Bahrain Grand Prix 2012
22 April 2012
Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
- Location
- Sakhir, Bahrain
- Laps
- 57
- Fastest time
0:55.404
George Russell, Mercedes (2020)- Previous winners
- 2020Sergio PérezRacing Point
- 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
Previously
Lewis Hamilton now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.
McLaren continues to lead the constructors championship by 24pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:32.422 (Q3)
- 2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:32.520 (Q3)
- 3
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:32.637 (Q3)
- 4
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:32.711 (Q3)
- 5
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:32.821 (Q3)
- 6
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:32.912 (Q3)
- 7
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:33.008 (Q3)
- 8
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:33.394 (Q3)
- 9
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:33.403 (Q2)
- 10
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:33.510 (Q2)
- 11
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:33.789 (Q2)
- 12
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:33.806 (Q2)
- 13
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:33.807 (Q2)
- 14
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:33.912 (Q2)
- 15
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:34.017 (Q2)
- 16
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:36.132 (Q2)
- 17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:35.014 (Q1)
- 18
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:35.823 (Q1)
- 19
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:37.683 (Q1)
- 20
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:37.883 (Q1)
- 21
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:34.639 (Q1) PEN 4 places
- 22
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:34.865 (Q1) PEN 4 places
- 23
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:37.905 (Q1)
- 24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:38.314 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Romain Grosjean 1 laps
- Paul di Resta 1 laps
- Sebastian Vettel 55 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 57 laps | 1:35:10.990 | 25pts |
| 2 | +9 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 57 laps | +3.333 | 18pts |
| 3 | +4 | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 57 laps | +10.194 | 15pts |
| 4 | -1 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 57 laps | +38.788 | 12pts |
| 5 | 0 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 57 laps | +55.460 | 10pts |
| 6 | +4 | Paul di Resta Force India | 57 laps | +57.543 | 8pts |
| 7 | +2 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 57 laps | +57.803 | 6pts |
| 8 | -6 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 57 laps | +58.984 | 4pts |
| 9 | +5 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 57 laps | +1:04.999 | 2pts |
| 10 | +12 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 57 laps | +1:11.490 | 1pts |
| 11 | -3 | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 57 laps | +1:12.702 | |
| 12 | +1 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 57 laps | +1:16.539 | |
| 13 | -1 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 57 laps | +1:30.334 | |
| 14 | +3 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 57 laps | +1:33.723 | |
| 15 | -9 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 56 laps | ||
| 16 | +2 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 56 laps | ||
| 17 | -1 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 56 laps | ||
| 18 | -14 | Jenson Button McLaren | 55 laps | ||
| 19 | +4 | Timo Glock Marussia | 55 laps | ||
| 20 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 55 laps | ||
| 21 | +3 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 55 laps | ||
| 22 | -7 | Bruno Senna Williams | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Charles Pic Marussia | 24 laps |
Post Race
Sebastian Vettel now leads the drivers championship by 4pts.
Red Bull now leads the constructors championship by 9pts.
- 1Sebastian VettelRed Bull53 pts
- 2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren49 pts
- 3Mark WebberRed Bull48 pts
- 4Jenson ButtonMcLaren43 pts
- 5Fernando AlonsoFerrari43 pts
- 6Nico RosbergMercedes35 pts
- 7Kimi RäikkönenLotus F134 pts
- 8Romain GrosjeanLotus F123 pts
- 9Sergio PérezSauber22 pts
- 10Paul di RestaForce India15 pts
- 1Red Bull101 pts
- 2McLaren92 pts
- 3Lotus F157 pts
- 4Ferrari45 pts
- 5Mercedes37 pts
- 6Sauber31 pts
- 7Williams18 pts
- 8Force India17 pts
- 9Toro Rosso6 pts
- 10Marussia0 pts