Italy 2012 - Driver standings - Fernando Alonso extends his lead with third place at Monza
Published by Christine
Fernando Alonso retained and extended his championship lead after making his way up the grid to finish on the podium. Sebastian Vettel's DNF dropped him back down to fourth, with Lewis Hamilton's victory moving him up to second place. Although Alonso continues to lead, the positions behind appear to be changeable with every race that goes by.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 179 |
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 142 |
| 3 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 141 |
| 4 | -2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 140 |
| 5 | -2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 132 |
| 6 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 101 |
| 7 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 83 |
| 8 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 76 |
| 9 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 65 |
| 10 | 1 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 47 |
| 11 | -1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 43 |
| 12 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 35 |
| 13 | 2 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 32 |
| 14 | -1 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 31 |
| 15 | -1 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 29 |
| 16 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 25 |
| 17 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 8 |
| 18 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 4 |
| 19 | 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | -1 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
