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2012 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMontreal, 70 laps
Round7 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 865th World Championship race
  • 43rd World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 33rd World Championship race at Montreal
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes701hr 32m 29.586s25
2+5(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault70+2.513s18
3+12(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari70+5.260s15
4-3(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault70+7.295s12
5-2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari70+13.411s10
6-1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes70+13.842s8
7-3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault70+15.085s6
8+4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault70+15.567s4
9+2(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari70+24.432s2
10-4(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari70+25.272s1
11-3(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes70+37.693s 
12+1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes70+46.236s 
13+9(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault70+47.052s 
14 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari70+1m 04.475s 
15+4(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari69+1 lap 
16-6(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes69+1 lap 
17-1(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault69+1 lap 
18-1(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault69+1 lap 
19-1(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault69+1 lap 
20+3(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth67+3 laps 
R (DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth56DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes43DNF 
R (ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth24DNF 
R (IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth22DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Pastor Maldonado received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:13.784 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:14.0870.303
3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:14.1510.367
4(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:14.3460.562
5(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:14.4110.627
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:14.4650.681
7(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:14.6450.861
8(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:14.7050.921
9(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:14.8121.028
10(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.1821.398
Q2
11(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:14.688 
12(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:14.734 
13(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:14.748 
14(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:15.078 
15(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:15.156 
16(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:15.170 
17(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:15.231 
Q1
18(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:16.263 
19(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:16.482 
20(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:16.602 
21(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:17.492 
22(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:17.901 
23(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:18.255 
24(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:18.330 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton88
2(ESP) Fernando Alonso86
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel85
4(AUS) Mark Webber79
5(DEU) Nico Rosberg67
6(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen55
7(FRA) Romain Grosjean53
8(GBR) Jenson Button45
9(MEX) Sergio Perez37
10(VEN) Pastor Maldonado29
11(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi21
12(GBR) Paul di Resta21
13(BRA) Bruno Senna15
14(BRA) Felipe Massa11
15(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg7
16(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne4
17(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo2
18(DEU) Michael Schumacher2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault164
2McLaren-Mercedes133
3Lotus-Renault108
4Ferrari97
5Mercedes69
6Sauber-Ferrari58
7Williams-Renault44
8Force India-Mercedes28
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari6

Stats & milestones

Wins
18th for Lewis Hamilton
177th for McLaren
Podiums
46th for Lewis Hamilton
2nd for Romain Grosjean & Sergio Perez
476th for McLaren
8th for Sauber
4th for Lotus (2012-15)
Poles
32nd for Sebastian Vettel
41st for Red Bull
Fastest laps
11th for Sebastian Vettel
24th for Red Bull
Front row starts
43rd for Sebastian Vettel
41st for Lewis Hamilton
Points finishes
100th for Kimi Raikkonen
75th for Lewis Hamilton