Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2012 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Podium
ALOFerrari
2
RAILotus
1
VETRed Bull
3
Key facts
WinnerRAI1:45:58.667 from P4
PoleHAM1:40.630
Fastest lapVET1:43.964 on lap 54
Pit stops30recorded stops
Finishers17 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 4 | ▲3 | 55 | 1:45:58.667 | 25 | 1:44.458 | 1 |
| 2 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | ▲4 | 55 | +0.852s | 18 | 1:44.090 | 1 |
| 3 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | PL | 55 | +4.163s | 15 | 1:43.964 | 2 | |
| 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 5 | ▲1 | 55 | +7.787s | 12 | 1:44.533 | 1 |
| 5 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | ▼2 | 55 | +13.007s | 10 | 1:44.833 | 1 |
| 6 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | ▲9 | 55 | +20.076s | 8 | 1:45.423 | 1 |
| 7 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | ▲1 | 55 | +22.896s | 6 | 1:45.700 | 1 |
| 8 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 14 | ▲6 | 55 | +23.542s | 4 | 1:45.693 | 1 |
| 9 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 12 | ▲3 | 55 | +24.160s | 2 | 1:45.617 | 3 |
| 10 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 16 | ▲6 | 55 | +27.463s | 1 | 1:45.903 | 2 |
| 11 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | ▲2 | 55 | +28.075s | 1:45.225 | 2 | |
| 12 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | ▲5 | 55 | +34.906s | 1:46.113 | 2 | |
| 13 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | ▲5 | 55 | +47.764s | 1:47.115 | 1 | |
| 14 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 21 | ▲7 | 55 | +56.473s | 1:47.661 | 1 | |
| 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 11 | ▼4 | 55 | +56.768s | 1:45.410 | 3 | |
| 16 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | ▲4 | 55 | +64.595s | 1:48.308 | 1 | |
| 17 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | PL | 55 | +71.778s | 1:48.619 | 1 | ||
| DNF | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 19 | 41 | Engine | 1:49.079 | 1 | ||
| DNF | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 9 | 37 | Collision | 1:47.521 | 2 | ||
| DNF | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 37 | Collision | 1:46.959 | 1 | ||
| DNF | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 19 | Fuel pressure | 1:47.266 | |||
| DNF | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 7 | Hydraulics | 1:52.238 | |||
| DNF | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 7 | Collision | 1:49.340 | 1 | ||
| DNF | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | 0 | Collision | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEB | 30 | 19.1s |
| 2 | ALO | 28 | 19.4s |
| 3 | BUT | 29 | 19.5s |
| 4 | PER | 30 | 19.5s |
| 5 | KOB | 25 | 19.5s |
| 6 | MAS | 26 | 19.6s |
| 7 | MSC | 27 | 19.7s |
| 8 | DIR | 9 | 19.8s |
| 9 | GLO | 27 | 19.9s |
| 10 | VER | 33 | 19.9s |
| 11 | VET | 37 | 19.9s |
| 12 | RIC | 26 | 20.1s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 30 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:41.497 | 1:40.901 | 1:40.630 | |
| 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:41.933 | 1:41.277 | 1:40.978 | +0.348s |
| 3 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:41.981 | 1:41.907 | 1:41.226 | +0.596s |
| 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:42.222 | 1:41.532 | 1:41.260 | +0.630s |
| 5 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:42.342 | 1:41.873 | 1:41.290 | +0.660s |
| 6 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.939 | 1:41.514 | 1:41.582 | +0.952s |
| 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.926 | 1:41.698 | 1:41.603 | +0.973s |
| 8 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.974 | 1:41.846 | 1:41.723 | +1.093s |
| 9 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:42.046 | 1:41.620 | 1:41.778 | +1.148s |
| 10 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:42.579 | 1:42.019 | – | +1.389s |
| 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:42.624 | 1:42.084 | – | +1.454s |
| 12 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:42.572 | 1:42.218 | – | +1.588s |
| 13 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.735 | 1:42.289 | – | +1.659s |
| 14 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 1:43.298 | 1:42.330 | – | +1.700s |
| 15 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:43.582 | 1:42.606 | – | +1.976s |
| 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:43.280 | 1:42.765 | – | +2.135s |
| 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:44.058 | – | – | +3.428s |
| 18 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:44.956 | – | – | +4.326s |
| 19 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 1:45.089 | – | – | +4.459s |
| 20 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:45.151 | – | – | +4.521s |
| 21 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 1:45.426 | – | – | +4.796s |
| 22 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:45.766 | – | – | +5.136s |
| 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:46.382 | – | – | +5.752s |
| 24 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:42.160 | 1:41.511 | 1:41.073 | +0.443s |
Yas Marina Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2011 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
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