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2012 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 78 laps
Round6 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 864th World Championship race
  • 59th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 59th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault781hr 46m 06.557s25
2 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes78+0.643s18
3+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari78+0.947s15
4+5(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault78+1.343s12
5-2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes78+4.101s10
6+1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari78+6.195s8
7+7(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes78+41.537s6
8+2(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes78+42.562s4
9-1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault78+44.036s2
10+3(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault78+44.516s1
11+12(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari77+1 lap 
12+4(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari77+1 lap 
13+4(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault77+1 lap 
14+5(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth77+1 lap 
15+7(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth76+2 laps 
16-4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes70DNF 
R (AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari65DNF 
R (FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth64DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes63DNF 
R (RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault15DNF 
R (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari5DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault0DNF 
R (ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth0DNF 
R (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault0DNF 

Notes

  • Jenson Button ended lap 70 in P13 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Michael Schumacher received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Bruno Senna in the previous race.
  • Pastor Maldonado received a 10-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Sergio Perez and a further five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Sergio Perez received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:14.301 
2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:14.3810.080
3(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:14.4480.147
4(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:14.5830.282
5(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:14.6390.338
6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:14.9480.647
7(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:15.0490.748
8(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:15.1990.898
9(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:15.2450.944
10(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault– 
Q2
11(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:15.421 
12(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:15.508 
13(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.536 
14(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:15.709 
15(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:15.718 
16(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:15.878 
17(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:16.885 
Q1
18(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:16.538 
19(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:17.404 
20(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:17.947 
21(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:18.096 
22(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:18.476 
23(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:19.310 
24(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso76
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel73
3(AUS) Mark Webber73
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton63
5(DEU) Nico Rosberg59
6(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen51
7(GBR) Jenson Button45
8(FRA) Romain Grosjean35
9(VEN) Pastor Maldonado29
10(MEX) Sergio Perez22
11(GBR) Paul di Resta21
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi19
13(BRA) Bruno Senna15
14(BRA) Felipe Massa10
15(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg7
16(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne4
17(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo2
18(DEU) Michael Schumacher2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault146
2McLaren-Mercedes108
3Ferrari86
4Lotus-Renault86
5Mercedes61
6Williams-Renault44
7Sauber-Ferrari41
8Force India-Mercedes28
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari6

Stats & milestones

Wins
8th for Mark Webber
29th for Red Bull
Podiums
76th for Fernando Alonso
31st for Mark Webber
7th for Nico Rosberg
656th for Ferrari
69th for Red Bull
22nd for Mercedes
Poles
10th for Mark Webber (32nd driver to take ten pole positions, 2nd Australian driver)
40th for Red Bull (6th constructor to take 40 pole positions)
Fastest laps
1st for Sergio Perez (122nd different fastest lap setter, 2nd Mexican driver; first Mexican driver to set a fastest lap since 1968; only fastest lap for Sauber)
2nd for Sauber
Front row starts
27th for Mark Webber
3rd for Nico Rosberg
Pole & win
4th and last for Mark Webber (first since 2010; last Australian driver to win from pole until 2018)