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2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship

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Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing Ltd
Bradbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 8BJ, England
tel: 44-1908-279700, fax: 44-1908-279711, website: www.redbullracing.com, e-mail: info@redbullracing.com
Red Bull RB8, Renault RS27 V8, Pirelli
Partners: Infiniti, Renault, Total, Rauch, Pepe Jeans, FXDD, Casio, Singha, Hangar-7, Pirelli, Platform, Siemens, Red Bull Mobile, Ansys, Hexagon, Firehole

1 Sebastian Vettel (D)
Wins: 26
Pole positions: 36
Fastest laps: 16
Total points: 1054
World Champion: 2010, 2011, 2012
Other championship titles: FBMW 2004
Number of GPs: 101

2 Mark Webber (AUS)
Wins: 9
Pole positions: 10
Fastest laps: 14
Total points: 848.5
Highest World Championship ranking: 3rd 2010 & 2011
Number of GPs: 196

R Sébastien Buemi (CH)
Best result: 7th AUS (Melbourne) & BR (Interlagos) 2009
Total points: 29
Highest Championship ranking: 15th 2011
Number of GPs: 55



Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
McLaren International Ltd
McLaren Technology Centre, Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4YH, England
tel: 44-1483 261000, fax: 44-1483 261010, website: www.mclaren.com
McLaren MP4-27, Mercedes FO108Z V8, Pirelli
Corporate partners: Vodafone, Johnnie Walker, aigo, Hugo Boss, Santander, TAG Heuer, Aon
Technical partners: Mobil, Pirelli, SAP
Suppliers: FedEx, Olympus, Kenwood, Sonax, GS Yuasa, Enkei, Akebono, Kangaroo TV, Yamazaki Mazak, Belte, Sports Marketing Surveys, Koni, Nescafé, NGK, Lenovo, AkzoNobel

3 Jenson Button (GB)
Wins: 15
Pole positions: 8
Fastest laps: 8
Total points: 1000
World Champion: 2009
Number of GPs: 228

4 Lewis Hamilton (GB)
Wins: 21
Pole positions: 26
Fastest laps: 12
Total points: 913
World Champion: 2008
Other championship titles: EURF3 2005, GP2 2006
Number of GPs: 110

R Gary Paffett (GB)
Best result: -
Championship titles: GBF3-S 2000, DTM 2005
Highest Championship ranking: -
Number of GPs: -

T Oliver Turvey (GB)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: 0



Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari SpA
Cassella Postale 589, 41100 Modena, Italy
Via Ascari 55-57, 41053 Maranello (MO), Italy
tel: 39-536 949111, fax: 39-536 946488, website: www.ferrari.com
Ferrari F2012, Ferrari 056 V8, Pirelli
Sponsors: Philip Morris, FIAT, Santander, Shell, Acer, AMD, Kaspersky
Official suppliers: Pirelli, Tata, Puma, Magneti Marelli, SKF, OIIR, Brembo, Iveco, NGK
Suppliers: BBS, Schuberth, Technogym

5 Fernando Alonso (E)
Wins: 30
Pole positions: 21
Fastest laps: 19
Total points: 1364
World Champion: 2005, 2006
Other championship titles: OFN 1999
Number of GPs: 196

6 Felipe Massa (BR)
Wins: 11
Pole positions: 15
Fastest laps: 13
Total points: 704
Championship titles: BRFC 1999, FRE 2000, EURF3000 2001
Highest Championship ranking: 2nd 2008
Number of GPs: 170



Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team
Mercedes AMG Grand Prix Ltd
Mercedes Grand Prix Operations Centre, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7BD, England
tel: 44-1280 844000, fax: 44-1280 844211, website: www.mercedes-gp.com

Mercedes Benz AMG High Performance Engines Ltd
Quarry Road, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, NN6 9UB, England
tel: 44-1604 880100, fax: 44-1604 882800, website: www.mercedes-benz-hpe.com, e-mail: publicity@mercedes-ilmor.com
Mercedes-Benz MGP W03, Mercedes FO108Z V8, Pirelli
Partners: Petronas, Autonomy, Aabar, MIG, Deutsche Post, Henri Lloyd, Monster Energy, Graham, Allianz, Standox
Suppliers: Alpinestars, Endless, Lincoln Electric, StarTrac, STL

7 Michael Schumacher (D)
Wins: 91
Pole positions: 68
Fastest laps: 77
Total points: 1566
World Champion: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Other championship titles: DF3 1990
Number of GPs: 306

