This is the Formula 1 World Championship after the sprint in China: points and positions
For the first time in the 2024 Formula 1 season, the Chinese Grand Prix featured a sprint weekend, leading to the first points being distributed on Saturday after a short race lasting 19 laps.
After a wet shootout classification, the race was dry and left no one indifferent. Max Verstappen took victory despite starting fourth, Lewis Hamilton finished second and Sergio Perez third after a superb battle with Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso suffering a puncture.
How is Alonso faring in the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship after the sprint in China?
Fernando Alonso is eighth in the 2024 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship with 24 points, the same number he had before the sprint in China, as he retired with a puncture after running second and third for almost the entire short race on Saturday. . He is one point behind George Russell and seven ahead of fellow Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton.
How is Sainz faring in the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship after the sprint in China?
Carlos Sainz is fourth in the 2024 Formula One Drivers’ Championship with 59 points, just five points behind teammate Charles Leclerc, despite being unable to race in Saudi Arabia due to appendicitis. Behind him, the difference with Lando Norris is already 19 points.
How does Perez feel about the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship after the sprint in China?
Checo Perez is second in the 2024 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship with 70 points, 15 behind Max Verstappen after seeing the Dutchman win the sprint race in Shanghai, while he finished third, taking advantage of the fight between Alonso and Sainz, who finished first. abandoned, and the second one suffered damage to his car.
Who is the leader of the drivers’ championship after the fifth race in recent years?
Although the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix is not over yet, with the main race still to come on Sunday, if the last 15 Formula 1 seasons are taken into account, on twelve occasions the leader after five Grands Prix has become world champion. Right now, Verstappen looks like he’s heading for his fourth championship in a row.
| Year | Which driver was in the lead after the fifth race? | Which driver became the champion at the end of the year? |
| year 2009 | Jenson Button | Jenson Button |
| 2010 | Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| year 2012 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Sebastian Vettel |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| year 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2017 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | Charles Leclerc | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
How has the Formula 1 Championship changed in 2024? Leaders after the first four races and the sprint in China
Max Verstappen was unchallenged at the start of 2024 and remains a firm leader after a sprint race in which he started fourth but eventually won by a wide margin.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the Dutchman will try to extend his lead over Sergio Perez, who has already gained 15 points despite leaving the race with reliability problems at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.