Abu Dhabi 2012 - Driver standings - Ten points split the championship challengers with two races to go
Published by Christine
The gap at the top has closed ever so slightly, but Vettel managed to do incredible damage control by making up 21 places from the back of the grid. Kimi Räikkönen's win added to his points tally, but not enough to keep him in the championship fight. It's now a full on battle between Vettel and Alonso.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 255 |
| 2 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 245 |
| 3 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 198 |
| 4 | 0 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 167 |
| 5 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 165 |
| 6 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 153 |
| 7 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 95 |
| 8 | -1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 93 |
| 9 | -1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 90 |
| 10 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 66 |
| 11 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 58 |
| 12 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 49 |
| 13 | 0 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 46 |
| 14 | 1 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 43 |
| 15 | -1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 43 |
| 16 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 30 |
| 17 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 12 |
| 18 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 10 |
| 19 | 0 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
