Driver standings - Britain 2014 - Bottas moves up to fifth place, as Hamilton closes the gap
Published by Christine
Valtteri Bottas made huge strides with his second place finish, moving up to fifth place in the championship directly behind Fernando Alonso. Kevin Magnussen's strong finish also allowed him to jump above Felipe Massa, but he's still twenty points behind teammate Jenson Button.
At the top, Lewis Hamilton closed the gap to Nico Rosberg, with the gap between the two Mercedes drivers down to just four points.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 165 |
| 2 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 161 |
| 3 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 98 |
| 4 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 87 |
| 5 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 73 |
| 6 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 70 |
| 7 | -1 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 63 |
| 8 | 0 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 55 |
| 9 | 1 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 35 |
| 10 | -1 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 30 |
| 11 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 28 |
| 12 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 19 |
| 13 | 1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 9 |
| 14 | -1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 |
| 15 | 0 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 6 |
| 16 | 0 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 2 |
| 17 | 0 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
