2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Jul 2012
- Circuit
- Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
- Round
- 11 of 20
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:20.953)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 69 | 1:41:05.503 | 25 | |
| 2 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | 69 | +1.032 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 2 | 69 | +10.518 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 69 | +11.614 | 1:24.136 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | 69 | +26.653 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 69 | +30.243 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 9 | 69 | +33.899 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 11 | 69 | +34.458 | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 69 | +38.350 | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | 69 | +51.234 | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | 69 | +57.283 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 12 | 69 | +62.887 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | 69 | +63.606 | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 14 | 69 | +64.494 | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 18 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 22 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 60 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 17 | 58 | +11 Laps | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 18, 40), stints of 18, 22, 29 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 20, 45), stints of 20, 25, 24 laps
- 3rd
- Romain Grosjean: 2 stops (laps 19, 39), stints of 19, 20, 30 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 14 · 3 or more: 8
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 69
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 18 (20.4 s), 40 (19.1 s) | 182229 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 20 (20.1 s), 45 (19.8 s) | 202524 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 19 (22.2 s), 39 (20.2 s) | 192030 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 17 (19.4 s), 38 (19.3 s), 58 (19.0 s) | 17212011 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 17 (19.7 s), 43 (19.4 s) | 172626 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 15 (19.4 s), 34 (19.1 s), 45 (20.4 s) | 15191124 |
| SENBruno Senna | 2 | 16 (20.2 s), 42 (20.6 s) | 162627 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 20 (19.6 s), 39 (19.2 s), 55 (19.4 s) | 20191614 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 18 (20.0 s), 43 (19.9 s) | 182526 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 16 (20.4 s), 40 (20.6 s) | 162429 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 15 (20.7 s), 39 (20.6 s) | 152430 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 16 (20.5 s), 38 (20.4 s) | 162231 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 3 | 15 (20.3 s), 41 (19.8 s), 52 (13.2 s) | 15261117 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 21 (20.3 s), 47 (20.2 s) | 212622 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 3 | 14 (20.5 s), 34 (19.6 s), 47 (20.0 s) | 14201321 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 4 | 12 (20.4 s), 30 (19.9 s), 46 (19.6 s), 64 (19.6 s) | 121816184 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 3 | 17 (20.8 s), 36 (21.9 s), 56 (20.6 s) | 17192012 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 8 (20.2 s), 40 (20.1 s) | 83227 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 3 | 18 (21.1 s), 35 (20.6 s), 51 (20.5 s) | 18171616 |
| PICCharles Pic | 2 | 20 (20.9 s), 39 (21.4 s) | 201928 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 18 (21.3 s), 40 (20.4 s) | 182226 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 2 | 22 (22.3 s), 41 (21.9 s) | 221925 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 2 | 18 (21.3 s), 39 (22.0 s) | 182121 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 1 (21.3 s), 4 (13.2 s), 32 (20.5 s) | 32826 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:21.794 | 1:21.060 | 1:20.953 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:22.755 | 1:21.657 | 1:21.366 | +0.413 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:22.948 | 1:21.407 | 1:21.416 | +0.454 Q2 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:22.028 | 1:21.618 | 1:21.583 | +0.630 Q3 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:22.234 | 1:21.583 | 1:21.730 | +0.630 Q2 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.095 | 1:21.598 | 1:21.844 | +0.645 Q2 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.203 | 1:21.534 | 1:21.900 | +0.581 Q2 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:22.475 | 1:21.504 | 1:21.939 | +0.551 Q2 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:22.271 | 1:21.697 | 1:22.343 | +0.744 Q2 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:22.176 | 1:21.653 | 1:22.847 | +0.700 Q2 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:22.829 | 1:21.715 | +0.762 Q2 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:21.912 | 1:21.813 | +0.860 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.079 | 1:21.895 | +0.942 Q2 | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:22.110 | 1:21.895 | +0.942 Q2 | |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:22.801 | 1:22.300 | +1.347 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:22.799 | 1:22.380 | +1.427 Q2 | |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:22.436 | 1:22.723 | +1.483 Q1 | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:23.250 | +2.297 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:23.576 | +2.623 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:24.167 | +3.214 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:25.244 | +4.291 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:25.476 | +4.523 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:25.916 | +4.963 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:26.178 | +5.225 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 164 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 124 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 122 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 117 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 116 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 77 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 76 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 76 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 33 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 3 | 246 |
| 2 | McLaren | 3 | 193 |
| 3 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 192 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 3 | 189 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 106 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 80 |
| 7 | Williams | 1 | 53 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |