2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship
Author
- Mattijs Diepraam
Revision date
- November 25, 2012
| 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: | - | |