United States 2012 - Driver standings - A thirteen point gap takes us to a championship showdown
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel was clearly upset with relinquishing his lead to Lewis Hamilton, but it was three extra points to him that he managed to finish ahead of Fernando Alonso. The battle goes to Brazil, where the driver's title will finally be decided.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 273 |
| 2 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 260 |
| 3 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 206 |
| 4 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 190 |
| 5 | -1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 167 |
| 6 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 163 |
| 7 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 107 |
| 8 | 1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 96 |
| 9 | -1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 93 |
| 10 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 66 |
| 11 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 58 |
| 12 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 53 |
| 13 | 0 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 46 |
| 14 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 45 |
| 15 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 43 |
| 16 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 31 |
| 17 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 12 |
| 18 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 10 |
| 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 |
