Canada 2012 - Driver standings - Lewis Hamilton moves into the lead of the 2012 championship
Published by Christine
Lewis Hamilton takes over the top spot of the driver's championship standings, pushing Fernando Alonso down to second. Sebastian Vettel moves ahead of teammate Mark Webber after the pair were on equal points - now the gap is up to six with the German ahead. Romain Grosjean's podium moves up to within two points of his teammate Kimi Räikkönen. Further back, Michael Schumacher's retirement sees him remain on just two points.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 88 |
| 2 | -1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 86 |
| 3 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 85 |
| 4 | -1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 79 |
| 5 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 67 |
| 6 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 55 |
| 7 | 1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 53 |
| 8 | -1 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 45 |
| 9 | 1 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 37 |
| 10 | -1 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 29 |
| 11 | 1 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 21 |
| 12 | -1 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 21 |
| 13 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 15 |
| 14 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 11 |
| 15 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 7 |
| 16 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 17 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 2 |
| 18 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 2 |
| 19 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
