Britain 2012 - Driver standings - Fernando Alonso retains his lead on the championship, but Webber closes the gap
Published by Christine
Fernando Alonso's strong second place finish allowed him to keep a good lead on the driver's standings, but Red Bull's Mark Webber has closed the gap. Behind him, Sebastian Vettel has jumped Lewis Hamilton after a strong podium finish. Kimi Räikkönen has also extended his gap to his teammate, by jumping Nico Rosberg for fifth place. Jenson Button continues to struggle, just managing to squeeze into the points this time.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 129 |
| 2 | 0 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 116 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 100 |
| 4 | -1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 92 |
| 5 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 83 |
| 6 | -1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 75 |
| 7 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 61 |
| 8 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 50 |
| 9 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 39 |
| 10 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 29 |
| 11 | 0 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 27 |
| 12 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 23 |
| 13 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 23 |
| 14 | -2 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 21 |
| 15 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 18 |
| 16 | -2 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 17 |
| 17 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 18 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 2 |
| 19 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
