2012 Chinese Grand Prix
🇨🇳 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China Round 3 of 20
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 45 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 43 | 1 |
| 3 | -2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 37 | 1 |
| 4 | = | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | +9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | -2 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | — | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | -2 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | -2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | -3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | -3 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | -3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | 0 |