European Grand Prix
Round 8 of 2012
Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit
Valencia
Country
Spain
Date
Jun 24, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 11 | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 5 | 57 | +6.421 | 18 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 12 | 57 | +12.639 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 19 | 57 | +13.628 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 8 | 57 | +19.993 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | +21.176 | 8 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 10 | 57 | +22.866 | 6 |
| 8 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 9 | 57 | +24.653 | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 15 | 57 | +27.777 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 14 | 57 | +35.961 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 17 | 57 | +37.041 | 0 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 3 | 57 | +54.630 | 0 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 20 | 57 | +1:15.871 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 16 | 57 | +1:34.654 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 23 | 57 | +1:36.551 | 0 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 21 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 22 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 | 55 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 4 | 40 | Electronics | 0 |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 7 | 33 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 18 | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:39.626 | 1:38.530 | 1:38.086 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:39.169 | 1:38.616 | 1:38.410 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:38.825 | 1:38.570 | 1:38.475 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:39.530 | 1:38.489 | 1:38.505 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:39.464 | 1:38.531 | 1:38.513 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:39.061 | 1:38.504 | 1:38.623 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:39.651 | 1:38.703 | 1:38.741 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:39.009 | 1:38.689 | 1:38.752 |
| 9 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:39.622 | 1:38.563 | 1:38.801 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:38.858 | 1:38.519 | 1:38.992 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:39.409 | 1:38.707 | — |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:39.447 | 1:38.770 | — |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:39.388 | 1:38.780 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:39.449 | 1:39.207 | — |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:39.353 | 1:39.358 | — |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:40.087 | 1:40.295 | — |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:39.924 | 1:40.358 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:40.203 | — | — |
| 19 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:40.395 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:40.457 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:43.666
Lap 40
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:43.686
Lap 43
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:43.099
Lap 43
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:42.717
Lap 40
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:44.226
Lap 40
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:42.163
Lap 54
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:44.101
Lap 45
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:44.806
Lap 48
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:43.526
Lap 43
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:44.111
Lap 44
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:43.674
Lap 44
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:44.064
Lap 43
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:44.253
Lap 54
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:45.294
Lap 40
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:46.701
Lap 43
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:44.431
Lap 36
1:46.799
Lap 36
1:46.388
Lap 42
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:44.007
Lap 43
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:43.764
Lap 38
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:44.555
Lap 18
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:45.082
Lap 22
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:45.491
Lap 22
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Button | 1 | 10 | 20.246 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 10 | 21.032 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 11 | 20.498 |
| Charles Pic | 1 | 11 | 31.636 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 12 | 21.040 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 13 | 19.355 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 13 | 20.726 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 14 | 23.071 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 14 | 21.879 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 14 | 21.342 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 14 | 21.198 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 14 | 21.209 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 14 | 23.127 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 15 | 19.789 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 15 | 22.930 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 16 | 20.357 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 16 | 20.479 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 17 | 21.303 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 19 | 20.477 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 19 | 20.246 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 20 | 20.625 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 20 | 25.719 |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 20 | 28.440 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 23 | 20.295 |
| Bruno Senna | 2 | 24 | 14.659 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 25 | 20.904 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 2 | 25 | 21.224 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 26 | 19.640 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 27 | 20.126 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 27 | 24.445 |
Race Summary
- Round: 8 of 2012
- Circuit: Valencia Street Circuit — Valencia, Spain
- Date: Jun 24, 2012
- Winner: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), started P11.
- Pole position: Sebastian Vettel (1:38.086)
- Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (1:42.163, lap 54)
- Podium: 1. Fernando Alonso, 2. Kimi Räikkönen, 3. Michael Schumacher
- Classified finishers: 19