Driver standings - Japan 2014 - Vettel moves up the order as Hamilton extends his lead
Published by Christine
Fernando Alonso's retirement from the Japanese Grand Prix was disappointing, partly because they were conditions in which he could have fought for a strong result, but also because the DNF allowed Sebastian Vettel to jump him in the driver standings.
Vettel moves up to fourth place with six points between the pair of them. Hamilton's victory ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg allowed him to extend his lead to ten points, but it's still exceptionally close as the season heads towards a tense finish.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 266 |
| 2 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 256 |
| 3 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 193 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 139 |
| 5 | -1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 133 |
| 6 | 0 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 130 |
| 7 | 0 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 82 |
| 8 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 76 |
| 9 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 71 |
| 10 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 46 |
| 11 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 45 |
| 12 | 0 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 39 |
| 13 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 |
| 14 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 |
| 15 | 0 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 8 |
| 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 |
| 23 | 0 | André Lotterer | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
