With the triumph in Le Castellet, world champion Max Verstappen takes a huge step towards defending his title. His toughest competitor Charles Leclerc retired in the 19th of 53 laps while in the lead.
Secures the next GP victory in Le Castellet: the Dutchman Max Verstappen in the Red Bull Honda.
(sda) In the World Championship standings, Verstappen is already 63 points ahead of Leclerc (233:170) after the twelfth of 22 races of the season. In addition, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium for the fourth time in a row. In his 300th World Championship race, Hamilton finished second in the Mercedes ahead of his teammate George Russell, who edged out Sergio Perez in the Red Bull on the third to last lap.
The Alfa Romeo-Ferrari drivers remained without a point for the third time in a row: Valtteri Bottas finished the race in 14th place, Zhou Guanyu retired shortly before the end while lying in last place.