Driver standings - Japanese Grand Prix 2017 - Hamilton takes commanding lead in title fight

The main story coming out of the Japanese weekend was another swing in Hamilton's favour for the 2017 title, as Vettel's retirement put him 59 points behind the Mercedes driver. With several disappointing races behind him, Vettel is now coming under pressure from Valtteri Bottas, who is just 13 points distant in third.

Meanwhile, Ricciardo has made some real strides over the past few weeks and pulled an impressive gap over Kimi Räikkönen, and Max Verstappen has also pulled away from the pack behind him.

Position		Driver	Team	Points
1	0	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	306
2	0	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	247
3	0	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	234
4	0	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	192
5	0	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	148
6	0	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	111
7	0	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	82
8	0	Esteban Ocon	Sahara Force India F1 Team	65
9	0	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	48
10	0	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault Sport F1 Team	34
11	0	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	34
12	0	Lance Stroll	Williams Martini Racing	32
13	0	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	28
14	1	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	15
15	-1	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	13
16	0	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	10
17	0	Jolyon Palmer	Renault Sport F1 Team	8
18	0	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber F1 Team	5
19	0	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso	4
20	0	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	0
21	0	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas F1 Team	0
22	0	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso	0
23	0	Paul di Resta	Williams Martini Racing	0
24	0	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	0