Germanul de la Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, a devenit pentru prima oara in cariera campion mondial la Formula 1, fiind totodata cel mai tanar pilot din istorie care castiga titlul. Neamtul s-a impus in ultima cursa a sezonului, cea de la Abu Dhabi (Emiratele Arabe Unite), fiind urmat in clasament de britanicii Lewis Hamilton si Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes).
Marele favorit, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) a ratat titlul dupa ce s-a clasat doar pe pozitia a saptea.
Clasament cursa
| Pos | No | Pilot | Echipa | Tururi | Timp | Pozitia pe bara de start | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 55 | 1:39:36.837 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +10.1 secs | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +11.0 secs | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 55 | +30.7 secs | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 55 | +39.0 secs | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 55 | +43.5 secs | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 55 | +43.7 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 55 | +44.2 secs | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 55 | +50.2 secs | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 55 | +50.8 secs | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +51.5 secs | 14 | |
| 12 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 55 | +57.6 secs | 7 | |
| 13 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +58.3 secs | 13 | |
| 14 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +59.5 secs | 12 | |
| 15 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 55 | +63.1 secs | 18 | |
| 16 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 55 | +64.7 secs | 15 | |
| 17 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 54 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 18 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 53 | +2 Laps | 22 | |
| 19 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 53 | +2 Laps | 23 | |
| 20 | 20 | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 53 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| 21 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 51 | +4 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 43 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 0 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | Accident | 16 |
Clasament final piloti
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | 256 |
| 02 | Fernando Alonso | 252 |
| 03 | Mark Webber | 242 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | 240 |
| 05 | Jenson Button | 214 |
| 06 | Felipe Massa | 144 |
| 07 | Nico Rosberg | 142 |
| 08 | Robert Kubica | 136 |
| 09 | Michael Schumacher | 72 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | 47 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | 47 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 32 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | 27 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | 22 |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 |
Clasament final constructori
| 01 | RBR-Renault | 498 |
| 02 | McLaren-Mercedes | 454 |
| 03 | Ferrari | 396 |
| 04 | Mercedes GP | 214 |
| 05 | Renault | 163 |
| 06 | Williams-Cosworth | 69 |
| 07 | Force India-Mercedes | 68 |
| 08 | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 44 |
| 09 | STR-Ferrari | 13 |
| 10 | Lotus-Cosworth | 0 |
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