by Ferrim » 28 Nov 2012, 10:10
2012 (Final Standings)
Mark Webber 305 (6 wins, 4 2nds, 3 3rds, 1 4th, 1 5th, 2 6ths)
Felipe Massa 248 (3 wins, 5 2nds, 2 3rds, 2 4ths, 1 5th, 1 6th, 1 7th, 2 9ths, 1 10th)
Nico Hulkenberg 186 (1 win, 1 2nd, 5 3rds, 1 4th, 2 5ths, 3 6ths, 1 7th, 1 8th, 2 10ths)
Nico Rosberg 184 (1 win, 2 2nds, 4 3rds, 1 4th, 2 5ths, 1 6th, 2 7ths, 2 8ths, 1 9th, 1 10th)
Romain Grosjean 180 (3 wins, 2 2nds, 3 3rds, 2 4ths)
Paul Di Resta 156 (1 win, 5 4ths, 2 5ths, 2 6ths, 4 7ths, 2 8ths, 1 9th, 1 10th)
Sergio Pérez 154 (2 wins, 2 2nds, 1 3rd, 1 5th, 2 6ths, 4 7ths, 1 9th, 1 10th)
Kamui Kobayashi 154 (1 win, 3 2nds, 1 3rd, 4 5ths, 1 6th, 1 8th, 4 9ths)
Bruno Senna 118 (1 2nd, 1 3rd, 3 4ths, 2 5ths, 2 6ths, 1 7th, 1 8th, 1 9th, 1 10th)
Pastor Maldonado 112 (2 wins, 2 4ths, 1 5th, 1 6th, 1 7th, 2 8ths, 2 9ths, 2 10ths)
Daniel Ricciardo 101 (1 4th, 2 5ths, 3 6ths, 3 7ths, 6 8ths, 3 10ths)
Jean-Éric Vergne 81 (2 4ths, 2 5ths, 1 6th, 1 7th, 4 8ths, 2 9ths, 1 10th)
Vitaly Petrov 12 (1 6th, 1 9th, 2 10ths)
Heikki Kovalainen 11 (1 8th, 2 9ths, 3 10ths)
Timo Glock 9 (1 8th, 2 9ths, 1 10th)
Charles Pic 7 (1 7th, 1 10th)
Jérôme D'Ambrosio 2 (1 9th)
If only Felipe hadn't been so awful during the early part of the season... Webber is now 7th overall in the historical rankings, with three championships and one second place finish. The six men with better results than him are: Reutemann (4 titles, 2 second places), Coulthard (4 titles, 4 third places), Patrese (4 titles, 1 third place), Berger (3 titles, 4 second places), Barrichello (3 titles, 3 second places, 2 third places) and Moss (3 titles, 2 second places, 2 third places). So, with one more championship Webber would become the second most successful driver of this series. But 2012 has been the closest of his titles...
We had nine different race winners this year (Webber, Massa, Grosjean, Pérez, Maldonado, Hulkenberg, Rosberg, Di Resta and Kobayashi) belonging to seven teams. Hulkenberg overtook Rosberg, who had been holding to 2nd for a long time in spite of an increasingly crappy car, at the death to finish 3rd overall. The Sauber teammates did well to finish on even points! Senna's consistency allowed him to finish ahead of the faster Maldonado, in spite of the Venezuelan scoring another win in a crazy race at Yas Marina.
There were some heroics going on at the back of the field until the final race: Petrov overtook Pic for an impressive 6th place, the best ever result for a driver from the three newest teams, with a handful of laps to go; and with that move, he outscored Kovalainen in the standings.
At the moment, 2013 looks interesting: the five presumably faster teams will line up one driver each. Webber, Massa and Pérez will start as favourites.
Go home, Bernie Ecclestone!
"Adrian, stay off the kerbs during the run, stay off the kerbs."
"So, no KERS?"
"No kerbs, KERBS, as in the side of the circuit."
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