2012 Spanish Grand Prix
863rd World Championship race, 42nd World Championship Spanish Grand Prix, 22nd World Championship race at Catalunya
Fact File
Date: | Sunday, 13 May 2012 |
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Winner: | ![]() ![]() |
Pole position: | ![]() ![]() |
Fastest lap: | ![]() ![]() |
Circuit: | Catalunya, 66 laps |
Round: | 5 of 20 |
Race Result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 66 | 1hr 39m 09.145s | 25 | |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 66 | +3.195s | 18 | |
3 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 66 | +3.884s | 15 |
4 | -1 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 66 | +14.799s | 12 |
5 | +4 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 66 | +1m 04.641s | 10 |
6 | +1 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 66 | +1m 07.576s | 8 |
7 | -1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 66 | +1m 17.919s | 6 |
8 | +16 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 66 | +1m 18.140s | 4 |
9 | +1 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 66 | +1m 25.246s | 2 |
10 | +3 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 65 | +1 lap | 1 |
11 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 65 | +1 lap | ||
12 | +2 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 65 | +1 lap | |
13 | +2 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 65 | +1 lap | |
14 | -2 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 65 | +1 lap | |
15 | +1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 65 | +1 lap | |
16 | +3 | ![]() | Caterham-Renault | 65 | +1 lap | |
17 | +1 | ![]() | Caterham-Renault | 65 | +1 lap | |
18 | +3 | ![]() | Marussia-Cosworth | 64 | +2 laps | |
19 | +3 | ![]() | HRT-Cosworth | 63 | +3 laps | |
R | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 37 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Marussia-Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | HRT-Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 12 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Mercedes | 12 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 1:22.285 |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:22.302 |
3 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.424 |
4 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.487 |
5 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.533 |
6 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:23.005 |
7 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | – |
8 | ![]() | Mercedes | – |
9 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | – |
10 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.944 |
11 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.977 |
12 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.125 |
13 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.177 |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.265 |
15 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.442 |
16 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:23.444 |
17 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 1:24.981 |
18 | ![]() | Caterham-Renault | 1:25.277 |
19 | ![]() | Caterham-Renault | 1:25.507 |
20 | ![]() | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:26.582 |
21 | ![]() | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.032 |
22 | ![]() | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.555 |
23 | ![]() | HRT-Cosworth | 1:31.122 |
24 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.707 |
Qualifying Result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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Q3 | ||||
DQ | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.707 | |
1 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 1:22.285 | |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:22.302 | 0.017 |
3 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.424 | 0.139 |
4 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.487 | 0.202 |
5 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.533 | 0.248 |
6 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:23.005 | 0.720 |
7 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | – | |
8 | ![]() | Mercedes | – | |
9 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | – | |
Q2 | ||||
10 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.944 | |
11 | ![]() | Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.977 | |
12 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.125 | |
13 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.177 | |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.265 | |
15 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.442 | |
16 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:23.444 | |
Q1 | ||||
17 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 1:24.981 | |
18 | ![]() | Caterham-Renault | 1:25.277 | |
19 | ![]() | Caterham-Renault | 1:25.507 | |
20 | ![]() | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:26.582 | |
21 | ![]() | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.032 | |
22 | ![]() | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.555 | |
23 | ![]() | HRT-Cosworth | 1:31.122 |
- Lewis Hamilton was excluded from qualifying and demoted to the back of the grid after failing to have enough fuel to make it back to the pits after qualifying.
Free Practice Appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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![]() | Force India-Mercedes |
![]() | Williams-Renault |
![]() | HRT-Cosworth |
![]() | Caterham-Renault |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 61 |
2 | ![]() | 61 |
3 | ![]() | 53 |
4 | ![]() | 49 |
5 | ![]() | 48 |
6 | ![]() | 45 |
7 | ![]() | 41 |
8 | ![]() | 35 |
9 | ![]() | 29 |
10 | ![]() | 22 |
11 | ![]() | 19 |
12 | ![]() | 15 |
13 | ![]() | 14 |
14 | ![]() | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 3 |
16 | ![]() | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 2 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 109 |
2 | ![]() | 98 |
3 | ![]() | 84 |
4 | ![]() | 63 |
5 | ![]() | 43 |
6 | ![]() | 43 |
7 | ![]() | 41 |
8 | ![]() | 18 |
9 | ![]() | 6 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 1st and only for Pastor Maldonado (104th different winner, 1st Venezuelan driver)
- Constructor: 114th for Williams
- Podiums
- Driver: 75th for Fernando Alonso, 64th for Kimi Raikkonen, 1st and only for Pastor Maldonado (201st different podium finisher, 1st Venezuelan driver)
- Constructor: 655th for Ferrari, 297th for Williams, 3rd for Lotus (2012-15)
- Poles
- Driver: 1st and only for Pastor Maldonado (96th different polesitter, 1st Venezuelan driver)
- Constructor: 127th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st for Romain Grosjean (121st different fastest lap setter, 15th French driver)
- Constructor: 2nd for Lotus (2012-15)
- Front row starts
- Driver: 35th for Fernando Alonso, 1st for Pastor Maldonado (144th different front row starter, 1st Venezuelan driver)
- Pole & win
- Driver: 1st and only for Pastor Maldonado (59th different driver to win from pole, 1st Venezuelan driver)