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2012 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
2 Sept 2012
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Round
12 of 20
Winner
Jenson Button (McLaren)
Pole position
Jenson Button (1:47.573)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 1 44 1:29:08.530 25
2 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 10q11 44 +13.624 18
3 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 3q4 44 +25.334 15
4 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 11q12 44 +27.843 12
5 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 14 44 +29.845 10
6 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 12q7 44 +31.244 8
7 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 13 44 +53.374 6
8 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 15 44 +58.865 4
9 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 16 44 +62.982 2
10 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 9q10 44 +63.783 1
11 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 23q18 44 +65.111 0
12 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 17 44 +71.529 1:52.822 0
13 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 2 44 +116.119 0
14 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 19q20 43 +1 Lap 0
15 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 20q21 43 +1 Lap 0
16 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 22q23 43 +1 Lap 0
17 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 18q19 43 +1 Lap 0
18 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT 21q22 43 +1 Lap 0
R 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 24 29 Spun off 0
R 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 6q3 4 Collision 0
R 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 4q5 0 Collision 0
R 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 5q6 0 Collision 0
R 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 7q8 0 Collision 0
R 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 8q9 0 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 16 drivers: Pastor Maldonado qualified 3rd, started 6th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 4th, started 3rd; Sergio Pérez qualified 5th, started 4th; Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 5th; Mark Webber qualified 7th, started 12th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 8th, started 7th; Romain Grosjean qualified 9th, started 8th; Paul di Resta qualified 10th, started 9th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 11th, started 10th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 12th, started 11th; Nico Rosberg qualified 18th, started 23rd; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 19th, started 18th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 20th, started 19th; Timo Glock qualified 21st, started 20th; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 22nd, started 21st; Charles Pic qualified 23rd, started 22nd. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 1 to 5 1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 11Lap 22Lap 33Lap 44 Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 1Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 1Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 1Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 7Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 10Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 11Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 11Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 12Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 12Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 12Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 14Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 14Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 15Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 15Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 16Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 18Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 19Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 20Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 20Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 21Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 24Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 25Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 26Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 26Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 27Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 27Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 27Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 27Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 27Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 28Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 28Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 29Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 35Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 36Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 39 BUTRAIHULDIRMSCRICVERWEBSENKOVMASVETROSKARPETGLODLRPICKOBMAL
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 1 to 5 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s+60.0 s Lap 1Lap 7Lap 13Lap 19Lap 26Lap 32Lap 38Lap 44 Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 1, 29.1 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 1, 27.2 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 1, 21.8 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 7, 21.7 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 10, 21.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11, 20.4 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 11, 22.5 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 11, 20.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 12, 20.3 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 12, 26.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 12, 20.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13, 22.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 14, 52.2 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 14, 24.0 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 15, 25.0 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 15, 20.7 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 16, 21.7 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 18, 21.6 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 19, 21.7 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 20, 21.1 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 20, 19.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 21, 20.8 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 24, 22.1 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 25, 20.7 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 26, 21.2 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 26, 21.1 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 27, 21.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 27, 21.0 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 27, 20.4 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 27, 22.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 27, 20.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28, 20.3 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 28, 22.5 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 28, 21.1 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 29, 21.1 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 35, 20.8 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 36, 20.5 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 39, 22.0 s in the pit lane BUTRAIHULDIRMSCRICVERWEBSENKOVMASVETROSKARPETGLODLRPICKOBMAL
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 71 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Jenson Button: 1 stop (lap 20), stints of 20, 24 laps
2nd
Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 23 laps
3rd
Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 11, 28), stints of 11, 17, 16 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 3 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 2
First stops
median lap 13 of 44

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
BUTJenson Button120 (19.7 s)
2024
VETSebastian Vettel121 (20.8 s)
2123
RAIKimi Räikkönen211 (20.4 s), 28 (20.3 s)
111716
HULNico Hülkenberg213 (22.2 s), 27 (20.7 s)
131417
MASFelipe Massa212 (20.3 s), 27 (21.0 s)
121517
WEBMark Webber211 (20.9 s), 27 (20.4 s)
111617
MSCMichael Schumacher219 (21.7 s), 35 (20.8 s)
19169
VERJean-Éric Vergne215 (20.7 s), 29 (21.1 s)
151415
RICDaniel Ricciardo212 (20.3 s), 28 (21.1 s)
121616
DIRPaul di Resta210 (21.4 s), 26 (21.1 s)
101618
ROSNico Rosberg220 (21.1 s), 36 (20.5 s)
20168
SENBruno Senna216 (21.7 s), 39 (22.0 s)
16235
KOBKamui Kobayashi31 (27.2 s), 7 (21.7 s), 24 (22.1 s)
61720
PETVitaly Petrov212 (26.0 s), 26 (21.2 s)
121417
GLOTimo Glock211 (22.5 s), 25 (20.7 s)
111418
PICCharles Pic118 (21.6 s)
1825
KOVHeikki Kovalainen214 (52.2 s), 27 (21.9 s)
141316
DLRPedro de la Rosa31 (29.1 s), 15 (25.0 s), 27 (22.1 s)
141216
KARNarain Karthikeyan214 (24.0 s), 28 (22.5 s)
1414
MALPastor Maldonado11 (21.8 s)
3

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:49.2501:47.6541:47.573fastest Q3
2Kamui KobayashiSauber1:49.6861:48.5691:47.871+0.298 Q3
3Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:48.9931:48.7801:47.893+0.320 Q3
4Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:49.5461:48.4141:48.205+0.632 Q3
5Sergio PérezSauber1:49.6421:47.9801:48.219+0.407 Q2
6Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:49.4011:48.5981:48.313+0.740 Q3
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:49.8591:48.5461:48.392+0.819 Q3
8Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:49.6051:48.5631:48.394+0.821 Q3
9Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:50.1261:48.7141:48.538+0.965 Q3
10Paul di RestaForce India1:50.0331:48.7291:48.890+1.156 Q2
11Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:49.7221:48.792+1.219 Q2
12Nico HülkenbergForce India1:49.3621:48.855+1.282 Q2
13Michael SchumacherMercedes1:49.7421:49.081+1.508 Q2
14Felipe MassaFerrari1:49.5881:49.147+1.574 Q2
15Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:49.7631:49.354+1.781 Q2
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:49.5721:49.543+1.970 Q2
17Bruno SennaWilliams1:49.9581:50.088+2.385 Q1
18Nico RosbergMercedes1:50.181+2.608 Q1
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:51.739+4.166 Q1
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:51.967+4.394 Q1
21Timo GlockMarussia1:52.336+4.763 Q1
22Pedro de la RosaHRT1:53.030+5.457 Q1
23Charles PicMarussia1:53.493+5.920 Q1
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:54.989+7.416 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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3 164
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 140
3 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 132
4 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 0 131
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 117
6 Jenson Button McLaren 2 101
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 77
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 0 76
9 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 47
10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 0 35

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 3 272
2 McLaren 4 218
3 Lotus F1 0 207
4 Ferrari 3 199
5 Mercedes 1 112
6 Sauber 0 80
7 Force India 0 59
8 Williams 1 53
9 Toro Rosso 0 12
10 Caterham 0 0

Full 2012 standings