Grand Prix (Magic: The Gathering) Prix event sharing the same venue. With the exception of some Grands Prix that have multiple main events, most Grand Prixes are two day tournaments, taking place on weekends. They are run using a modified Swiss system. On First day (usually Saturday) eight rounds of Swiss are played, however the exact amount formerly depended on the number of participants. Competitors may be awarded up to three byes for earned , having a certain rating (later replaced by Planeswalker points), and winning special tournaments, called Grand Prix Trials. For events in 2018, All players achieving a 6-2 or better are qualified
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix points and Mercedes were a further one-hundred and fifty two points adrift in fifth. The championship had so far been tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the season. Räikkonen, his Lotus teammate Romain Grosjean, along with Sergio Pérez and Felipe Massa had finished in second and both Michael Schumacher and Kamui Kobayashi had finished in third. After finishing in second place behind Vettel in the Indian Grand Prix Alonso stated it was crucial that he stayed within reach of the Red Bull team and hoped his Ferrari team would finish strongly and not become inflicted