
Brazilian Grand Prix 2012
25 November 2012
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Laps
- 71
- Fastest time
1:10.540
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (2018)- Previous winners
- 2019Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2015Nico RosbergMercedes
Previously
Sebastian Vettel continues to lead the drivers championship by 13pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 73pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:12.458 (Q3)
- 2
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:12.513 (Q3)
- 3
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:12.581 (Q3)
- 4
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:12.760 (Q3)
- 5
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:12.987 (Q3)
- 6
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:13.206 (Q3)
- 7
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:13.253 (Q3)
- 8
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:13.298 (Q3)
- 9
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:13.489 (Q3)
- 10
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:14.121 (Q2)
- 11
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:14.219 (Q2)
- 12
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:14.234 (Q2)
- 13
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:14.334 (Q2)
- 14
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:14.380 (Q2)
- 15
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:14.574 (Q2)
- 16
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:13.174 (Q3) PEN 10 places
- 17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:14.619 (Q2)
- 18
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:16.967 (Q1)
- 19
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:17.073 (Q1)
- 20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:17.086 (Q1)
- 21
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:17.508 (Q1)
- 22
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:18.104 (Q1)
- 23
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:19.576 (Q1)
- 24
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:19.699 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Lewis Hamilton 13 laps
- Jenson Button 28 laps
- Nico Hülkenberg 30 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Jenson Button McLaren | 71 laps | 1:45:22.656 | 25pts |
| 2 | +5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 71 laps | +2.754 | 18pts |
| 3 | +2 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 71 laps | +3.615 | 15pts |
| 4 | -1 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 71 laps | +4.936 | 12pts |
| 5 | +1 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 71 laps | +5.708 | 10pts |
| 6 | -2 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 71 laps | +9.453 | 8pts |
| 7 | +6 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 71 laps | +11.907 | 6pts |
| 8 | +9 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 71 laps | +28.653 | 4pts |
| 9 | +5 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 71 laps | +31.250 | 2pts |
| 10 | -2 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 70 laps | 1pts | |
| 11 | +8 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 70 laps | ||
| 12 | +10 | Charles Pic Marussia | 70 laps | ||
| 13 | +2 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 70 laps | ||
| 14 | +6 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 70 laps | ||
| 15 | -6 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 70 laps | ||
| 16 | +5 | Timo Glock Marussia | 70 laps | ||
| 17 | +7 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 69 laps | ||
| 18 | +5 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 69 laps | ||
| 19 | -9 | Paul di Resta Force India | 68 laps | ||
| R | - | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Senna Williams | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 0 laps |
Post Race
Sebastian Vettel continues to lead the drivers championship by 3pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 60pts.
- 1Sebastian VettelRed Bull281 pts
- 2Fernando AlonsoFerrari278 pts
- 3Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1207 pts
- 4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren190 pts
- 5Jenson ButtonMcLaren188 pts
- 6Mark WebberRed Bull179 pts
- 7Felipe MassaFerrari122 pts
- 8Romain GrosjeanLotus F196 pts
- 9Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
- 10Sergio PérezSauber66 pts
- 1Red Bull460 pts
- 2Ferrari400 pts
- 3McLaren378 pts
- 4Lotus F1303 pts
- 5Mercedes142 pts
- 6Sauber126 pts
- 7Force India109 pts
- 8Williams76 pts
- 9Toro Rosso26 pts
- 10Caterham0 pts