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2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYas Marina, 55 laps
Round18 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the:

  • 876th World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Yas Marina
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault551hr 45m 58.667s25
2+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari55+0.852s18
3PL(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault55+4.163s15
4+1(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes55+7.787s12
5-2(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault55+13.007s10
6+9(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari55+20.076s8
7+1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari55+22.896s6
8+6(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault55+23.542s4
9+3(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes55+24.160s2
10+6(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari55+27.463s1
11+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes55+28.075s 
12+5(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari55+34.906s 
13+5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault55+47.764s 
14+7(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth55+56.473s 
15-4(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari55+56.768s 
16+4(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault55+1m 04.595s 
17PL(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth55+1m 11.778s 
R (FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth41DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault37DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault37DNF 
R (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes19DNF 
R (IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth7DNF 
R (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes7DNF 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes0DNF 

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton ended lap 19 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
3(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault
5(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari
7(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
8(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
9(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault
10(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
11(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
12(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
13(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes
14(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault
15(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
16(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari
17(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari
18(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault
19(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth
20(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault
21(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth
22  
23(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
 (ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:40.630 
2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:40.9780.348
DQ(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:41.0730.443
3(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:41.2260.596
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:41.2600.630
5(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:41.2900.660
6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:41.5820.952
7(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:41.6030.973
8(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:41.7231.093
9(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:41.7781.148
Q2
10(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:42.019 
11(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:42.084 
12(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:42.218 
13(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:42.289 
14(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:42.330 
15(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:42.606 
16(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:42.765 
Q1
17(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:44.058 
18(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:44.956 
19(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:45.089 
20(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:45.151 
21(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:45.426 
22(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:45.766 
23(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:46.382 

Notes

  • Sebastian Vettel was excluded from qualifying and demoted to the back of the grid after failing to have enough fuel to make it back to the pits after qualifying.

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Jules BianchiForce India-Mercedes
(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault
(GBR) Max ChiltonMarussia-Cosworth
(CHN) Ma Qing HuaHRT-Cosworth
(NLD) Giedo van der GardeCaterham-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel255
2(ESP) Fernando Alonso245
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen198
4(AUS) Mark Webber167
5(GBR) Lewis Hamilton165
6(GBR) Jenson Button153
7(BRA) Felipe Massa95
8(DEU) Nico Rosberg93
9(FRA) Romain Grosjean90
10(MEX) Sergio Perez66
11(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi58
12(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg49
13(GBR) Paul di Resta46
14(VEN) Pastor Maldonado43
15(DEU) Michael Schumacher43
16(BRA) Bruno Senna30
17(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne12
18(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo10

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault422
2Ferrari340
3McLaren-Mercedes318
4Lotus-Renault288
5Mercedes136
6Sauber-Ferrari124
7Force India-Mercedes95
8Williams-Renault73
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari22

Stats & milestones

Wins
19th for Kimi Raikkonen (first win since 2009; first for Lotus)
1st for Lotus (2012-15) (35th different winner)
Podiums
84th for Fernando Alonso
69th for Kimi Raikkonen
45th for Sebastian Vettel
665th for Ferrari
79th for Red Bull
10th for Lotus (2012-15) (26th constructor to score ten podiums)
Poles
25th for Lewis Hamilton
154th for McLaren
Fastest laps
14th for Sebastian Vettel
28th for Red Bull
Front row starts
46th for Lewis Hamilton
32nd for Mark Webber