There have been three races (should have been four!) so far this season: Australia, Malaysia and China.
Using my usual abbreviations, here’s the points winners for those races:
- Australia: SV, LH, VP, FA, MW, JB, FM, SB, AS, PD
- Malaysia: SV, JB, NH, MW, FM, FA, KK, LH, MS, PD
- China: LH, SV, MW, JB, NR, FM, FA, MS, VP, KK
So here’s the points standings as we head toward the Turkish Grand Prix:
2011 Drivers’ Championship
| 1 | S Vettel | 68 |
| 2 | L Hamilton | 47 |
| 3 | J Button | 38 |
| 4 | M Webber | 37 |
| 5 | F Alonso | 26 |
| 6 | F Massa | 24 |
| 7 | V Petrov | 17 |
| 8 | N Heidfeld | 15 |
| 9 | N Rosberg | 10 |
| 10 | K Kobayashi | 7 |
| 11 | M Schumacher | 6 |
| 12 | S Buemi | 4 |
| 13= | A Sutil | 2 |
| 13= | P Di Resta | 2 |
2011 Constructors’ Championship
| 1 | Red Bull | 105 |
| 2 | McLaren | 85 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 50 |
| 4 | Renault | 32 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 16 |
| 6 | Sauber | 7 |
| 7= | Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 7= | Force India | 4 |
| 9= | Lotus | 0 |
| 9= | Williams | 0 |
| 9= | Virgin | 0 |
| 9= | Hispania | 0 |
In case you aren’t aware of the scoring system (which changed last year), the points are: 25 for 1st place, 18 for 2nd, 15 for 3rd, 12=4th, 10=5th, 8=6th, 6=7th, 4=8th, 2=9th, and 1 point for 10th.