Round 18 · 4 November 2012
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit · Abu Dhabi, UAE
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
25 drivers
After Round 17
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
240
pts
2
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
227
pts
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
173
pts
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
167
pts
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
165
pts
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6
Jenson Button
McLaren
141
pts
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
93
pts
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
90
pts
9
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
89
pts
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
66
pts
11
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
50
pts
12
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
49
pts
13
Paul di Resta
Force India
44
pts
14
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
43
pts
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
33
pts
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
26
pts
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
12
pts
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
9
pts
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
0
pts
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
0
pts
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
0
pts
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1
0
pts
23
Charles Pic
Marussia
0
pts
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
0
pts
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
0
pts
After the race
25 drivers
After Round 18
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
—
255
+15
2
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
—
245
+18
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
—
198
+25
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
—
167
+0
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
—
165
+0
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6
Jenson Button
McLaren
—
153
+12
7
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
↑2
95
+6
8
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
↓1
93
+0
9
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
↓1
90
+0
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
—
66
+0
11
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
—
58
+8
12
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
—
49
+0
13
Paul di Resta
Force India
—
46
+2
14
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
↑1
43
+10
15
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
↓1
43
+0
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
—
30
+4
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
—
12
+0
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
—
10
+1
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
—
0
+0
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
—
0
+0
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
—
0
+0
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1
—
0
+0
23
Charles Pic
Marussia
—
0
+0
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
—
0
+0
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 1:45:58.667 | 25 |
| 2 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | +0.852 | 18 |
| 3 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 24 | +4.163 | 15 |
| 4 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | +7.787 | 12 |
| 5 | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | +13.007 | 10 |
| 6 | KOB Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | +20.076 | 8 |
| 7 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | +22.896 | 6 |
| 8 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | +23.542 | 4 |
| 9 | DIR Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | +24.160 | 2 |
| 10 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 16 | +27.463 | 1 |
| 11 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | +28.075 | 0 |
| 12 | VER Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | +34.906 | 0 |
| 13 | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | +47.764 | 0 |
| 14 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | +56.473 | 0 |
| 15 | PER Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 11 | +56.768 | 0 |
| 16 | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | +1:04.595 | 0 |
| 17 | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +1:11.778 | 0 |
| R | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | KAR Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | — | 0 |