2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 25 November 2012 |
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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 |  Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | 1hr 45m 22.656s | 25 |
| 2 | +5 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 71 | +2.754s | 18 |
| 3 | +2 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 71 | +3.615s | 15 |
| 4 | -1 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +4.936s | 12 |
| 5 | +1 |  Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 71 | +5.708s | 10 |
| 6 | -2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +9.453s | 8 |
| 7 | +6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 71 | +11.907s | 6 |
| 8 | +9 |  Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 71 | +28.653s | 4 |
| 9 | +5 |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 71 | +31.250s | 2 |
| 10 | -2 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | +8 |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +10 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +6 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +5 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | +7 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | +5 |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 19 | -9 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 68 | DNF | |
| R | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 54 | DNF | ||
| R | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 5 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  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 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 16 | -10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | |
| 24 | -5 | 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.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.458 | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.513 | 0.055 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:12.581 | 0.123 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:12.760 | 0.302 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:12.987 | 0.529 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:13.174 | 0.716 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.206 | 0.748 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.253 | 0.795 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.298 | 0.840 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:13.489 | 1.031 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:14.121 | |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:14.219 | |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:14.234 | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:14.334 | |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:14.380 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:14.574 | |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:14.619 | |
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| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:16.967 | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:17.073 | |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:17.086 | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:17.508 | |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:18.104 | |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:19.576 | |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:19.699 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault |
 Giedo van der Garde |  Caterham-Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 281 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 278 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 207 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 190 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | 188 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | 179 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | 122 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 96 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | 93 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | 66 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | 63 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 60 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | 49 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | 46 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | 45 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | 31 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 16 |
| 18 | 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)
- 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