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2012 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 67 laps
Round10 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 868th World Championship race
  • 59th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 33rd World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari671hr 31m 05.862s25
2+4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes67+6.949s18
3+7(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault67+16.409s15
4+8(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari67+21.925s12
5-3(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault67+23.732s (20.000s)10
6+11(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari67+27.896s8
7-4(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes67+28.970s6
8 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault67+46.941s4
9-5(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes67+48.162s2
10+11(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes67+48.889s1
11-2(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes67+59.227s 
12+1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari67+1m 11.428s 
13-2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari67+1m 16.829s 
14+1(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari67+1m 16.965s 
15-10(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault66+1 lap 
16+2(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault66+1 lap 
17-3(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault66+1 lap 
18+1(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault66+1 lap 
19-3(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault65+2 laps 
20 (FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth65+2 laps 
21+2(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth64+3 laps 
22 (DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth64+3 laps 
23+1(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth64+3 laps 
R (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes56DNF 

Notes

  • Sebastian Vettel received a 20-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. He originally finished P2.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Mark Webber, Romain Grosjean, and Nico Rosberg received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
  • Sergio Perez received a five-place grid penalty for impeding Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:40.621 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:41.0260.405
3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:41.4960.875
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:42.4591.838
5(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:43.5012.880
6(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:43.9503.329
7(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:44.1133.492
8(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:44.1863.565
9(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:44.8894.268
10(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:45.8115.190
Q2
11(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:39.789 
12(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:39.933 
13(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:39.985 
14(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:40.212 
15(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:40.574 
16(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:40.752 
17(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:41.551 
Q1
18(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:16.741 
19(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:17.620 
20(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:18.531 
21(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:19.220 
22(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:19.291 
23(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:19.912 
24(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:20.230 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Jules BianchiForce India-Mercedes
(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault
(ESP) Dani ClosHRT-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso154
2(AUS) Mark Webber120
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel110
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen98
5(GBR) Lewis Hamilton92
6(DEU) Nico Rosberg76
7(GBR) Jenson Button68
8(FRA) Romain Grosjean61
9(MEX) Sergio Perez47
10(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi33
11(VEN) Pastor Maldonado29
12(DEU) Michael Schumacher29
13(GBR) Paul di Resta27
14(BRA) Felipe Massa23
15(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg19
16(BRA) Bruno Senna18
17(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne4
18(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault230
2Ferrari177
3McLaren-Mercedes160
4Lotus-Renault159
5Mercedes105
6Sauber-Ferrari80
7Williams-Renault47
8Force India-Mercedes46
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari6

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Lewis Hamilton (60th driver to start 100 races, 12th British driver)
50th for Kamui Kobayashi (120nd driver to start 50 races, 5th Japanese driver)
Wins
30th for Fernando Alonso (5th driver to win 30 races, 1st Spanish driver)
219th for Ferrari
Podiums
79th for Fernando Alonso
66th for Kimi Raikkonen
46th for Jenson Button
659th for Ferrari
477th for McLaren
6th for Lotus (2012-15)
Poles
22nd for Fernando Alonso (last Spanish polesitter until 2022)
207th for Ferrari (last until 2015)
Fastest laps
77th and last for Michael Schumacher (first since 2006; only fastest lap for Mercedes)
11th for Mercedes
Front row starts
45th for Sebastian Vettel
37th for Fernando Alonso (last Spanish front row starter until 2021; last for Ferrari)
Pole & win
14th for Fernando Alonso (first since 2010; last Spanish driver to win from pole until 2022)