Brazilian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012
Podium
ALOFerrari
2
BUTMcLaren
1
MASFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerBUT1:45:22.656 from P2
PoleHAM1:12.458
Fastest lapHAM1:18.069 on lap 38
Pit stops69recorded stops
Finishers19 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 2 | ▲1 | 71 | 1:45:22.656 | 25 | 1:18.108 | 2 |
| 2 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | ▲5 | 71 | +2.754s | 18 | 1:18.623 | 3 |
| 3 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | ▲2 | 71 | +3.615s | 15 | 1:18.879 | 3 |
| 4 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | ▼1 | 71 | +4.936s | 12 | 1:18.903 | 3 |
| 5 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | ▲1 | 71 | +5.708s | 10 | 1:18.210 | 3 |
| 6 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | ▼2 | 71 | +9.453s | 8 | 1:19.090 | 4 |
| 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | ▲6 | 71 | +11.907s | 6 | 1:20.158 | 4 |
| 8 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | ▲9 | 71 | +28.653s | 4 | 1:18.983 | 4 |
| 9 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | ▲5 | 71 | +31.250s | 2 | 1:18.973 | 3 |
| 10 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 8 | ▼2 | 70 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:19.444 | 3 |
| 11 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | ▲8 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:20.528 | 3 | |
| 12 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 22 | ▲10 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:20.310 | 3 | |
| 13 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | ▲2 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:19.308 | 5 | |
| 14 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | ▲6 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:19.256 | 5 | |
| 15 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | ▼6 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:20.266 | 4 | |
| 16 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 21 | ▲5 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:19.686 | 4 | |
| 17 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 24 | ▲7 | 69 | +2 laps | 1:21.085 | 4 | |
| 18 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | ▲5 | 69 | +2 laps | 1:21.544 | 4 | |
| 19 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 10 | ▼9 | 68 | +3 laps | 1:19.314 | 3 | |
| DNF | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 54 | Collision | 1:18.069 | 2 | ||
| DNF | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 18 | 5 | Accident | 1:22.184 | |||
| DNF | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1 | Accident | – | |||
| DNF | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 11 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUL | 58 | 14.1s |
| 2 | VET | 10 | 21.0s |
| 3 | WEB | 55 | 21.0s |
| 4 | RIC | 19 | 21.2s |
| 5 | WEB | 19 | 21.2s |
| 6 | VET | 52 | 21.3s |
| 7 | VER | 20 | 21.3s |
| 8 | HUL | 23 | 21.3s |
| 9 | DIR | 18 | 21.4s |
| 10 | GLO | 19 | 21.4s |
| 11 | RIC | 51 | 21.4s |
| 12 | BUT | 57 | 21.5s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 69 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.075 | 1:13.398 | 1:12.458 | |
| 2 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:15.456 | 1:13.515 | 1:12.513 | +0.055s |
| 3 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.180 | 1:13.667 | 1:12.581 | +0.123s |
| 4 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:15.644 | 1:13.209 | 1:12.760 | +0.302s |
| 5 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.263 | 1:14.048 | 1:12.987 | +0.529s |
| 6 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.266 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.174 | +0.716s |
| 7 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:15.536 | 1:13.704 | 1:13.206 | +0.748s |
| 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.097 | 1:13.856 | 1:13.253 | +0.795s |
| 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:16.432 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.298 | +0.840s |
| 10 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.929 | 1:13.848 | 1:13.489 | +1.031s |
| 11 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:15.901 | 1:14.121 | – | +1.663s |
| 12 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 1:15.333 | 1:14.219 | – | +1.761s |
| 13 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:15.974 | 1:14.234 | – | +1.776s |
| 14 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:16.005 | 1:14.334 | – | +1.876s |
| 15 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:16.400 | 1:14.380 | – | +1.922s |
| 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:16.744 | 1:14.574 | – | +2.116s |
| 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.722 | 1:14.619 | – | +2.161s |
| 18 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.967 | – | – | +4.509s |
| 19 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:17.073 | – | – | +4.615s |
| 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:17.086 | – | – | +4.628s |
| 21 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 1:17.508 | – | – | +5.050s |
| 22 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 1:18.104 | – | – | +5.646s |
| 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:19.576 | – | – | +7.118s |
| 24 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.699 | – | – | +7.241s |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Previous winners here
| 2011 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2008 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2005 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren |
| 2004 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams |
| 2003 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
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