China 2012 - Driver standings - Another leader for the title battle, as Lewis Hamilton heads to the top
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Lewis Hamilton takes over the lead of the championship, with Jenson Button slotting into second place. Fernando Alonso's ninth place finish in the Chinese Grand Prix sees him down in third place. Rosberg makes a big stride forward with 25 points on the board, leaping from nowhere to sixth. Schumacher remains in a much lower position with just one point on the board.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 45 |
| 2 | 1 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 43 |
| 3 | -2 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 37 |
| 4 | 0 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 36 |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 28 |
| 6 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 25 |
| 7 | -2 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 22 |
| 8 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 16 |
| 9 | -1 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 14 |
| 10 | -1 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 9 |
| 11 | 13 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 |
| 12 | -2 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 7 |
| 13 | -2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 14 | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 4 |
| 15 | -3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 2 |
| 16 | -3 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 2 |
| 17 | -3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1 |
| 18 | 1 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
