areppim chart and statistics of 2012 formula 1 drivers standings, based on the cumulative points won in each Grand Prix. Vettel won his 3rd championship, after a fight whose suspense lasted until the last minute of the last Grand Prix of the season. The São Paulo race allowed Alonso to finish 2nd, thus outdistancing Vettel who finished 6th. This was worth a margin of 10 points, unfortunately insufficient to recover from the 13-point gap Alonso brought to the race. Eventually, Vettel became champion with a slim gap of 3 points.

Vettel won his 3rd championship, after a fight whose suspense lasted until the last minute of the last Grand Prix of the season. The São Paulo race allowed Alonso to finish 2nd, thus outdistancing Vettel who finished 6th. This was worth a margin of 10 points, unfortunately insufficient to recover from the 13-point gap Alonso brought to the race. Eventually, Vettel became champion with a slim gap of 3 points — for that matter, one single point would have sufficed. The question now is : how far will Vettel go in the Formula 1 history ?

Behind the two top ranked drivers, appear several former champions with gaps extending from 74 points to 102 points : Räikkönen with 207 points, Hamilton with 190, Webber with 188, and Button with 179. The former super-champion and Vettel's country fellow Schumacher ended 13th with only 49 points : a livid ghost of his glorious past.

 

Formula 1
2012 Drivers Championship

Final Standings after Grand Prix of Brazil

Position

Driver

Nation

Team

Points

1SebastianVettelGermanyRed Bull Racing-Renault 281
2FernandoAlonsoSpainFerrari 278
3KimiRäikkönenFinlandLotus-Renault 207
4LewisHamiltonUnited KingdomMcLaren-Mercedes 190
5JensonButtonUnited KingdomMcLaren-Mercedes 188
6MarkWebberAustraliaRed Bull Racing-Renault 179
7FelipeMassaBrazilFerrari 122
8RomainGrosjeanFranceLotus-Renault 96
9NicoRosbergGermanyMercedes 93
10SergioPerezMexicoSauber-Ferrari 66
11NicoHulkenbergGermanyForce India-Mercedes 63
12KamuiKobayashiJapanSauber-Ferrari 60
13MichaelSchumacherGermanyMercedes 49
14Pauldi RestaUnited KingdomForce India-Mercedes 46
15PastorMaldonadoVenezuelaWilliams-Renault 45
16BrunoSennaBrazilWilliams-Renault 31
17Jean-EricVergneFranceSTR-Ferrari 16
18DanielRicciardoAustraliaSTR-Ferrari 10
19VitalyPetrovRussiaCaterham-Renault 0
20TimoGlockGermanyMarussia-Cosworth 0
21CharlesPicFranceMarussia-Cosworth 0
22HeikkiKovalainenFinlandCaterham-Renault 0
23JeromeD'AmbrosioBelgiumLotus-Renault 0
24NarainKarthikeyanIndiaHRT-Cosworth 0
25Pedrode la RosaSpainHRT-Cosworth 0

 

Sources: see Formula 1

 

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