British Grand Prix
2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix
Podium
ALOFerrari
2
WEBRed Bull
1
VETRed Bull
3
Key facts
WinnerWEB1:25:11.288 from P2
PoleALO1:51.746
Fastest lapRAI1:34.661 on lap 50
Pit stops43recorded stops
Finishers21 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | ▲1 | 52 | 1:25:11.288 | 25 | 1:34.934 | 2 |
| 2 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | ▼1 | 52 | +3.060s | 18 | 1:35.385 | 2 |
| 3 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | ▲1 | 52 | +4.836s | 15 | 1:34.897 | 2 |
| 4 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | ▲1 | 52 | +9.519s | 12 | 1:35.041 | 2 |
| 5 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 6 | ▲1 | 52 | +10.314s | 10 | 1:34.661 | 2 |
| 6 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 9 | ▲3 | 52 | +17.101s | 8 | 1:34.884 | 2 |
| 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | ▼4 | 52 | +29.153s | 6 | 1:35.191 | 2 |
| 8 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 8 | – | 52 | +36.463s | 4 | 1:36.173 | 2 |
| 9 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 13 | ▲4 | 52 | +43.347s | 2 | 1:35.863 | 2 |
| 10 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 16 | ▲6 | 52 | +44.444s | 1 | 1:36.086 | 2 |
| 11 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | ▲6 | 52 | +45.370s | 1:35.478 | 2 | |
| 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 14 | ▲2 | 52 | +47.856s | 1:35.981 | 2 | |
| 13 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 12 | ▼1 | 52 | +51.241s | 1:35.448 | 2 | |
| 14 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 23 | ▲9 | 52 | +53.313s | 1:35.514 | 2 | |
| 15 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 11 | ▼4 | 52 | +57.394s | 1:35.750 | 2 | |
| 16 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 7 | ▼9 | 51 | +1 lap | 1:37.515 | 2 | |
| 17 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | ▲2 | 51 | +1 lap | 1:38.050 | 2 | |
| 18 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 20 | ▲2 | 51 | +1 lap | 1:37.422 | 2 | |
| 19 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 24 | ▲5 | 51 | +1 lap | 1:38.008 | 2 | |
| 20 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 21 | ▲1 | 50 | +2 laps | 1:39.618 | 1 | |
| 21 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | ▲1 | 50 | +2 laps | 1:38.339 | 2 | |
| DNF | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | 11 | Collision | 1:39.781 | 1 | ||
| DNF | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 10 | 2 | Collision damage | – | 1 | ||
| DNS | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | 0 | Engine | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAM | 21 | 24.5s |
| 2 | BUT | 31 | 24.8s |
| 3 | ALO | 37 | 25.0s |
| 4 | HAM | 28 | 25.0s |
| 5 | MAS | 35 | 25.1s |
| 6 | BUT | 16 | 25.1s |
| 7 | WEB | 33 | 25.2s |
| 8 | ROS | 15 | 25.2s |
| 9 | PER | 11 | 25.2s |
| 10 | GLO | 38 | 25.2s |
| 11 | VET | 31 | 25.3s |
| 12 | MAS | 13 | 25.3s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 43 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:46.515 | 1:56.921 | 1:51.746 | |
| 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:47.276 | 1:55.898 | 1:51.793 | +0.047s |
| 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:46.571 | 1:55.799 | 1:52.020 | +0.274s |
| 4 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:46.279 | 1:56.931 | 1:52.199 | +0.453s |
| 5 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.401 | 1:56.388 | 1:53.065 | +1.319s |
| 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:47.309 | 1:56.469 | 1:53.290 | +1.544s |
| 7 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:46.449 | 1:56.802 | 1:53.539 | +1.793s |
| 8 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:47.433 | 1:54.897 | 1:53.543 | +1.797s |
| 9 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:46.334 | 1:55.556 | 1:54.382 | +2.636s |
| 10 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:47.043 | 1:56.388 | – | +4.642s |
| 11 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:47.582 | 1:57.009 | – | +5.263s |
| 12 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:46.649 | 1:57.071 | – | +5.325s |
| 13 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:47.724 | 1:57.108 | – | +5.362s |
| 14 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:47.266 | 1:57.132 | – | +5.386s |
| 15 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 1:47.105 | 1:57.426 | – | +5.680s |
| 16 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:47.705 | 1:57.719 | – | +5.973s |
| 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:46.494 | 1:57.895 | – | +6.149s |
| 18 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:48.044 | – | – | +-3.702s |
| 19 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:49.027 | – | – | +-2.719s |
| 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:49.477 | – | – | +-2.269s |
| 21 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 1:51.618 | – | – | +-0.128s |
| 22 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:52.742 | – | – | +0.996s |
| 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:53.040 | – | – | +1.294s |
| 24 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 1:54.143 | – | – | +2.397s |
Silverstone Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2011 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 2010 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
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