Formula One standings after the Chinese Grand Prix 2014

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton captured his third straight Formula One race of the 2014 season with ease on Sunday, leading from start to finish to win the Chinese Grand Prix.

Mercedes showed again that they are in a different class from their rivals this year, with Hamilton's team-mate Nico Rosberg taking second place. Thi sis the third time in four races this season that the pair have finished one-two.

Fernando Alonso held on for third place to give Ferrari their first podium finish of the year. Here are the current standings:

F1 world championship standings (Amended after round 4 of 19)

1 Nico Rosberg (GERMANY)- Mercedes - 79 points

2 Lewis Hamilton (GREAT BRITAIN) - Mercedes - 75 points

3 Fernando Alonso (SPAIN)- Ferrari - 41 points

4 Nico Hulkenberg (GERMANY)- Force India - 36 points

5 Sebastian Vettel (GERMANY)- Red Bull - 33 points

6 Daniel Ricciardo (AUSTRALIA)- Red Bull - 24 points

7 Valtteri Bottas (FINLAND)- Williams - 24 points

8 Jenson Button (GREAT BRITAIN)- McLaren - 23 points

9 Kevin Magnussen (DENMARK)- McLaren - 20 points

10 Sergio Perez (MEXICO) - Force India - 18 points

11 Felipe Massa (BRAZIL)- Williams - 12 points

12 Kimi Raikkonen (FINLAND)- Ferrari - 11 points

13 Jean-Eric Vergne (FRANCE)- Toro Rosso - 4 points

14 Daniil Kvyat (RUSSIA)- Toro Rosso - 4 points

15 Romain Grosjean (FRANCE)- Lotus - 0 points

16 Adrian Sutil (GERMANY)- Sauber - 0 points

17 Esteban Gutierrez (MEXICO)- Sauber - 0 points

18 Max Chilton (GREAT BRITAIN) - Marussia - 0 points

19 Kimi Kobayashi (JAPAN) - Caterham - 0 points

20 Pastor Maldonado (VENEZUELA) - Lotus - 0 points

21 Marcus Ericsson (SWEDEN) - Caterham - 0 points

22 Jules Bianchi (FRANCE) - Marussia - 0 points

Constructors:

1 Mercedes, 154 points

2 Red Bull, 57 points

3 Force India, 54 points

4 Ferrari, 52 points

5 McLaren, 43 points

6 Williams, 36 points

7 Toro Rosso, 8 points

8 Lotus, 0 points

9 Sauber, 0 points

10 Marussia, 0 points

11 Caterham, 0 points