2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Interlagos, 71 laps |
Round | 20 of 20 |
Race numbers | The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 2013 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | 1hr 45m 22.656s | 25 |
2 | +5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 71 | +2.754s | 18 |
3 | +2 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 71 | +3.615s | 15 |
4 | -1 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +4.936s | 12 |
5 | +1 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 71 | +5.708s | 10 |
6 | -2 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +9.453s | 8 |
7 | +6 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 71 | +11.907s | 6 |
8 | +9 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 71 | +28.653s | 4 |
9 | +5 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 71 | +31.250s | 2 |
10 | -2 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
11 | +8 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
12 | +10 | (FRA) Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | |
13 | +2 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
14 | +6 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
15 | -6 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
16 | +5 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | |
17 | +7 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
18 | +5 | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
19 | -9 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 68 | DNF | |
R | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 54 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Paul di Resta ended lap 68 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
- Lewis Hamilton ended lap 54 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
2 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
3 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
4 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
5 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
6 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |
7 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
8 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | |
9 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
10 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | |
11 | (BRA) Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | |
12 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | |
13 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | |
14 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | |
15 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
16 | -10 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault |
17 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
18 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | |
19 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | |
20 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | |
21 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | |
22 | (FRA) Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | |
23 | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | |
24 | -5 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth |
Notes
- Pastor Maldonado received a 10-place grid penalty for receiving his third reprimand of the season after missing the weighbridge during qualifying.
- Pedro de la Rosa received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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(FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault |
(NLD) Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 281 |
2 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 278 |
3 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 207 |
4 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 190 |
5 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 188 |
6 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 179 |
7 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 122 |
8 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | 96 |
9 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 93 |
10 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 66 |
11 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | 63 |
12 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | 60 |
13 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 49 |
14 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | 46 |
15 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | 45 |
16 | (BRA) Bruno Senna | 31 |
17 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | 16 |
18 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 10 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Red Bull-Renault | 460 |
2 | Ferrari | 400 |
3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 378 |
4 | Lotus-Renault | 303 |
5 | Mercedes | 142 |
6 | Sauber-Ferrari | 126 |
7 | Force India-Mercedes | 109 |
8 | Williams-Renault | 76 |
9 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 26 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Pedro de la Rosa
- Timo Glock
- Narain Karthikeyan
- Vitaly Petrov
- Michael Schumacher
- Bruno Senna
- HRT
- World Champion
- 3rd title for Sebastian Vettel (9th driver to win three championships, 2nd German driver)
- Wins
- 15th and last for Jenson Button
- 182nd for McLaren (last until 2021)
- Podiums
- 86th for Fernando Alonso
- 49th for Jenson Button (last podium until 2014)
- 35th for Felipe Massa
- 667th & 668th for Ferrari
- 483rd for McLaren
- Poles
- 26th for Lewis Hamilton (last for McLaren)
- 155th for McLaren (last until 2021)
- 1-2 start
- 63rd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Lewis Hamilton (last for McLaren)
- 152nd for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 48th for Lewis Hamilton (last for McLaren)
- 24th and last for Jenson Button
- Points finishes
- 221st and last for Michael Schumacher
- 100th for Felipe Massa
- 27th and last for Kamui Kobayashi