Bahrain Grand Prix
Round 4 of 2012
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir
Country
Bahrain
Date
Apr 22, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | 1:35:10.990 | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 11 | 57 | +3.333 | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 7 | 57 | +10.194 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 3 | 57 | +38.788 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 5 | 57 | +55.460 | 10 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 10 | 57 | +57.543 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 9 | 57 | +57.803 | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 | 57 | +58.984 | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 14 | 57 | +1:04.999 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 22 | 57 | +1:11.490 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 8 | 57 | +1:12.702 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 13 | 57 | +1:16.539 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 12 | 57 | +1:30.334 | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 17 | 57 | +1:33.723 | 0 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 6 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 4 | 55 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 23 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 24 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 15 | 54 | Vibrations | 0 |
| 23 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 21 | 25 | Puncture | 0 |
| 24 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 19 | 24 | Engine | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:34.308 | 1:33.527 | 1:32.422 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:34.813 | 1:33.209 | 1:32.520 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:34.015 | 1:33.311 | 1:32.637 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:34.792 | 1:33.416 | 1:32.711 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:34.588 | 1:33.219 | 1:32.821 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:33.988 | 1:33.556 | 1:32.912 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:34.041 | 1:33.246 | 1:33.008 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:33.814 | 1:33.660 | 1:33.394 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:34.760 | 1:33.403 | — |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:36.624 | 1:33.510 | — |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:34.552 | 1:33.789 | — |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:34.131 | 1:33.806 | — |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:34.601 | 1:33.807 | — |
| 14 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:34.372 | 1:33.912 | — |
| 15 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:34.466 | 1:34.017 | — |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:34.852 | 1:36.132 | — |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:34.639 | — | — |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:34.865 | — | — |
| 19 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:35.014 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:35.823 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:36.379
Lap 41
Lotus F1
1:37.116
Lap 41
Lotus F1
1:36.928
Lap 42
Red Bull
1:37.437
Lap 45
Mercedes
1:38.080
Lap 41
Force India
1:38.372
Lap 41
Ferrari
1:38.203
Lap 44
McLaren
1:37.733
Lap 38
Ferrari
1:38.123
Lap 42
Mercedes
1:38.128
Lap 39
Sauber
1:38.146
Lap 39
Force India
1:38.312
Lap 46
Sauber
1:36.700
Lap 54
Toro Rosso
1:37.058
Lap 43
Toro Rosso
1:37.903
Lap 42
Caterham
1:38.305
Lap 42
Caterham
1:38.441
Lap 43
McLaren
1:38.046
Lap 47
Marussia
1:40.323
Lap 46
1:40.237
Lap 41
1:39.747
Lap 48
Williams
1:38.087
Lap 51
Williams
1:39.876
Lap 14
Marussia
1:41.519
Lap 14
Race Overview
The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix took place at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. 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 Sebastian Vettel taking the victory.