McLaren is back
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mercedes | 135 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 90 |
| 3 | McLaren | 46 |
| 4 | Haas | 18 |
| 5 | Red Bull | 16 |
| 6 | Alpine | 16 |
| 7 | Racing Bulls | 14 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |
| 11 | Aston Martin | 0 |
What a scrap in Japan between Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari: Mercedes reaches the break at +45 over a Ferrari that, thanks to Charles Leclerc, limited the damage; McLaren, after the double zero in China, gets back in motion and pulls away from the competition.
Red Bull is non-existent, Max Verstappen does what he can, but at the moment the Milton Keynes team is behind Haas and level on points with Alpine.
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Cadillac and Aston Martin are still stuck at zero, and neither Audi nor Williams moved up the standings.