India 2012 - Driver standings - Vettel extends his lead, as Hamilton drops behind Webber
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel has extended his lead in the championship, but only slightly, as Fernando Alonso did the best damage control he could by finish the race second. Behind them, Kimi Räikkönen remains fourth, whilst Mark Webber leapfrogs over Hamilton to move up to fourth.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 240 |
| 2 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 227 |
| 3 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 173 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 167 |
| 5 | -1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 165 |
| 6 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 141 |
| 7 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 93 |
| 8 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 90 |
| 9 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 89 |
| 10 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 66 |
| 11 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 50 |
| 12 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 49 |
| 13 | 0 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 44 |
| 14 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 43 |
| 15 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 33 |
| 16 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 26 |
| 17 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 12 |
| 18 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 9 |
| 19 | 0 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
