Spanish Grand Prix
Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2012
Podium
ALOFerrari
2
MALWilliams
1
RAILotus
3
Key facts
WinnerMAL1:39:09.145 from P1
PoleMAL1:22.285
Fastest lapGRO1:26.250 on lap 53
Pit stops67recorded stops
Finishers19 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | – | 66 | 1:39:09.145 | 25 | 1:27.906 | 3 |
| 2 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | – | 66 | +3.195s | 18 | 1:27.390 | 3 |
| 3 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 4 | ▲1 | 66 | +3.884s | 15 | 1:26.938 | 3 |
| 4 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 3 | ▼1 | 66 | +14.799s | 12 | 1:26.250 | 3 |
| 5 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | ▲4 | 66 | +64.641s | 10 | 1:28.266 | 3 |
| 6 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 7 | ▲1 | 66 | +67.576s | 8 | 1:27.768 | 4 |
| 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | ▼1 | 66 | +77.919s | 6 | 1:28.150 | 3 |
| 8 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 24 | ▲16 | 66 | +78.140s | 4 | 1:28.918 | 2 |
| 9 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 10 | ▲1 | 66 | +85.246s | 2 | 1:28.624 | 3 |
| 10 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | ▲3 | 65 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:28.912 | 3 |
| 11 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 11 | – | 65 | +1 lap | 1:27.857 | 3 | |
| 12 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 14 | ▲2 | 65 | +1 lap | 1:28.308 | 3 | |
| 13 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | ▲2 | 65 | +1 lap | 1:28.587 | 3 | |
| 14 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 12 | ▼2 | 65 | +1 lap | 1:28.313 | 3 | |
| 15 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | ▲1 | 65 | +1 lap | 1:28.448 | 4 | |
| 16 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | ▲3 | 65 | +1 lap | 1:28.715 | 3 | |
| 17 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | ▲1 | 65 | +1 lap | 1:28.773 | 3 | |
| 18 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 21 | ▲3 | 64 | +2 laps | 1:29.599 | 3 | |
| 19 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 22 | ▲3 | 63 | +3 laps | 1:30.722 | 4 | |
| DNF | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 5 | 37 | Transmission | 1:28.605 | 3 | ||
| DNF | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 20 | 35 | Halfshaft | 1:31.136 | 2 | ||
| DNF | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 22 | Wheel | 1:32.903 | 2 | ||
| DNF | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 17 | 12 | Collision damage | 1:31.822 | |||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | 12 | Collision | 1:31.089 | 1 |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAS | 28 | 13.3s |
| 2 | VET | 30 | 13.3s |
| 3 | ALO | 10 | 19.5s |
| 4 | VET | 27 | 19.6s |
| 5 | MAS | 29 | 19.7s |
| 6 | VET | 7 | 19.7s |
| 7 | RAI | 11 | 19.8s |
| 8 | DIR | 42 | 19.9s |
| 9 | BUT | 38 | 19.9s |
| 10 | HAM | 35 | 20.0s |
| 11 | DIR | 9 | 20.0s |
| 12 | ALO | 26 | 20.0s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 67 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:23.380 | 1:22.105 | 1:22.285 | |
| 2 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:23.276 | 1:22.862 | 1:22.302 | +0.017s |
| 3 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:23.248 | 1:22.667 | 1:22.424 | +0.139s |
| 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:23.406 | 1:22.856 | 1:22.487 | +0.202s |
| 5 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:24.261 | 1:22.773 | 1:22.533 | +0.248s |
| 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.370 | 1:22.882 | 1:23.005 | +0.720s |
| 7 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:23.850 | 1:22.884 | – | +0.599s |
| 8 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:23.757 | 1:22.904 | – | +0.619s |
| 9 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.386 | 1:22.897 | – | +0.612s |
| 10 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:23.510 | 1:22.944 | – | +0.659s |
| 11 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:23.592 | 1:22.977 | – | +0.692s |
| 12 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:23.852 | 1:23.125 | – | +0.840s |
| 13 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:23.720 | 1:23.177 | – | +0.892s |
| 14 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:24.362 | 1:23.265 | – | +0.980s |
| 15 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:23.906 | 1:23.442 | – | +1.157s |
| 16 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.886 | 1:23.444 | – | +1.159s |
| 17 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 1:24.981 | – | – | +2.696s |
| 18 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:25.277 | – | – | +2.992s |
| 19 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:25.507 | – | – | +3.222s |
| 20 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 1:26.582 | – | – | +4.297s |
| 21 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 1:27.032 | – | – | +4.747s |
| 22 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:27.555 | – | – | +5.270s |
| 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:31.122 | – | – | +8.837s |
| 24 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:22.583 | 1:22.465 | 1:21.707 | +-0.578s |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Previous winners here
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Jenson Button | Brawn |
| 2008 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2007 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Unofficial fan site, not associated with Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing B.V. Data from OpenF1, Jolpica-F1 (Ergast), FastF1, MultiViewer and F1DB (CC BY 4.0, seasons before 2023 and circuit outlines), saved as a snapshot after each race weekend; no data is loaded from third parties while you browse.