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Latest F1 standings after Hungarian GP

Jenson Button remains fifth in the drivers' championship standings but has closed the gap on those above him.
Jenson Button remains fifth in the drivers' championship standings but has closed the gap on those above him.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sebastian Vettel extends his lead in the drivers' championship standings
  • Vettel finishes second behind Jenson Button in Hungary but leads by 85 points
  • Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber is second with Lewis Hamilton third
  • Fernando Alonso is fourth but is just four points behind Webber
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(CNN) -- World champion Sebastian Vettel managed to extend his lead in the drivers' standings despite finishing second to Jenson Button at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The German leads by 85 points from Red Bull teammate Mark Webber as the Formula One campaign reaches its mid-season break.

Button remains in fifth place after his second victory of the season but closes the gap on Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

Lewis Hamilton stays third and is only three points behind Webber, while there is a big gap between Button in fifth and Felipe Massa in sixth.

Red Bull's lead in the constructors' championship is cut by McLaren after Hungary, but still remains an emphatic 103 points.

The Formula One circuit remains in Europe for the eleventh race on the calendar, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa from August 26-28.

Formula One 2011 lowdown

Drivers' standings after eleventh race of F1 season in Hungary:

1. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 234 points

2. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 149

3. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 146

4. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 145

5. Jenson Button (GB) McLaren 134

6. Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 70

7. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 48

8. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) Renault 34

9. Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Renault 32

10. Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes 32

Constructors' standings:

1. Red Bull 383 points

2. McLaren 280

3. Ferrari 215

4. Mercedes 80

4. Lotus Renault 66

6. Sauber 35

7. Force India 26

8. Toro Rosso 22

9. Williams 4