2012 F1 Championship Standings

2012 F1 Championship Standings
2012 F1 World Championship · 63 of 77

Drivers & Constructors Standings

Final standings · 20 rounds

5
Most GP driver wins
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel
281pts
World Champion
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel
8
Different GP winners
460pts
Constructors' Champion
Red Bull Red Bull
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Sebastian Vettel clinched his third consecutive Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 2012 with 281 points, taking five wins, 10 podiums and six pole positions along the way. The German driver finished just three points clear of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso. The team of the drivers' champion, Red Bull, also took their third straight Constructors' Championship with 460 points and seven race wins.

Vettel only wrapped up the title at the season finale, the Brazilian Grand Prix, while his team Red Bull had already secured the Constructors' crown one round earlier, at the USA Grand Prix (round 19 of 20).

See all 2012 F1 results of each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 2012 F1 teams overview.

Drivers Standings

2012 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POSDriverPTS2012 Australian F1 GP2012 Malaysian F1 GP2012 Chinese F1 GP2012 Bahrain F1 GP2012 Spanish F1 GP2012 Monaco F1 GP2012 Canadian F1 GP2012 European F1 GP2012 British F1 GP2012 German F1 GP2012 Hungarian F1 GP2012 Belgian F1 GP2012 Italian F1 GP2012 Singapore F1 GP2012 Japanese F1 GP2012 Korean F1 GP2012 Indian F1 GP2012 Abu Dhabi F1 GP2012 USA F1 GP2012 Brazilian F1 GP
1GermanySebastianVettel28121151*644*DNF354*22211*113*2*6
2SpainFernandoAlonso27851972351215DNF33DNF32232
3FinlandKimiRäikkönen20775*14239825*323566571610
4United KingdomLewisHamilton1903338851198DNF1DNF1DNF5104DNF1DNF*
5United KingdomJensonButton1881*1421891616810261DNF24DNF5*451
6AustraliaMarkWebber1794444111741886201192*3DNFDNF4
7BrazilFelipeMassa122DNF1513915610164129548246743
8FranceRomainGrosjean96DNFDNF634*DNF2DNF6183DNF-71979DNF7DNF
9GermanyNicoRosberg931213157266*151010117*5DNFDNF11DNF1315
10MexicoSergioPérez66821111DNF11*39DNF614DNF210DNF11DNF1511DNF
11GermanyNicoHülkenberg63DNF915121081251291142114*768DNF85
12JapanKamuiKobayashi606DNF10*135DNF9DNF11418139133DNF146149
13GermanyMichaelSchumacher49DNF10DNF10DNFDNFDNF377*DNF76DNF11132211167
14United KingdomPauldi Resta46107126147117DNF1112108412121291519
15VenezuelaPastorMaldonado4513198DNF1DNF1312161513DNF11DNF8141659DNF
16BrazilBrunoSenna31166722DNF101710917712*1018141510810DNF
17FranceJean-EricVergne161181614121215DNF1414168DNFDNF1381512DNF8
18AustraliaDanielRicciardo10912171513DNF1411131315912910913101213
19Russian FederationVitalyPetrov0DNF16181617DNF1913DNS1619141519171617161711
20GermanyTimoGlock0141719191814DNFDNS182221151712161820141916
21FranceCharlesPic0152020DNFDNFDNF2015192020161616DNF1919DNF2012
22FinlandHeikkiKovalainen0DNF18231716131814171917171415151718131814
23BelgiumJérômed'Ambrosio0------------13-------
24IndiaNarainKarthikeyan0DNQ222221DNF15DNF182123DNFDNF19DNFDNF2021DNF2218
25SpainPedrode la Rosa0DNQ21212019DNFDNF1720212218181718DNFDNF172117

2012 Drivers' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20P21P22P23P24P25VettelAlonsoRäikkönenHamiltonButtonWebberMassaGrosjeanRosbergPérezHülkenbergKobayashiSchumacherRestaMaldonadoSennaVergneRicciardoPetrovGlockPicd'AmbrosioKovalainenKarthikeyanRosa👑

