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Home / Seasons / 2012 F1 World Championship Season

2012 F1 season

Season info

Season

63

Races

20

Drivers’ Champion

Sebastian Vettel (3rd title)

Constructors’ Champion

Red Bull-Renault (3rd title for Red Bull)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Sebastian Vettel

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Red Bull

← 2011 2013 →

Quick links

Standings

  • Driver standings
  • Constructor standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

  • Driver stats
  • Constructor stats
  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1AustraliaMelbourne18 March
2MalaysiaSepang25 March
3ChinaShanghai15 April
4BahrainSakhir22 April
5SpainCatalunya13 May
6MonacoMonte Carlo27 May
7CanadaMontreal10 June
8EuropeValencia24 June
9BritainSilverstone08 July
10GermanyHockenheim22 July
11HungaryHungaroring29 July
12BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps02 September
13ItalyMonza09 September
14SingaporeMarina Bay23 September
15JapanSuzuka07 October
16South KoreaYeongam14 October
17IndiaBuddh28 October
18Abu DhabiYas Marina04 November
19USAAustin18 November
20BrazilInterlagos25 November
← 2011 2013 →
First race (circuit)
Austin (tenth American circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit)
Valencia
First Grand Prix since…
2007 for USA
2010 for Bahrain
First race at a circuit since…
2010 for Hockenheim and Sakhir
Last Grand Prix until…
2016 for Europe
Last race at a circuit until…
2014 for Hockenheim

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1AustraliaResult
2MalaysiaResult
3ChinaResult
4BahrainResult
5SpainResult
6MonacoResult
7CanadaResult
8EuropeResult
9BritainResult
10GermanyResult
11HungaryResult
12BelgiumResult
13ItalyResult
14SingaporeResult
15JapanResult
16South KoreaResult
17IndiaResult
18Abu DhabiResult
19USA (constructors’ title decider)Result
20Brazil (drivers’ title decider)Result
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Driver and constructor entries

Race drivers

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 2012 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Caterham
(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (All)
(RUS) Vitaly Petrov (All)
Ferrari
(ESP) Fernando Alonso (All)
(BRA) Felipe Massa (All)
Force India
(GBR) Paul di Resta (All)
(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (All)
HRT
(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (All)
(IND) Narain Karthikeyan (All)
Lotus
(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (All)
(FRA) Romain Grosjean (1-12, 14-20)
(BEL) Jerome d’Ambrosio (13)
Marussia
(DEU) Timo Glock (All)
(FRA) Charles Pic (All) (Rookie)
McLaren
(GBR) Jenson Button (All)
(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (All)
Mercedes
(DEU) Nico Rosberg (All)
(DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
Red Bull
(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (All)
(AUS) Mark Webber (All)
Sauber
(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi (All)
(MEX) Sergio Perez (All)
Toro Rosso
(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (All)
(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne (All) (Rookie)
Williams
(VEN) Pastor Maldonado (All)
(BRA) Bruno Senna (All)
← 2011 2013 →
Final season (drivers)
Jerome d’Ambrosio
Pedro de la Rosa
Timo Glock
Narain Karthikeyan
Vitaly Petrov
Michael Schumacher
Bruno Senna
First entry (drivers) since…
2009 for Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen
2010 for Nico Hulkenberg
Last entry (drivers) until…
2014 for Kamui Kobayashi
Debut season (constructors)
Caterham
Lotus
Marussia
Final season (constructors)
HRT

Free practice drivers

The following drivers participated in a Friday practice session during the 2012 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Caterham
(NLD) Giedo van der Garde (3, 15-18, 20) (Rookie)
(USA) Alexander Rossi (5) (Rookie)
Force India
(FRA) Jules Bianchi (3, 5, 8-11, 13, 16, 18) (Rookie)
HRT
(ESP) Dani Clos (5, 9-12, 16) (Rookie)
(CHN) Ma Qing Hua (13-14, 18-19) (Rookie)
Marussia
(GBR) Max Chilton (18) (Rookie)
Sauber
(MEX) Esteban Gutierrez (17) (Rookie)
Williams
(FIN) Valtteri Bottas (2-5, 8-13, 15-18, 20) (Rookie)
← 2011 2013 →

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)China
Pastor Maldonado (Williams)Spain
ConstructorGrand Prix
Lotus (Kimi Raikkonen)Abu Dhabi
← 2011 2013 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Sergio Perez (Sauber)Malaysia
Romain Grosjean (Lotus)Bahrain
Pastor Maldonado (Williams)Spain
Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber)Japan
ConstructorGrand Prix
Lotus (Kimi Raikkonen & Romain Grosjean)Bahrain
← 2011 2013 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)China
Pastor Maldonado (Williams)Spain
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