2012 Standings
NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
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Championship points are awarded based on race results, pole positions, laps led, and other key factors. Understanding the scoring system can help you follow the competition more closely and see how every race impacts the battle for the championship title.
Championship Points System
Season
| Rank | Driver | Engine | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 153 |
| 2 | Will Power | Chevrolet | 465 | -449 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 294 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | Honda | 435 | -394 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 456 |
| 4 | Helio Castroneves | Chevrolet | 431 | -405 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 265 |
| 5 | Simon Pagenaud | Honda | 387 | -358 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 63 |
| 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Chevrolet | 370 | -357 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 77 |
| 7 | Dario Franchitti | Honda | 363 | -351 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 112 |
| 8 | James Hinchcliffe | Honda | 358 | -342 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 39 |
| 9 | Tony Kanaan | Chevrolet | 351 | -338 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 54 |
| 10 | Graham Rahal | Honda | 333 | 135 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 11 | JR Hildebrand | Chevrolet | 294 | 171 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 60 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Chevrolet | 289 | 146 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Oriol Servia | Lotus | 287 | 144 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Takuma Sato | Honda | 281 | 106 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 76 |
| 15 | Marco Andretti | Chevrolet | 278 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 65 |
| 16 | Justin Wilson | Honda | 278 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 26 |
| 17 | Alex Tagliani | Honda | 272 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 93 |
| 18 | Ed Carpenter | Chevrolet | 261 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 62 |
| 19 | Charlie Kimball | Honda | 260 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | E.J. Viso | Chevrolet | 244 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 21 | Mike Conway | Honda | 233 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | James Jakes | Honda | 232 | 55 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 23 | Josef Newgarden | Honda | 200 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Simona De Silvestro | Lotus | 182 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sebastien Bourdais | Lotus | 173 | 105 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Katherine Legge | Lotus | 137 | 135 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Sebastian Saavedra | Chevrolet | 41 | 220 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Wade Cunningham | 29 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Ana Beatriz | Chevrolet | 28 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Townsend Bell | 26 | 207 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 16 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Giorgio Pantano | 16 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Bryan Clauson | 13 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Jean Alesi | 13 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Bruno Junqueira | 12 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |