Belgian Grand Prix
Round 12 of 2012
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Spa
Country
Belgium
Date
Sep 2, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1 | 44 | 1:29:08.530 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 10 | 44 | +13.624 | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 3 | 44 | +25.334 | 15 |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 11 | 44 | +27.843 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 14 | 44 | +29.845 | 10 |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 12 | 44 | +31.244 | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 13 | 44 | +53.374 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 15 | 44 | +58.865 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 16 | 44 | +1:02.982 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 9 | 44 | +1:03.783 | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 23 | 44 | +1:05.111 | 0 |
| 12 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 17 | 44 | +1:11.529 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 2 | 44 | +1:56.119 | 0 |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 19 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 20 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 22 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 21 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 24 | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 6 | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:49.250 | 1:47.654 | 1:47.573 |
| 2 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:49.686 | 1:48.569 | 1:47.871 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:48.993 | 1:48.780 | 1:47.893 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:49.546 | 1:48.414 | 1:48.205 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:49.642 | 1:47.980 | 1:48.219 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:49.401 | 1:48.598 | 1:48.313 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:49.859 | 1:48.546 | 1:48.392 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:49.605 | 1:48.563 | 1:48.394 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:50.126 | 1:48.714 | 1:48.538 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:50.033 | 1:48.729 | 1:48.890 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:49.722 | 1:48.792 | — |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:49.362 | 1:48.855 | — |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:49.742 | 1:49.081 | — |
| 14 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:49.588 | 1:49.147 | — |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:49.763 | 1:49.354 | — |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:49.572 | 1:49.543 | — |
| 17 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:49.958 | 1:50.088 | — |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:50.181 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:51.739 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:51.967 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
McLaren
1:54.293
Lap 40
Red Bull
1:54.198
Lap 39
Lotus F1
1:53.640
Lap 34
Force India
1:53.760
Lap 40
Ferrari
1:53.464
Lap 30
Red Bull
1:53.768
Lap 42
Mercedes
1:53.507
Lap 37
Toro Rosso
1:53.995
Lap 31
Toro Rosso
1:54.605
Lap 42
Force India
1:54.562
Lap 28
Mercedes
1:53.073
Lap 39
Williams
1:52.822
Lap 43
Sauber
1:55.598
Lap 26
Caterham
1:56.741
Lap 28
Marussia
1:56.956
Lap 30
Marussia
1:57.939
Lap 27
Caterham
1:56.475
Lap 33
1:57.315
Lap 30
1:59.113
Lap 16
Williams
2:56.181
Lap 4
Race Overview
The 2012 Belgian Grand Prix took place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Jenson Button taking the victory.