2012 United States Grand Prix championship points

19 comments on “2012 United States Grand Prix championship points”

1. 

   raymondu999 (@raymondu999)
   18th November 2012, 21:46

   Posted in the forum already, but bears repeating:

   So with the finale, here are the standings

   New points
   Vettel – 273
   Alonso – 260

   13 points. 13 points in it. Alonso must outscore Vettel by 14 points. In the event that they end up even stevens on score – then Vettel wins the title because of winning more races.

   In order for Alonso to be the 2012 champion, Alonso MUST FINISH ON THE PODIUM, and Vettel MUST FINISH OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 4

   Vettel will be champion if:
   – Vettel finishes in the top 4
   – Vettel finishes P5-P7, Alonso finishes P2 or lower
   – Vettel P8-P9, Alonso finishes P3 or lower
   – Vettel finishes P10/DNFs, Alonso off the podium

   Alonso will be champion if:
   – Alonso wins, Vettel finishes P5 or lower
   – Alonso P2, Vettel finishes P8 or lower
   – Alonso P3, Vettel finishes P10 or lower
   – If Alonso is off the podium, he CANNOT be champion.

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   (I did the old money calculations just for the hell of it)
   Old points
   Vettel – 112
   Alonso – 106

   Same rules apply as above (if they end up same score, then Vettel becomes champion). Interestingly in old money Vettel is a lot closer to the title.

   In OLD MONEY, in order for Alonso to be the 2012 champion, Alonso MUST FINISH IN THE TOP 2, and Vettel MUST FINISH OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 5

   Vettel will be champion if:
   – Vettel finishes in the top 5
   – Vettel finishes P6-P7, Alonso finishes P2 or lower
   – Vettel finishes P8 or lower, Alonso finishes P3 or lower

   Alonso will be champion if:
   – Alonso wins, Vettel finshes P6 or lower
   – Alonso finishes P2, Vettel finishes P8 or lower
   1. 

      Eggry (@eggry)
      18th November 2012, 21:49

      @raymondu999 Great calculation. Your new avatar is great either.
   2. 

      Asif (@)
      18th November 2012, 22:33

      Nice, now it’s less thinking on my part
   3. 

      Tim RBR (@tim-rbr)
      19th November 2012, 10:31

      If Vettel wins the WDC he will be the first F1 champion to get the 3 consecutive titles including in this sequence his firts title.

      Vettel would be the 9th driver to get a 3 titles sequence and the youngest one.
   4. 

      Nickpkr
      20th November 2012, 3:36

      Also DNF Vettell and Alonso 4th or higher
2. 

   Eggry (@eggry)
   18th November 2012, 21:47

   so the constructor’s title has bee sealed. 2nd would be interesting but to manage 2nd, Mclaren duo should finish ahead of both Ferraris. Alonso didn’t outscore Vettel here but the chance is still alive. It seems much down to a retirement or crash rather than pure on-track battle though. That’s how this season has worked on and it would until the end. Rain’s coming in Brazil according to early report!
   1. 

      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      18th November 2012, 22:37

      @eggry – Crofty said it’s a 40% chance but trying to predict Brazilian weather is like trying to predict the first half of this years championship! I think there’s a pretty decent chance that the inters and wets will see track running for the first time since Spa.
      1. 

         Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
         18th November 2012, 23:47

         @vettel1 Putting that much faith in a forecast seven days before the event is pointless, particularly in a part of the world with weather as volatile as it is in Sao Paulo.
         1. 

            Postreader
            19th November 2012, 0:26

            As a brazilian I would agree with you… if we were talking about rain brought in by the intertropical convergence zone. However, there’s a cold front moving northwards on the atlantic ocean and usually you can predict those way more accurately. Put it together with wetness brought in by the proximity of summer… and believe me, it’s going to rain a lot this time around next week on São Paulo.
            1. 

               Mike (@mike)
               19th November 2012, 2:31

               Sounds good! :D
            2. 

               Eggry (@eggry)
               19th November 2012, 3:06

               Oh yeah!
         2. 

            Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
            19th November 2012, 16:08

            @keithcollantine – yes I know, that’s why I said it’s as difficult as trying to predict this years championship! There’s a decent chance for rain is all I’m saying, unlike in Abu Dhabi for example.
3. 

   Michael Brown (@)
   18th November 2012, 22:06

   We all know what Vettel and Alonso need to do to win the WDC, but what does Ferrari need to do to stay ahead of McLaren?
4. 

   Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
   18th November 2012, 22:07

   If the 1998, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2010 F1 finale’s have taught me anything, it’s that the Championship is never guaranteed until the maths say it is!
   Hopefully we can get another thriller of a final. Bring it on!
5. 

   John H (@john-h)
   18th November 2012, 22:33

   As a side note to the main event, Hamilton has now beaten Button in this year’s championship.
   1. 

      Thecollaroyboys (@thecollaroyboys)
      18th November 2012, 22:43

      And for the first time since Hamiltons WDC year he’s beaten Webber.
6. 

   Himmat
   19th November 2012, 3:19

   What happens if Massa is leading the race at Interlagos comfortably….and Alonso is 4th (Vettel being out of the race)?
   1. 

      Kobayashi24 (@kobayashi24)
      19th November 2012, 4:05

      Ferrari will have “botch” Massa’s pit stop/ Massa will “spin out” Massa will spin out/Massa will “forget” to go to parc ferme after the race/Massa will do burnouts instead of picking up rubber after the race so his car is underweight. IDK!
      1. 

         AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
         19th November 2012, 13:19

         @kobayashi24 Give Ferrari and Massa some credit, obviously Ferrar will try and use Massa to hold up the other drivers or drop back substantially.

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