Hungary 2012 - Driver standings - Alonso continues to lead as the Lewis Hamilton makes strides
Published by Christine
Fernando Alonso didn't finish as high as he might have hoped in Hungary, but nevertheless, his lead in the 2012 championship has increased to 40 points over next place Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton moves ahead of Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen but the gap between them is just one solitary point. Meanwhile, Romain Grosjean has matched the score of Jenson Button.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 164 |
| 2 | 0 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 124 |
| 3 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 122 |
| 4 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 117 |
| 5 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 116 |
| 6 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 77 |
| 7 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 76 |
| 8 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 76 |
| 9 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 47 |
| 10 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 33 |
| 11 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 29 |
| 12 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 29 |
| 13 | 0 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 27 |
| 14 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 25 |
| 15 | 1 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 24 |
| 16 | -1 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 19 |
| 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 |
