| Pos | Driver | AUS | MAL | CHI | BAH | SPA | MON | CAN | EUR | BRI | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JAP | KOR | IND | ABU | US | BRA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 281 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso |
5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 278 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen |
7 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 202 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 20 | 190 |
| 5 | Jenson Button |
1 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 188 |
| 6 | Mark Webber |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 179 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa |
Ret | 15 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 122 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean |
Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 6 | 18 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 96 | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg |
12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 93 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez |
8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | 66 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Ret | 9 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 63 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi |
6 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 60 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher |
Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta |
10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 46 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado |
13 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 45 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna |
16 | 6 | 7 | 22 | Ret | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 31 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
11 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 16 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo |
9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov |
Ret | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 13 | DNS | 16 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock |
14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 18 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Charles Pic |
15 | 20 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Ret | 18 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan |
DNQ | 22 | 22 | 21 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 21 | Ret | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | Pedro de la Rosa |
DNQ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 21 | 17 | 0 |
Distribution of points: 1st =:25, 2nd = 18, 3rd =15, 4th = 12, 5th = 10, 6th = 8, 7th = 6, 8th = 4, 9th = 2, 10th = 1 point
DNQ = Did Not Qualify, DNS = Did Not Start, Ret = Retired, DSQ = Disqualified, NC = Not Classified