2012 Italian Grand Prix
871st World Championship race, 63rd World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 62nd World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 9 September 2012 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes |
| Pole position: | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes |
| Fastest lap: |  Nico Rosberg Mercedes |
| Circuit: | Monza, 53 laps |
| Round: | 13 of 20 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | 1hr 19m 41.221s | 25 | |
| 2 | +10 |  Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +4.356s | 18 |
| 3 | +7 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 53 | +20.594s | 15 |
| 4 | -1 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 53 | +29.667s | 12 |
| 5 | +2 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +30.881s | 10 |
| 6 | -2 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 53 | +31.259s | 8 |
| 7 | -1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 53 | +33.550s | 6 |
| 8 | +1 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +41.057s | 4 |
| 9 | -1 |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +43.898s | 2 |
| 10 | +3 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 53 | +48.144s | 1 |
| 11 | +11 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 53 | +48.682s | |
| 12 | +2 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 53 | +50.316s | |
| 13 | +2 |  Jerome d’Ambrosio | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +1m 15.861s | |
| 14 | +3 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +3 |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +4 |  Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | +2 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | +5 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 19 | +2 |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 20 | -9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 51 | DNF | |
| 21 | +3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 50 | DNF | |
| 22 | -17 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 47 | DNF | |
| R | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 8 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.010 | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.133 | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.247 | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:24.540 | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:24.802 | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.833 | |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1:24.855 | |
| 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:25.109 | |
| 9 | -5 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.304 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.678 | |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:24.809 | |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:24.901 | |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:25.042 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:25.312 | |
| 15 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Lotus-Renault | 1:25.408 | |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:25.441 | |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:26.382 | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:26.887 | |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.039 | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.073 | |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.441 | |
| 22 | -10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:24.820 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.629 | |
| 24 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | – |
- Paul di Resta received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
- Pastor Maldonado received a five-place grid penalty for a jump start in the previous race and a further five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Timo Glock in the previous race.
Qualifying Result
Free Practice Appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes |
| Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault |
 Ma Qing Hua | HRT-Cosworth |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 179 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 142 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 141 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 140 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 132 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | 101 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 83 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 76 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | 65 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | 47 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | 43 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 35 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | 32 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | 31 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | 29 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | 25 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 8 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Red
Bull-Renault | 272 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 243 |
| 3 |  Ferrari | 226 |
| 4 | Lotus-Renault | 217 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 126 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 100 |
| 7 | Force
India-Mercedes | 63 |
| 8 | Williams-Renault | 54 |
| 9 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 12 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Jerome d’Ambrosio
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Vitaly Petrov
- Wins
- Driver: 20th for Lewis Hamilton
- Constructor: 180th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 80th for Fernando Alonso, 48th for Lewis Hamilton, 3rd for Sergio Perez
- Constructor: 660th for Ferrari, 480th for McLaren, 26th for Sauber
- Poles
- Driver: 23rd for Lewis Hamilton
- Constructor: 152nd for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 62nd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 4th for Nico Rosberg
- Constructor: 12th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- Driver: 44th for Lewis Hamilton, 23rd for Jenson Button
- Pole & win
- Driver: 11th for Lewis Hamilton