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2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
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
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes711hr 45m 22.656s25
2+5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari71+2.754s18
3+2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari71+3.615s15
4-1(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault71+4.936s12
5+1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes71+5.708s10
6-2(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault71+9.453s8
7+6(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes71+11.907s6
8+9(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari71+28.653s4
9+5(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari71+31.250s2
10-2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault70+1 lap1
11+8(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault70+1 lap 
12+10(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth70+1 lap 
13+2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari70+1 lap 
14+6(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault70+1 lap 
15-6(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes70+1 lap 
16+5(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth70+1 lap 
17+7(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth69+2 laps 
18+5(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth69+2 laps 
19-9(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes68DNF 
R (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes54DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault5DNF 
R (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1DNF 
R (BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault0DNF 
R (MEX) 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 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
2 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
3 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
4 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
5 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
6 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
7 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari
8 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault
9 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
10 (GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
11 (BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault
12 (MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
13 (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes
14 (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
15 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari
16-10(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault
17 (FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari
18 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault
19 (RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault
20 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault
21 (DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth
22 (FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth
23 (IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth
24-5(ESP) 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
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.458 
2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.5130.055
3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:12.5810.123
4(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:12.7600.302
5(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:12.9870.529
6(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:13.1740.716
7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:13.2060.748
8(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:13.2530.795
9(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:13.2980.840
10(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:13.4891.031
Q2
11(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:14.121 
12(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:14.219 
13(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:14.234 
14(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:14.334 
15(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:14.380 
16(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:14.574 
17(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:14.619 
Q1
18(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:16.967 
19(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:17.073 
20(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:17.086 
21(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:17.508 
22(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:18.104 
23(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:19.576 
24(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:19.699 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault
(NLD) Giedo van der GardeCaterham-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel281
2(ESP) Fernando Alonso278
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen207
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton190
5(GBR) Jenson Button188
6(AUS) Mark Webber179
7(BRA) Felipe Massa122
8(FRA) Romain Grosjean96
9(DEU) Nico Rosberg93
10(MEX) Sergio Perez66
11(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg63
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi60
13(DEU) Michael Schumacher49
14(GBR) Paul di Resta46
15(VEN) Pastor Maldonado45
16(BRA) Bruno Senna31
17(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne16
18(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo10

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault460
2Ferrari400
3McLaren-Mercedes378
4Lotus-Renault303
5Mercedes142
6Sauber-Ferrari126
7Force India-Mercedes109
8Williams-Renault76
9Toro 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)
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