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Home / Seasons / 2012 F1 World Championship Season / 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 25 November 2012
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round20 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix was the

  • 878th World Championship race
  • 40th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 30th World Championship race at Interlagos
  • 2012 Drivers’ title decider
More 2012 season
More Brazilian Grands Prix
Next race2013 Australian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes711hr 45m 22.656s25
2+5Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoFerrari71+2.754s18
3+2Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari71+3.615s15
4-1Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault71+4.936s12
5+1Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes71+5.708s10
6-2Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault71+9.453s8
7+6Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherMercedes71+11.907s6
8+9France flag lazyload Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari71+28.653s4
9+5Japan flag lazyload Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari71+31.250s2
10-2Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault70+1 lap1
11+8Russia flag lazyload Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault70+1 lap 
12+10France flag lazyload Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth70+1 lap 
13+2Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari70+1 lap 
14+6Finland flag lazyload Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault70+1 lap 
15-6Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes70+1 lap 
16+5Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth70+1 lap 
17+7Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth69+2 laps 
18+5India flag lazyload Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth69+2 laps 
19-9United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes68DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes54DNF 
R France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault5DNF 
R Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault0DNF 
R Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari0DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
2 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
3 Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
4 Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
5 Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari
6 Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
7 Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoFerrari
8 Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault
9 Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes
10 United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
11 Brazil flag lazyload Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault
12 Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
13 Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherMercedes
14 Japan flag lazyload Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
15 Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari
16-10Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault
17 France flag lazyload Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari
18 France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault
19 Russia flag lazyload Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault
20 Finland flag lazyload Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault
21 Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth
22 France flag lazyload Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth
23 India flag lazyload Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth
24-5Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaHRT-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.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.458 
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.5130.055
3Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:12.5810.123
4Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:12.7600.302
5Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari1:12.9870.529
6Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:13.1740.716
7Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:13.2060.748
8Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:13.2530.795
9Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:13.2980.840
10Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes1:13.4891.031
Q2
11United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:14.121 
12Brazil flag lazyload Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:14.219 
13Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:14.234 
14Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherMercedes1:14.334 
15Japan flag lazyload Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:14.380 
16Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:14.574 
17France flag lazyload Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:14.619 
Q1
18France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:16.967 
19Russia flag lazyload Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:17.073 
20Finland flag lazyload Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:17.086 
21Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:17.508 
22France flag lazyload Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:18.104 
23India flag lazyload Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:19.576 
24Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:19.699 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault
Netherlands flag lazyload Giedo van der GardeMalaysia flag lazyload Caterham-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel281
2Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso278
3Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen207
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton190
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button188
6Australia flag lazyload Mark Webber179
7Brazil flag lazyload Felipe Massa122
8France flag lazyload Romain Grosjean96
9Germany flag lazyload Nico Rosberg93
10Mexico flag lazyload Sergio Perez66
11Germany flag lazyload Nico Hulkenberg63
12Japan flag lazyload Kamui Kobayashi60
13Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher49
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di Resta46
15Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor Maldonado45
16Brazil flag lazyload Bruno Senna31
17France flag lazyload Jean-Eric Vergne16
18Australia flag lazyload Daniel Ricciardo10

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-Renault460
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari400
3United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes378
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Renault303
5Germany flag lazyload Mercedes142
6Switzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari126
7India flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes109
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault76
9Italy flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Ferrari26

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)
Qualifying 1-2
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

See also

  • Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Interlagos circuit
  • 2012 World Championship season

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