Driver standings - Russia 2014 // Bottas moves up to fourth, as he fights to be best of the rest
Published by Christine
Valtteri Bottas picked up a trophy in Russia, which allowed him to jump up two places in the driver standings. He takes fourth place, but it's a close fight between the three of Bottas, Vettel and Alonso - just four points between them. Further back, Kevin Magnussen also managed to improve his position in the standings, after finishing in fifth just behind his teammate.
At the top, Lewis Hamilton extended his lead to 17 points. Still not comfortable, with a double point finale hanging over his head, but certainly a buffer to help him relax going into the US Grand Prix next time.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 291 |
| 2 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 274 |
| 3 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 199 |
| 4 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 145 |
| 5 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 143 |
| 6 | -1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 141 |
| 7 | 0 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 94 |
| 8 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 76 |
| 9 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 71 |
| 10 | 2 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 49 |
| 11 | -1 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 47 |
| 12 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 47 |
| 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 |
