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Driver Standings '19
| Pos | Driver | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 413 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 326 | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 278 | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 264 | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | 240 | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 96 | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 95 | |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 92 | |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | 54 | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | 52 | |
| 11 | Lando Norris | 49 | |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | 43 | |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | 37 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | 37 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | 21 | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | |
| 17 | A.Giovinazzi | 14 | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | 8 | |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | 1 | |
| 20 | George Russell | 0 | |
Team Standings ’19
| Pos | Team | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 739 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 | |
| 3 | Red Bull/Honda | 417 | |
| 4 | McLaren/Renault | 145 | |
| 5 | Renault | 91 | |
| 6 | Toro Rosso/Honda | 85 | |
| 7 | Racing Point/Mercedes | 73 | |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 57 | |
| 9 | Haas/Ferrari | 28 | |
| 10 | Williams/Mercedes | 1 | |
Calendar ’20
| Round | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-06-14 | Canada | |
| 2 | 2020-06-28 | France | |
| 3 | 2020-07-05 | Austria | |
| 4 | 2020-07-19 | Great Britain | |
| 5 | 2020-08-02 | Hungary | |
| 6 | 2020-08-30 | Belgium | |
| 7 | 2020-09-06 | Italy | |
| 8 | 2020-09-20 | Singapore | |
| 9 | 2020-09-27 | Russia | |
| 10 | 2020-10-11 | Japan | |
| 11 | 2020-10-25 | United States | |
| 12 | 2020-11-01 | Mexico | |
| 13 | 2020-11-15 | Brasil | |
| 14 | 2020-11-29 | Abu Dhabi | |
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