Brazil

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.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:15.0751:13.3981:12.458
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:15.4561:13.5151:12.513
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:16.1801:13.6671:12.581
4Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:15.6441:13.2091:12.760
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:16.2631:14.0481:12.987
6Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:16.2661:13.6981:13.174
7Nico HülkenbergForce India1:15.5361:13.7041:13.206
8Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:16.0971:13.8561:13.253
9Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:16.4321:13.6981:13.298
10Nico RosbergMercedes1:15.9291:13.8481:13.489
11Paul di RestaForce India1:15.9011:14.121
12Bruno SennaWilliams1:15.3331:14.219
13Sergio PérezSauber1:15.9741:14.234
14Michael SchumacherMercedes1:16.0051:14.334
15Kamui KobayashiSauber1:16.4001:14.380
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:16.7441:14.574
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:16.7221:14.619
18Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:16.967
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:17.073
20Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:17.086
21Timo GlockMarussia1:17.508
22Charles PicMarussia1:18.104
23Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:19.576
24Pedro de la RosaHRT1:19.699

26th

pole

Lewis Hamilton

155th

pole

McLaren

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:12.458 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Jenson Button

    McLaren

    1:12.513 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:12.581 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:12.760 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:12.987 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Nico Hülkenberg

    Force India

    1:13.206 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Fernando Alonso

    Ferrari

    1:13.253 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Lotus F1

    1:13.298 (Q3)

  9. 9

    Nico Rosberg

    Mercedes

    1:13.489 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Paul di Resta

    Force India

    1:14.121 (Q2)

  11. 11

    Bruno Senna

    Williams

    1:14.219 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Sergio Pérez

    Sauber

    1:14.234 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Michael Schumacher

    Mercedes

    1:14.334 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Kamui Kobayashi

    Sauber

    1:14.380 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Daniel Ricciardo

    Toro Rosso

    1:14.574 (Q2)

  16. 16

    Pastor Maldonado

    Williams

    1:13.174 (Q3) PEN 10 places

  17. 17

    Jean-Éric Vergne

    Toro Rosso

    1:14.619 (Q2)

  18. 18

    Romain Grosjean

    Lotus F1

    1:16.967 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Vitaly Petrov

    Caterham

    1:17.073 (Q1)

  20. 20

    Heikki Kovalainen

    Caterham

    1:17.086 (Q1)

  21. 21

    Timo Glock

    Marussia

    1:17.508 (Q1)

  22. 22

    Charles Pic

    Marussia

    1:18.104 (Q1)

  23. 23

    Narain Karthikeyan

    HRT

    1:19.576 (Q1)

  24. 24

    Pedro de la Rosa

    HRT

    1:19.699 (Q1)

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Lewis Hamilton 13 laps
  • Jenson Button 28 laps
  • Nico Hülkenberg 30 laps

Results

1+1 Jenson Button McLaren71 laps1:45:22.65625pts
2+5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari71 laps+2.75418pts
3+2 Felipe Massa Ferrari71 laps+3.61515pts
4-1 Mark Webber Red Bull71 laps+4.93612pts
5+1 Nico Hülkenberg Force India71 laps+5.70810pts
6-2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull71 laps+9.4538pts
7+6 Michael Schumacher Mercedes71 laps+11.9076pts
8+9 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso71 laps+28.6534pts
9+5 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber71 laps+31.2502pts
10-2 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F170 laps1pts
11+8 Vitaly Petrov Caterham70 laps
12+10 Charles Pic Marussia70 laps
13+2 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso70 laps
14+6 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham70 laps
15-6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes70 laps
16+5 Timo Glock Marussia70 laps
17+7 Pedro de la Rosa HRT69 laps
18+5 Narain Karthikeyan HRT69 laps
19-9 Paul di Resta Force India68 laps
R- Lewis Hamilton McLaren54 laps
R- Romain Grosjean Lotus F15 laps
R- Pastor Maldonado Williams1 laps
R- Bruno Senna Williams0 laps
R- Sergio Pérez Sauber0 laps

Post Race

Sebastian Vettel continues to lead the drivers championship by 3pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 60pts.

  1. 1
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull281 pts
  2. 2
    Fernando AlonsoFerrari278 pts
  3. 3
    Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1207 pts
  4. 4
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren190 pts
  5. 5
    Jenson ButtonMcLaren188 pts
  6. 6
    Mark WebberRed Bull179 pts
  7. 7
    Felipe MassaFerrari122 pts
  8. 8
    Romain GrosjeanLotus F196 pts
  9. 9
    Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
  10. 10
    Sergio PérezSauber66 pts

  1. 1
    Red Bull460 pts
  2. 2
    Ferrari400 pts
  3. 3
    McLaren378 pts
  4. 4
    Lotus F1303 pts
  5. 5
    Mercedes142 pts
  6. 6
    Sauber126 pts
  7. 7
    Force India109 pts
  8. 8
    Williams76 pts
  9. 9
    Toro Rosso26 pts
  10. 10
    Caterham0 pts