Belgium

Belgian Grand Prix 2012

2 September 2012

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Location
Spa, Belgium
Laps
44
Fastest time

1:45.108
Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2019Charles LeclercFerrari
  • 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes

Previously

Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 40pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 53pts.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:49.2501:47.6541:47.573
2Kamui KobayashiSauber1:49.6861:48.5691:47.871
3Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:48.9931:48.7801:47.893
4Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:49.5461:48.4141:48.205
5Sergio PérezSauber1:49.6421:47.9801:48.219
6Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:49.4011:48.5981:48.313
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:49.8591:48.5461:48.392
8Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:49.6051:48.5631:48.394
9Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:50.1261:48.7141:48.538
10Paul di RestaForce India1:50.0331:48.7291:48.890
11Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:49.7221:48.792
12Nico HülkenbergForce India1:49.3621:48.855
13Michael SchumacherMercedes1:49.7421:49.081
14Felipe MassaFerrari1:49.5881:49.147
15Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:49.7631:49.354
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:49.5721:49.543
17Bruno SennaWilliams1:49.9581:50.088
18Nico RosbergMercedes1:50.181
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:51.739
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:51.967
21Timo GlockMarussia1:52.336
22Pedro de la RosaHRT1:53.030
23Charles PicMarussia1:53.493
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:54.989

8th

pole

Jenson Button

151st

pole

McLaren

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Jenson Button

    McLaren

    1:47.573 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Kamui Kobayashi

    Sauber

    1:47.871 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Lotus F1

    1:48.205 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Sergio Pérez

    Sauber

    1:48.219 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Fernando Alonso

    Ferrari

    1:48.313 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Pastor Maldonado

    Williams

    1:47.893 (Q3) PEN 3 places

  7. 7

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:48.394 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Romain Grosjean

    Lotus F1

    1:48.538 (Q3)

  9. 9

    Paul di Resta

    Force India

    1:48.890 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:48.792 (Q2)

  11. 11

    Nico Hülkenberg

    Force India

    1:48.855 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:48.392 (Q3) PEN 5 places

  13. 13

    Michael Schumacher

    Mercedes

    1:49.081 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:49.147 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Jean-Éric Vergne

    Toro Rosso

    1:49.354 (Q2)

  16. 16

    Daniel Ricciardo

    Toro Rosso

    1:49.543 (Q2)

  17. 17

    Bruno Senna

    Williams

    1:50.088 (Q2)

  18. 18

    Heikki Kovalainen

    Caterham

    1:51.739 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Vitaly Petrov

    Caterham

    1:51.967 (Q1)

  20. 20

    Timo Glock

    Marussia

    1:52.336 (Q1)

  21. 21

    Pedro de la Rosa

    HRT

    1:53.030 (Q1)

  22. 22

    Charles Pic

    Marussia

    1:53.493 (Q1)

  23. 23

    Nico Rosberg

    Mercedes

    1:50.181 (Q1) PEN 5 places

  24. 24

    Narain Karthikeyan

    HRT

    1:54.989 (Q1)

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Jenson Button 44 laps

Results

10 Jenson Button McLaren44 laps1:29:08.53025pts
2+8 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull44 laps+13.62418pts
30 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F144 laps+25.33415pts
4+7 Nico Hülkenberg Force India44 laps+27.84312pts
5+9 Felipe Massa Ferrari44 laps+29.84510pts
6+6 Mark Webber Red Bull44 laps+31.2448pts
7+6 Michael Schumacher Mercedes44 laps+53.3746pts
8+7 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso44 laps+58.8654pts
9+7 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso44 laps+62.9822pts
10-1 Paul di Resta Force India44 laps+63.7831pts
11+12 Nico Rosberg Mercedes44 laps+65.111
12+5 Bruno Senna Williams44 laps+71.529
13-11 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber44 laps+116.119
14+5 Vitaly Petrov Caterham43 laps
15+5 Timo Glock Marussia43 laps
16+6 Charles Pic Marussia43 laps
17+1 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham43 laps
18+3 Pedro de la Rosa HRT43 laps
R- Narain Karthikeyan HRT29 laps
R- Pastor Maldonado Williams4 laps
R- Sergio Pérez Sauber0 laps
R- Fernando Alonso Ferrari0 laps
R- Lewis Hamilton McLaren0 laps
R- Romain Grosjean Lotus F10 laps

Post Race

Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 24pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 54pts.

  1. 1
    Fernando AlonsoFerrari164 pts
  2. 2
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull140 pts
  3. 3
    Mark WebberRed Bull132 pts
  4. 4
    Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1131 pts
  5. 5
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren117 pts
  6. 6
    Jenson ButtonMcLaren101 pts
  7. 7
    Nico RosbergMercedes77 pts
  8. 8
    Romain GrosjeanLotus F176 pts
  9. 9
    Sergio PérezSauber47 pts
  10. 10
    Michael SchumacherMercedes35 pts

  1. 1
    Red Bull272 pts
  2. 2
    McLaren218 pts
  3. 3
    Lotus F1207 pts
  4. 4
    Ferrari199 pts
  5. 5
    Mercedes112 pts
  6. 6
    Sauber80 pts
  7. 7
    Force India59 pts
  8. 8
    Williams53 pts
  9. 9
    Toro Rosso12 pts
  10. 10
    Caterham0 pts