix of Japan, Suzuka

October 23 – US Grand Prix, Austin

October 30 – Grand Prix of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico

November 13 – Grand Prix of Brazil, Sao Paulo

November 20 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina.