European Grand Prix
2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe
Podium
RAILotus
2
ALOFerrari
1
MSCMercedes
3
Key facts
WinnerALO1:44:16.649 from P11
PoleVET1:38.086
Fastest lapROS1:42.163 on lap 54
Pit stops49recorded stops
Finishers19 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 11 | ▲10 | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | 25 | 1:43.666 | 2 |
| 2 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 5 | ▲3 | 57 | +6.421s | 18 | 1:43.686 | 2 |
| 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | ▲9 | 57 | +12.639s | 15 | 1:43.099 | 2 |
| 4 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | ▲15 | 57 | +13.628s | 12 | 1:42.717 | 2 |
| 5 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | ▲3 | 57 | +19.993s | 10 | 1:44.226 | 2 |
| 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | – | 57 | +21.176s | 8 | 1:42.163 | 2 |
| 7 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 10 | ▲3 | 57 | +22.866s | 6 | 1:44.101 | 1 |
| 8 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 9 | ▲1 | 57 | +24.653s | 4 | 1:44.806 | 2 |
| 9 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | ▲6 | 57 | +27.777s | 2 | 1:43.526 | 2 |
| 10 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 14 | ▲4 | 57 | +35.961s | 1 | 1:44.111 | 2 |
| 11 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | ▲6 | 57 | +37.041s | 1:43.674 | 2 | |
| 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | ▼9 | 57 | +54.630s | 1:44.064 | 2 | |
| 13 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | ▲7 | 57 | +75.871s | 1:44.253 | 4 | |
| 14 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | ▲2 | 57 | +94.654s | 1:45.294 | 2 | |
| 15 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 23 | ▲8 | 57 | +96.551s | 1:46.701 | 2 | |
| 16 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | ▼3 | 56 | +1 lap | 1:44.431 | 4 | |
| 17 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 21 | ▲4 | 56 | +1 lap | 1:46.799 | 2 | |
| 18 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | ▲4 | 56 | +1 lap | 1:46.388 | 3 | |
| 19 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | ▼17 | 55 | +2 laps | 1:44.007 | 2 | |
| DNF | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 4 | 40 | Alternator | 1:43.764 | 2 | ||
| DNF | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 33 | Alternator | 1:44.555 | 2 | ||
| DNF | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | 33 | Collision damage | 1:45.082 | 2 | ||
| DNF | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | 26 | Collision damage | 1:45.491 | 1 | ||
| DNS | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | – | 0 | Illness | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEN | 24 | 14.7s |
| 2 | KAR | 39 | 14.8s |
| 3 | HAM | 13 | 19.4s |
| 4 | BUT | 26 | 19.6s |
| 5 | ALO | 15 | 19.8s |
| 6 | VET | 29 | 20.0s |
| 7 | MSC | 41 | 20.0s |
| 8 | ROS | 46 | 20.1s |
| 9 | MAS | 27 | 20.1s |
| 10 | WEB | 38 | 20.2s |
| 11 | BUT | 10 | 20.2s |
| 12 | WEB | 19 | 20.2s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 49 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.626 | 1:38.530 | 1:38.086 | |
| 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.169 | 1:38.616 | 1:38.410 | +0.324s |
| 3 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.825 | 1:38.570 | 1:38.475 | +0.389s |
| 4 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:39.530 | 1:38.489 | 1:38.505 | +0.419s |
| 5 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:39.464 | 1:38.531 | 1:38.513 | +0.427s |
| 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.061 | 1:38.504 | 1:38.623 | +0.537s |
| 7 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.651 | 1:38.703 | 1:38.741 | +0.655s |
| 8 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.009 | 1:38.689 | 1:38.752 | +0.666s |
| 9 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.622 | 1:38.563 | 1:38.801 | +0.715s |
| 10 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:38.858 | 1:38.519 | 1:38.992 | +0.906s |
| 11 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.409 | 1:38.707 | – | +0.621s |
| 12 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.447 | 1:38.770 | – | +0.684s |
| 13 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.388 | 1:38.780 | – | +0.694s |
| 14 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 1:39.449 | 1:39.207 | – | +1.121s |
| 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.353 | 1:39.358 | – | +1.272s |
| 16 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.087 | 1:40.295 | – | +2.209s |
| 17 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.924 | 1:40.358 | – | +2.272s |
| 18 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:40.203 | – | – | +2.117s |
| 19 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:40.395 | – | – | +2.309s |
| 20 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.457 | – | – | +2.371s |
| 21 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.171 | – | – | +4.085s |
| 22 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.527 | – | – | +4.441s |
| 23 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 1:42.675 | – | – | +4.589s |
Valencia Street Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn |
| 2008 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
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