2012 F1 Driver Statistics

POSDriverTeamGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLDNFPTS
1GermanySebastianVettelAustriaRed Bull20532106116262281
2United KingdomLewisHamiltonUnited KingdomMcLaren2040377104516190
3SpainFernandoAlonsoItalyFerrari20355132109502278
4United KingdomJensonButtonUnited KingdomMcLaren2033061110624188
5AustraliaMarkWebberAustriaRed Bull2021142113113179
6FinlandKimiRäikkönenUnited KingdomLotus F12013370119120207
7GermanyNicoRosbergGermanyMercedes201102110362393
8VenezuelaPastorMaldonadoUnited KingdomWilliams20100119440745
9BrazilFelipeMassaItalyFerrari2001120117801122
10MexicoSergioPérezSwitzerlandSauber20021309311666
11GermanyNicoHülkenbergIndiaForce India200000010751363
12JapanKamuiKobayashiSwitzerlandSauber200011010431560
13GermanyMichaelSchumacherGermanyMercedes20001109661849
14United KingdomPauldi RestaIndiaForce India200000011370246
15BrazilBrunoSennaUnited KingdomWilliams200000010541531
16FranceJean-EricVergneItalyToro Rosso200000010480416
17AustraliaDanielRicciardoItalyToro Rosso200000011750110
18SpainPedrode la RosaSpainHRT2000000928040
19FranceCharlesPicUnited KingdomManor20000001059060
20FinlandHeikkiKovalainenUnited KingdomCaterham20000001154010
21IndiaNarainKarthikeyanSpainHRT2000000898070
22Russian FederationVitalyPetrovUnited KingdomCaterham20000001036030
23GermanyTimoGlockUnited KingdomManor20000001098020
24FranceRomainGrosjeanUnited KingdomLotus F119012308031896
25BelgiumJérômed'AmbrosioUnited KingdomLotus F110000053000
Constructors Standings

2012 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POSTeamCarPTS2012 Australian F1 GP2012 Malaysian F1 GP2012 Chinese F1 GP2012 Bahrain F1 GP2012 Spanish F1 GP2012 Monaco F1 GP2012 Canadian F1 GP2012 European F1 GP2012 British F1 GP2012 German F1 GP2012 Hungarian F1 GP2012 Belgian F1 GP2012 Italian F1 GP2012 Singapore F1 GP2012 Japanese F1 GP2012 Korean F1 GP2012 Indian F1 GP2012 Abu Dhabi F1 GP2012 USA F1 GP2012 Brazilian F1 GP
1AustriaRed Bull146021151644DNF3542221111326
244441117418862011923DNFDNF4
2ItalyFerrari540051972351215DNF33DNF32232
6DNF1513915610164129548246743
3United KingdomMcLaren337811421891616810261DNF24DNF5451
43338851198DNF1DNF1DNF5104DNF1DNF
4United KingdomLotus F193037514239825323566571610
1DNFDNF634DNF2DNF6183DNF1371979DNF7DNF
5GermanyMercedes7142DNF10DNF10DNFDNFDNF377DNF76DNF11132211167
812131572661510101175DNFDNF11DNF1315
6SwitzerlandSauber141266DNF10135DNF9DNF11418139133DNF146149
15821111DNF1139DNF614DNF210DNF11DNF1511DNF
7IndiaForce India11109107126147117DNF1112108412121291519
12DNF915121081251291142114768DNF85
8United KingdomWilliams187613198DNF1DNF1312161513DNF11DNF8141659DNF
19166722DNF1017109177121018141510810DNF
9ItalyToro Rosso1622912171513DNF1411131315912910913101213
171181614121215DNF1414168DNFDNF1381512DNF8
10United KingdomCaterham20DNF18231716131814171917171415151718131814
21DNF16181617DNF1913DNS1619141519171617161711
11United KingdomManor240141719191814DNFDNS182221151712161820141916
25152020DNFDNFDNF2015192020161616DNF1919DNF2012
12SpainHRT220DNQ21212019DNFDNF1720212218181718DNFDNF172117
23DNQ222221DNF15DNF182123DNFDNF19DNFDNF2021DNF2218

2012 Constructors' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12Red BullFerrariMcLarenLotus F1MercedesSauberForce IndiaWilliamsToro RossoCaterhamManorHRT👑
Race Results

2012 F1 Race-by-Race Results

2012 F1 World Championship
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
12012 Australian F1 GP 2012 Australian F1 GPMarch 18United Kingdom Jenson ButtonUnited Kingdom McLaren5801:34:09.565
22012 Malaysian F1 GP 2012 Malaysian F1 GPMarch 25Spain Fernando AlonsoItaly Ferrari5602:44:51.812
32012 Chinese F1 GP 2012 Chinese F1 GPApril 15Germany Nico RosbergGermany Mercedes5601:36:26.929
42012 Bahrain F1 GP 2012 Bahrain F1 GPApril 22Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull5701:35:10.990
52012 Spanish F1 GP 2012 Spanish F1 GPMay 13Venezuela Pastor MaldonadoUnited Kingdom Williams6601:39:09.145
62012 Monaco F1 GP 2012 Monaco F1 GPMay 27Australia Mark WebberAustria Red Bull7801:46:06.557
72012 Canadian F1 GP 2012 Canadian F1 GPJune 10United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom McLaren7001:32:29.586
82012 European F1 GP 2012 European F1 GPJune 24Spain Fernando AlonsoItaly Ferrari5701:44:16.649
92012 British F1 GP 2012 British F1 GPJuly 8Australia Mark WebberAustria Red Bull5201:25:11.288
102012 German F1 GP 2012 German F1 GPJuly 22Spain Fernando AlonsoItaly Ferrari6701:31:05.862
112012 Hungarian F1 GP 2012 Hungarian F1 GPJuly 29United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom McLaren6901:41:05.503
122012 Belgian F1 GP 2012 Belgian F1 GPSeptember 2United Kingdom Jenson ButtonUnited Kingdom McLaren4401:29:08.530
132012 Italian F1 GP 2012 Italian F1 GPSeptember 9United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom McLaren5301:19:41.221
142012 Singapore F1 GP 2012 Singapore F1 GPSeptember 23Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull5902:00:26.144
152012 Japanese F1 GP 2012 Japanese F1 GPOctober 7Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull5301:28:56.242
162012 Korean F1 GP 2012 Korean F1 GPOctober 14Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull5501:36:28.651
172012 Indian F1 GP 2012 Indian F1 GPOctober 28Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull6001:31:10.744
182012 Abu Dhabi F1 GP 2012 Abu Dhabi F1 GPNovember 4Finland Kimi RäikkönenUnited Kingdom Lotus F15501:45:58.667
192012 USA F1 GP 2012 USA F1 GPNovember 18United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom McLaren5601:35:55.269
202012 Brazilian F1 GP 2012 Brazilian F1 GPNovember 25United Kingdom Jenson ButtonUnited Kingdom McLaren7101:45:22.656

2012 points distribution: P1 = 25, P2 = 18, P3 = 15, P4 = 12, P5 = 10, P6 = 8, P7 = 6, P8 = 4, P9 = 2, P10 = 1 point.

  • Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
  • Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
  • DNQ = Did not qualify · DNS = Did not start · DNF = Did not finish

2012 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2012 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 281 points, finishing 3 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.

After which race was the 2012 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?

Sebastian Vettel clinched the 2012 Drivers' Championship at the season finale, the Brazilian Grand Prix (round 20 of 20).

How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Sebastian Vettel won by 2012?

2012 was Sebastian Vettel's third consecutive Drivers' title.

How many races did Sebastian Vettel win in 2012?

Sebastian Vettel won 5 of the 20 races in 2012, with 10 podiums and 6 pole positions.

Who finished runner-up in the 2012 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso finished runner-up, 3 points behind Sebastian Vettel.

Which team won the 2012 F1 Constructors' Championship?

Red Bull won the 2012 Constructors' Championship with 460 points.

When did Red Bull win the 2012 F1 Constructors' Championship?

Red Bull secured the 2012 Constructors' Championship at the USA Grand Prix, round 19 of 20.

Did the 2012 F1 Drivers' champion also win the Constructors' Championship?

Yes. Sebastian Vettel drove for Red Bull, which also took the 2012 Constructors' Championship, a championship double.

How many races are in the 2012 F1 season?

The 2012 Formula 1 season featured 20 Grand Prix rounds.