Bahrain 2012 - Driver standings - Sebastian Vettel heads the title battle after Bahrain race
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel moves up to lead the driver's championship, with Lewis Hamilton slipping down to second. Further down, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button sit on the same points - 43 apiece. Felipe Massa has finally got some points on the board, moving up to 17th place, compared to his teammate's 5th.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 53 |
| 2 | -1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 49 |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 48 |
| 4 | -2 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 43 |
| 5 | -2 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 43 |
| 6 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 35 |
| 7 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 34 |
| 8 | 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 23 |
| 9 | -2 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 22 |
| 10 | 2 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 15 |
| 11 | -2 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 14 |
| 12 | -2 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 9 |
| 13 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 14 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 4 |
| 15 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 2 |
| 16 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 2 |
| 17 | 1 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 |
| 18 | -1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 2 |
| 19 | 0 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