8 Nico Rosberg (D)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 1
Fastest laps: 4
Total points: 399.5
Championship titles: GP2 2005
Highest Championship ranking: 7th 2009, 2010 & 2011
Number of GPs: 128

R Sam Bird (GB)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: 0



Lotus F1 Team
Lotus F1 Ltd
Whiteways Technical Centre, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 4EE, England
tel: 44-1608 678000, fax: 44-1608 678800, website: www.lotusf1team.com
Lotus E20, Renault RS27 V8, Pirelli
Partners: Lotus Cars, Total, Renault, Genii, TW Steel, Lada, Suncore, Sibur, Trina Solar, Vyborg Shipyard, Flagman, Japan Rags, Pirelli
Technical partners & suppliers: Altran, Boeing, CD-adapco, DigiPen, Elysium, GF AgieCharmilles, Magneti Marelli, Network Appliance, OMP, OZ, Piquadro, Processia Solutions, Symantec, Vistagy, Barco, Matrix, FitLinox, ATB Sales

9 Kimi Räikkönen (FIN)
Wins: 19
Pole positions: 16
Fastest laps: 37
Total points: 786
World Champion: 2007
Other championship titles: GBFR 2000
Number of GPs: 175

10 Romain Grosjean (F)
Best result: 2nd CDN (Montreal) 2012
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 96
Championship titles: EURF3 2007, GP2 Asia 2008 & 2011, AutoGP 2010, GP2 2011
Highest Championship ranking: 8th 2012
Number of GPs: 26
Jérôme D'Ambrosio (B)
Best result: 13th I (Monza) 2012
Number of GPs: 20

R Jérôme D'Ambrosio (B)
Best result: 13th I (Monza) 2012
Number of GPs: 20



Sahara Force India F1 Team
Force India F1 Ltd (Orange India Holdings Ltd)
Dadford Road, Silverstone, Northamptonshire NN12 8TJ, England
tel: 44-1327 850800, fax: 44-1327 850866, website: www.forceindiaf1.com, e-mail: press@forceindiaf1.com
Force India VJM05, Mercedes FO108Z V8, Pirelli
Partners & suppliers: Kingfisher, Medion Mobile, Whyte & Mackay, Royal Challenge, Alpinestars, EADS, Airbus, Kemppi, AVG, UPS, Double Mint, STL, Samsung, Muc-Off, FosterDenovo, RuRoc, BGN, Rocket Bikes, Capri-Sun, Navteq, Ludom, Reebok, Gaudě, Schroth, Pirelli

11 Paul di Resta (GB)
Best result: 4th SGR (Marina Bay) 2012
Total points: 73
Championship titles: EURF3 2006, DTM 2010
Highest Championship ranking: 13th 2011
Number of GPs: 39

12 Nico Hülkenberg (D)
Best result: 4th B (Spa) 2012
Pole positions: 1
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 85
Championship titles: ADAC BMW 2005, A1GP 2006-'07, Euro F3 2008, GP2 2009
Highest Championship ranking: 11th 2012
Number of GPs: 39

R Jules Bianchi (F)
Best result: -
Championship titles: EURF3 2009
Number of GPs: -



Sauber F1 Team
PP Sauber AG
Wildbachstrasse 9, 8340 Hinwil, Switzerland
tel: 41-1 9379000, fax: 41-1 9379001, website: www.sauberf1team.com
Sauber C31, Ferrari 056 V8, Pirelli
Partners: Telmex, Claro, Telcel, José Cuervo, Certina, NEC, Pirelli, Emil Frey, Mad Croc
Technical partners: Ansys, Dalco, OZ, Scalp, Thomann Nutzfahrzeuge, Walter Meier, ZF-Sachs, Bruetsch-Rueegger, Magneti Marelli, Mitsubishi Electric, Oerlikon Balzers, Pilatus, Riedel, Jean Jacques Ruechti, Tiktak

14 Kamui Kobayashi (J)
Best result: 3rd J (Suzuka) 2012
Total points: 125
Championship titles: GP2 Asia 2009, FRE 2005
Highest Championship ranking: 12th 2010, 2011 & 2012
Number of GPs: 60

15 Sergio Pérez (MEX)
Best result: 2nd MAL (Sepang) & I (Monza) 2012
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 80
Championship titles: GBF3-N 2007
Highest Championship ranking: 10th 2012
Number of GPs: 37

R Esteban Gutiérrez (MEX)
Best result: -
Championship titles: GP3 2010
Number of GPs: -



