Now, Lewis Hamilton has a lead of 6 points from second place, Felipe Massa of Ferrari after coming in second in Valencia. Defending champion, Ferrari’s Räikkönen is third with 57 points.
Drivers standing after Round 12:
| Move | Pos | Drivers | Teams | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 |
 1 |
2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 64 |
 1 |
3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 57 |
| - | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW-Sauber | 55 |
| 1 |
5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 43 |
| 1 |
6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | 41 |
| - | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 26 |
| - | 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull - Renault | 18 |
| - | - | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 18 |
| - | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 15 |
| 1 |
11 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 13 |
| - | 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 |
| - | 13 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 9 |
| 2 |
- | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 9 |
| 2 |
15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 8 |
| 1 |
16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull - Renault | 6 |
| - | 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 3 |
| - | 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 2 |
| - | 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India - Ferrari | 0 |
| - | - | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 |
| - | - | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 |
| - | - | Adrian Sutil | Force India - Ferrari | 0 |
* After Round 4, Team Super Aguri-Honda withdrew from the championship
