Driver standings - Bahrain 2014 - The Force India boys make strides as Ricciardo gets on the board
Published by Christine
Daniel Ricciardo finally managed to get some points on the board, having been stripped of his previous points in Australia. Both he and Sebastian Vettel moved up the standings, as did the Force India boys. Sergio Pérez swept up to ninth, with Nico Hülkenberg all the way up in third place.
Mercedes still lead, with Nico Rosberg 11 points ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Despite a good result for Fernando Alonso, the Spaniarddrops down to fourth, but the battle for third and beyond is still close.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 61 |
| 2 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 50 |
| 3 | 3 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 28 |
| 4 | -1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 26 |
| 5 | -1 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 23 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 23 |
| 7 | -2 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 20 |
| 8 | 0 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 16 |
| 10 | 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 11 | -1 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 12 |
| 12 | -3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 7 |
| 13 | -2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 14 | -2 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 3 |
| 15 | -1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | -2 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
