F1: 2012 Formula 1 entry list unveiled

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