Scuderia Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso SpA
Via Spallanzani 21, 48018 Faenza (RA), Italy
tel: 39-546 696111, fax: 39-546 620998, website: www.tororosso.com, e-mail: info@tororosso.com
Toro Rosso STR7, Ferrari 056 V8, Pirelli
Partners: Red Bull, Hangar-7, Pirelli, VW, Red Bull Mobile, Advanti

16 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS)
Best result: 9th AUS (Melbourne), B (Spa), SGR (Marina Bay) & ROK (Yeongam) 2012
Total points: 10
Championship titles: GBF3 2009
Highest Championship ranking: 18th 2012
Number of GPs: 32

17 Jean-Eric Vergne (F)
Best result: 8th MAL (Sepang), B (Spa), ROK (Yeongam) & BR (Interlagos) 2012
Total points: 16
Championship titles: GBF3 2010
Highest Championship ranking: 17th 2012
Number of GPs: 20



Williams F1
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd
Station Road, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0DQ, England
tel: 44-1235 777700, fax: 44-1235 764705, website: www.williamsf1.com, e-mail: enquiries@williamsf1.com
Williams FW34, Renault RS27 V8, Pirelli
Partners: PDVSA, Randstad, ORIS, Thomson Reuters, Michael Johnson

18 Pastor Maldonado (YV)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 1
Total points: 47
Championship titles: GP2 2010
Highest Championship ranking: 15th 2012
Number of GPs: 39

19 Bruno Senna (BR)
Best result: 6th MAL (Sepang) 2012
Total points: 32
Highest Championship ranking: 16th 2012
Number of GPs: 46

R Valtteri Bottas (FIN)
Best result: -
Championship titles: FRE 2008
Number of GPs: -

T Susie Wolff (GB)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -



Caterham F1 Team
1Malaysia Racing Team Sdn Bhd
Hingham Industrial Estate, Ironside Way, Hingham, Norfolk NR9 4LF, England
Leafield Technical Centre, Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 5PF, England
website: www.caterhamf1.com
Caterham CT-01, Renault RS27 V8, Pirelli
Partners: Tune Group, Naza, Renault, Air Asia, EQ8, CNN, Pirelli

20 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 1
Fastest laps: 2
Total points: 105
Championship titles: WSN 2004
Highest Championship ranking: 7th 2007 & 2008
Number of GPs: 110

21 Vitaly Petrov (RUS)
Best result: 3rd AUS (Melbourne) 2011
Total points: 64
Highest Championship ranking: 10th 2011
Number of GPs: 57

R Giedo van der Garde (NL)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -



HRT F1 Team
Hispania Racing Formula 1 Team
Caja Mágica, Camino de Perales, 28041 Madrid, Spain
website: www.hispaniaracing.com
HRT F111, Cosworth CA2-2012s V8, Pirelli
Partners: Grupo Hispania, Tata

22 Pedro de la Rosa (E)
Best result: 2nd H (Hungaroring) 2006
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 35
Championship titles: FRE 1992, JF3 1995, FNippon 1997
Highest Championship ranking: 11th 2006
Number of GPs: 104

23 Narain Karthikeyan (IND)
Best result: 4th USA (Indianapolis) 2005
Total points: 5
Highest Championship ranking: 18th 2005
Number of GPs: 46

R Vitantonio Liuzzi (I)
Best result: 6th CHN (Shanghai) 2007 & ROK (Yeongam) 2010
Total points: 26
Championship titles: F3000 2004
Highest Championship ranking: 15th 2010
Number of GPs: 80

T Dani Clos (E)
Best result: -
Championship titles: IFR20 2006
Number of GPs: -



Marussia F1 Racing
Marussia F1 Team
Manor Grand Prix Racing Ltd, Overthorpe Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4PN
website: www.marussiaf1team.com
Marussia MR01, Cosworth CA2-2012 V8, Pirelli
Partners: Marussia, QNet, Quantel, USTGlobal, Quick, Pirelli, LDC, RTR, BGN, PerkinElmer, Carbon Green, CSC, Kappa, Nexa Autocolor, LG, Armin

24 Timo Glock (D)
Best result: 2nd H (Hungaroring) 2008 & SGP (Marina Bay) 2009
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 51
Championship titles: GP2 2007
Highest Championship ranking: 10th 2008 & 2009
Number of GPs: 91

25 Charles Pic (F)
Best result: 12th BR (Interlagos) 2012
Highest Championship ranking: -
Number of GPs: 20

R Max Chilton (GB)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -

T Maria de Villota (E)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -