2012 F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Sebastian Vettel (3rd title) Red Bull |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Red Bull (3rd title) |
| Races: | 20 |
| Winning drivers: | 8 – Sebastian Vettel (5), Lewis Hamilton (4), Fernando Alonso (3), Jenson Button (3), Mark Webber (2), Nico Rosberg (1), Pastor Maldonado (1), Kimi Raikkonen (1) |
| Winning constructors: | 6 – Red Bull (7), McLaren (7), Ferrari (3), Mercedes (1), Williams (1), Lotus (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | 2 – Nico Rosberg, Pastor Maldonado |
| First-time winners (constructor): | 0 |
2012 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
2012 F1 Race Winners
2012 F1 Polesitters
2012 F1 Fastest Laps
2012 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 281 | |
| 2 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 278 | -3 |
| 3 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 207 | -74 |
| 4 |  Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 190 | -91 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 188 | -93 |
| 6 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull | 179 | -102 |
| 7 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 122 | -159 |
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 96 | -185 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 93 | -188 |
| 10 |  Sergio Perez | Sauber | 66 | -215 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 63 | -218 |
| 12 |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 60 | -221 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 49 | -232 |
| 14 | Paul di
Resta | Force India | 46 | -235 |
| 15 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 45 | -236 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 31 | -250 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | -265 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | -271 |
| 19 |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | -281 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | -281 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | -281 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | -281 |
| 23 |  Jerome d’Ambrosio | Lotus | 0 | -281 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -281 |
| 25 | Pedro de
la Rosa | HRT | 0 | -281 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 25 points
- 2nd: 18 points
- 3rd: 15 points
- 4th: 12 points
- 5th: 10 points
- 6th: 8 points
- 7th: 6 points
- 8th: 4 points
- 9th: 2 points
- 10th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 25 points
- 2nd: 18 points
- 3rd: 15 points
- 4th: 12 points
- 5th: 10 points
- 6th: 8 points
- 7th: 6 points
- 8th: 4 points
- 9th: 2 points
- 10th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.