Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 20 of 2012
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 25, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2 | 71 | 1:45:22.656 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 7 | 71 | +2.754 | 18 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +3.615 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 3 | 71 | +4.936 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 6 | 71 | +5.708 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 4 | 71 | +9.453 | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 13 | 71 | +11.907 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 17 | 71 | +28.653 | 4 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 14 | 71 | +31.250 | 2 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 8 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 19 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 22 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 20 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 21 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 24 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 23 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 10 | 68 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 1 | 54 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 18 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 16 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:15.075 | 1:13.398 | 1:12.458 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:15.456 | 1:13.515 | 1:12.513 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:16.180 | 1:13.667 | 1:12.581 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:15.644 | 1:13.209 | 1:12.760 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:16.263 | 1:14.048 | 1:12.987 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:16.266 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.174 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:15.536 | 1:13.704 | 1:13.206 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:16.097 | 1:13.856 | 1:13.253 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:16.432 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.298 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:15.929 | 1:13.848 | 1:13.489 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:15.901 | 1:14.121 | — |
| 12 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:15.333 | 1:14.219 | — |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:15.974 | 1:14.234 | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:16.005 | 1:14.334 | — |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:16.400 | 1:14.380 | — |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:16.744 | 1:14.574 | — |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:16.722 | 1:14.619 | — |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:16.967 | — | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:17.073 | — | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:17.086 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
McLaren
1:18.108
Lap 37
Ferrari
1:18.623
Lap 36
Ferrari
1:18.879
Lap 37
Red Bull
1:18.903
Lap 39
Force India
1:18.210
Lap 38
Red Bull
1:19.090
Lap 36
Mercedes
1:20.158
Lap 37
Toro Rosso
1:18.983
Lap 39
Sauber
1:18.973
Lap 35
Lotus F1
1:19.444
Lap 34
Caterham
1:20.528
Lap 39
Marussia
1:20.310
Lap 36
Toro Rosso
1:19.308
Lap 36
Caterham
1:19.256
Lap 39
Mercedes
1:20.266
Lap 38
Marussia
1:19.686
Lap 34
1:21.085
Lap 37
1:21.544
Lap 40
Force India
1:19.314
Lap 39
McLaren
1:18.069
Lap 38
Lotus F1
1:22.184
Lap 2
Race Overview
The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix took place at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Brazil. 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.