 He qualified tenth for the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, ahead of Kubica who qualified eleventh.In the race, Petrov pitted under an early safety car period which moved him up the order when drivers ahead of him pitted.Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber both came out behind him and Petrov remained ahead of them until the end of the race, which stopped the title contenders' progress and enabled Sebastian Vettel to win the title.