2012 Italian Grand Prix
- Date
- 9 Sept 2012
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 13 of 20
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:24.010)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 53 | 1:19:41.221 | 25 | |
| 2 | 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 12q13 | 53 | +4.356 | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +20.594 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | 53 | +29.667 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7q8 | 53 | +30.881 | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4q5 | 53 | +31.259 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6q7 | 53 | +33.550 | 1:27.239 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 9q4 | 53 | +41.057 | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 8q9 | 53 | +43.898 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 13q14 | 53 | +48.144 | 1 | |
| 11 | 18 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 22q12 | 53 | +48.682 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14q15 | 53 | +50.316 | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 | 15q16 | 53 | +75.861 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17q18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18q19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 25 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 20q21 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 19q20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 21q22 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 11 | 51 | Vibrations | 0 | |
| 21 | 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 24 | 50 | Brakes | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5q6 | 47 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 3 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 32 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16q17 | 8 | Suspension | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 17 drivers: Paul di Resta qualified 4th, started 9th; Michael Schumacher qualified 5th, started 4th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 6th, started 5th; Nico Rosberg qualified 7th, started 6th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 8th, started 7th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 9th, started 8th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 12th, started 22nd; Sergio Pérez qualified 13th, started 12th; Bruno Senna qualified 14th, started 13th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 15th, started 14th; Jérôme d'Ambrosio qualified 16th, started 15th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 17th, started 16th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 18th, started 17th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 19th, started 18th; Timo Glock qualified 20th, started 19th; Charles Pic qualified 21st, started 20th; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 30 laps
- 2nd
- Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 29), stints of 29, 24 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 1 stop (lap 20), stints of 20, 33 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 14 · 2 stops: 8
- First stops
- median lap 20 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 23 (20.7 s) | 2330 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 29 (22.5 s) | 2924 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 20 (21.5 s) | 2033 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 19 (22.2 s) | 1934 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 17 (21.7 s) | 1736 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 15 (22.2 s), 37 (22.3 s) | 152216 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 14 (22.3 s), 38 (21.9 s) | 142415 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 1 | 21 (22.2 s) | 2132 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 1 | 20 (22.9 s) | 2033 |
| SENBruno Senna | 1 | 24 (23.0 s) | 2429 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 2 | 13 (23.0 s), 35 (21.8 s) | 132218 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 24 (21.7 s) | 2429 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 1 | 27 (22.0 s) | 2726 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 17 (22.7 s), 39 (21.9 s) | 172213 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 2 | 19 (22.2 s), 40 (22.8 s) | 192112 |
| PICCharles Pic | 2 | 18 (24.0 s), 35 (22.0 s) | 181717 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 7 (28.7 s), 32 (22.6 s) | 72520 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 1 | 22 (23.5 s) | 2230 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 1 | 23 (31.7 s) | 2329 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 21 (21.6 s) | 2130 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 27 (22.7 s) | 2723 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 20 (22.3 s), 34 (15.0 s) | 201413 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 22 (23.4 s) | 2210 |
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 | 1:24.211 | 1:24.394 | 1:24.010 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.672 | 1:24.255 | 1:24.133 | +0.123 Q3 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.882 | 1:24.505 | 1:24.247 | +0.237 Q3 |
| 4 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:24.875 | 1:24.345 | 1:24.304 | +0.294 Q3 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.302 | 1:24.675 | 1:24.540 | +0.530 Q3 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.011 | 1:24.687 | 1:24.802 | +0.677 Q2 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.689 | 1:24.515 | 1:24.833 | +0.505 Q2 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:25.151 | 1:24.742 | 1:24.855 | +0.732 Q2 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.317 | 1:24.683 | 1:25.109 | +0.673 Q2 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.175 | 1:24.242 | 1:25.678 | +0.165 Q1 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.556 | 1:24.809 | +0.799 Q2 | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:25.103 | 1:24.820 | +0.810 Q2 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:25.300 | 1:24.901 | +0.891 Q2 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:25.135 | 1:25.042 | +1.032 Q2 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:25.728 | 1:25.312 | +1.302 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.408 | +1.398 Q2 | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:25.649 | 1:25.441 | +1.431 Q2 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:26.382 | +2.372 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:26.887 | +2.877 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:27.039 | +3.029 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:27.073 | +3.063 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:27.441 | +3.431 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:27.629 | +3.619 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 | 179 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 142 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 141 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 140 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 132 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 101 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 83 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 0 | 76 | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 65 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 47 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 3 | 272 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 243 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 226 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 217 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 126 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 100 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 63 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 54 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |