The 2012 Formula One season is a Motor Racing Championship for Formula One Cars, and is the 63rd Formula One season as recognised by the Federation Internationale de 1'Automobile(FIA). The season started in Australia on March 18,2012 and will end in Brazil on Nov 25,2012. It is being contested over twenty races – the most races in a season in the sport's history.
12 Teams and 24 Drivers are competing in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
S No
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Team
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Race Driver
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1
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Red Bull Racing(Austria)
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Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
Mark Webber(Australia)
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2
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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes(U K )
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Jenson Button(U K )
Lewis Hamilton(U K )
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3
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Scuderia Ferrari(Italy)
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Fernando Alonso(Spain)
Felipe Massa(Brazil)
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4
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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
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Michael Schumacher(Germany)
Nico Rosberg(Germany)
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5
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Lotus F1 Team(U K )
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Kimi Raikkonen(Finland)
Romain Grosjean(France)
Jerome d’Ambrosio(Belgium)
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6
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Sahara Force India F1 Team(India)
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Paul di Resta( U K )
Nico Hulkenberg(Germany)
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7
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Sauber F1 Team(Italy)
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Kamui Kobayashi(Japan)
Sergio Perez(Mexico)
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8
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Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Daniel Ricciardo(Australia)
Jean Eric Vergne(France)
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9
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Williams F1 Team(U K )
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Pastor Maldonado(Venezuela)
Bruno Senna(Brazil)
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10
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Caterham F1 Team(Malaysia)
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Heikki Kovalainen(Finland)
Vitaly Petrov(Russia)
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11
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HRT F1 Team(Spain)
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Pedro de la Rosa(Spain)
Narain Karthikeyan(India)
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12
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Marussia F1 Team(Russia)
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Timo Glock(Germany)
Charles Pic(France)
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2012 Formula One Racing Calendar
1)Qantas Australian Grand Prix - March 18,2012
Winning Driver - Jenson Button(UK)
2)Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix - March 25,2012
Winning Driver -Fernando Alonso(Spain)
3)UBS Chinese Grand Prix - April 15,2012
Winning Driver - Nico Rosberg(Germany)
4)Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - April 22,2012
Winning Driver - Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
5)Spanish Grandprix - May 13,2012
Winning Driver -Pastor Maldonado(Venezuela)
6)Grand Prix de Monaco - May 27,2012
Winning Driver -Mark Webber(Australia)
7)Grand Prix du Canada - June 10,2012
Winning Driver - Lewis Hamilton(UK)
8)Grand Prix of Europe - June 24,2012
Winning Driver - Fernando Alonso(Spain)
9)Santander British Grand Prix - July 8,2012
Winning Driver - Mark Webber(Australia)
10)German Grandprix - July 22,2012
Winning Driver - Fernando Alonso(Spain)
11)Hungarian Grandprix - July 29,2012
Winning Driver -Lewis Hamilton(UK)
12)Shell Belgian Grand Prix - Sep 2,2012
Winning Driver - Jenson Button(UK)
13)Italian Grandprix - Sep 9,2012
Winning Driver - Lewis Hamilton(UK)
14)SingTel Singapore Grand Prix - Sep 23,2012
Winning Driver - Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
15)
Japanese Grand Prix - Oct 7,2012
Winning Driver -Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
16)Korean Grand Prix - Oct 14,2012
Winning Driver -Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
17)Airtel Indian Grand Prix - Oct 28,2012
Winning Driver -Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
18)Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Nov 4,2012
19)
United States Grand Prix - Nov 18,2012
Winning Driver - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton(UK)
Winning Driver - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton(UK)
20)Grande Prêmio do Brasil - Nov 25,2012
Winning Driver -McLaren's Jenson Button(UK)
Sebastian Vettel(25) won his third Formula One Drivers’ World Championship and became the youngest Triple World Champion.
Sebastian Vettel erased record of legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, who had become the youngest triple champion at the age of 31 years and 227 days when he won the championships in 1988, 1990, 1991. (Ayrton Senna died in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 )
To win his third championship in a row, Sebastian Vettel have to beat five other F1 World Champions -
Drivers' Championship Standings
Sebastian Vettel wins 3rd straight Formula One championship title
Sebastian Vettel(25) won his third Formula One Drivers’ World Championship and became the youngest Triple World Champion.
Sebastian Vettel erased record of legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, who had become the youngest triple champion at the age of 31 years and 227 days when he won the championships in 1988, 1990, 1991. (Ayrton Senna died in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 )
To win his third championship in a row, Sebastian Vettel have to beat five other F1 World Champions -
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Michael Schumacher
- Lewis Hamilton and
- Jenson Button
Drivers' Championship Standings
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Position
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Driver
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Points
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1
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Sebastian Vettel(Germany)
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281
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2
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Fernando Alonso(Spain)
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278
|
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3
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Kimi Raikkonen(Finland)
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207
|
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4
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Lewis Hamilton(UK)
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190
|
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5
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Jenson Button(UK)
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188
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