2012 Season
20 rounds. Vettel won the title by 3 points over Alonso; Red Bull won the constructors' championship by 60.
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 281 | ||
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 278 | −3 | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 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 F1 | 96 | −185 | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 93 | −188 | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 66 | −215 | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | 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-Éric 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 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 | 0 | −281 | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | −281 | |
| 25 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | −281 |