The FIA has released Wednesday the provisional entry list for the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship.
The list features six past World Champions (Vettel, Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Schmacher and Raikkonen) as well as nine empty spots.
Surprisingly, the list does not confirm the names of Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Vitaly Petrov (Lotus) and Pedro de la Rosa (HRT).
2012 entry list:
RED BULL RACING (AUSTRIA)
Red Bull Racing Renault
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber
VODAFONE MCLAREN MERCEDES (GREAT BRITAIN)
McLaren Mercedes
3. Jenson Button
4. Lewis Hamilton
SCUDERIA FERRARI (ITALY)
Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS F1 TEAM (GERMANY)
Mercedes
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg
LOTUS F1 TEAM (GREAT BRITAIN)
Lotus Renault
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. TBA
SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM (INDIA)
Force India Mercedes
11. TBA
12. TBA
SAUBER F1 TEAM (SWITZERLAND)
Sauber Ferrari
14. Kamui Kobayashi
15. Sergio Pérez
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO (ITALY)
STR Ferrari
16. TBA
17. TBA
AT&T WILLIAMS (GREAT BRITAIN)
Williams Renault
18. TBA
19. TBA
TEAM CATERHAM (MALAYSIA)
Caterham Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Jarno Trulli
HRT F1 TEAM (SPAIN)
TBA
22. TBA
23. TBA
MARUSSIA F1 TEAM (RUSSIA)
Marussia Cosworth
24. Timo Glock
25. Charles Pic
The list features six past World Champions (Vettel, Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Schmacher and Raikkonen) as well as nine empty spots.
Surprisingly, the list does not confirm the names of Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Vitaly Petrov (Lotus) and Pedro de la Rosa (HRT).
2012 entry list:
RED BULL RACING (AUSTRIA)
Red Bull Racing Renault
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Mark Webber
VODAFONE MCLAREN MERCEDES (GREAT BRITAIN)
McLaren Mercedes
3. Jenson Button
4. Lewis Hamilton
SCUDERIA FERRARI (ITALY)
Ferrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS F1 TEAM (GERMANY)
Mercedes
7. Michael Schumacher
8. Nico Rosberg
LOTUS F1 TEAM (GREAT BRITAIN)
Lotus Renault
9. Kimi Raikkonen
10. TBA
SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM (INDIA)
Force India Mercedes
11. TBA
12. TBA
SAUBER F1 TEAM (SWITZERLAND)
Sauber Ferrari
14. Kamui Kobayashi
15. Sergio Pérez
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO (ITALY)
STR Ferrari
16. TBA
17. TBA
AT&T WILLIAMS (GREAT BRITAIN)
Williams Renault
18. TBA
19. TBA
TEAM CATERHAM (MALAYSIA)
Caterham Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen
21. Jarno Trulli
HRT F1 TEAM (SPAIN)
TBA
22. TBA
23. TBA
MARUSSIA F1 TEAM (RUSSIA)
Marussia Cosworth
24. Timo Glock
25. Charles Pic