2012 Singapore Grand Prix
- Date
- 23 Sept 2012
- Circuit
- Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore
- Round
- 14 of 20
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:46.362)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 59 | 2:00:26.144 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 59 | +8.959 | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | +15.227 | 15 | |
| 4 | 11 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 6 | 59 | +19.063 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 | 59 | +34.784 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 12 | 59 | +35.759 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 59 | +36.698 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | 59 | +42.829 | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | 59 | +45.820 | 2 | |
| 10 | 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 14 | 59 | +50.619 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 7 | 59 | +67.175 | 0 | |
| 12 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 20q21 | 59 | +91.918 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17q18 | 59 | +97.141 | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 11 | 59 | +99.413 | 1:51.033 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19q20 | 59 | +107.967 | 0 | |
| 16 | 25 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 21q22 | 59 | +132.925 | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | HRT | 24 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 22q17 | 57 | Retired | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18q19 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | 38 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | 38 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 2 | 36 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 30 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Bruno Senna qualified 17th, started 22nd; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 18th, started 17th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 19th, started 18th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 20th, started 19th; Timo Glock qualified 21st, started 20th; Charles Pic 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
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 10, 33), stints of 10, 23, 26 laps
- 2nd
- Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 14, 33), stints of 14, 19, 26 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 11, 29), stints of 11, 18, 30 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 8
- First stops
- median lap 12 of 59
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 10 (29.1 s), 33 (31.1 s) | 102326 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 14 (30.0 s), 33 (29.7 s) | 141926 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 11 (29.6 s), 29 (29.2 s) | 111830 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 12 (31.0 s), 33 (30.0 s) | 122126 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 12 (29.5 s), 33 (29.7 s) | 122126 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 13 (29.7 s), 32 (29.4 s) | 131927 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 14 (32.1 s), 33 (31.8 s) | 141926 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 1 (32.0 s), 19 (29.4 s), 33 (29.5 s) | 181426 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 11 (31.0 s), 31 (29.8 s) | 112028 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 18 (30.0 s), 40 (30.2 s) | 182219 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 8 (29.3 s), 28 (29.3 s), 40 (29.3 s) | 8201219 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 13 (31.0 s), 25 (32.0 s) | 131234 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 3 | 14 (30.7 s), 30 (30.8 s), 50 (36.1 s) | 1416209 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 18 (30.4 s), 40 (30.6 s), 50 (34.6 s) | 1822109 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 3 | 12 (30.4 s), 26 (30.1 s), 45 (30.2 s) | 12141914 |
| PICCharles Pic | 2 | 16 (30.6 s), 32 (30.8 s) | 161627 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 3 | 18 (33.0 s), 30 (32.6 s), 40 (44.1 s) | 18121018 |
| SENBruno Senna | 3 | 10 (30.3 s), 25 (30.8 s), 33 (30.7 s) | 1015824 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 4 | 1 (36.1 s), 18 (30.3 s), 30 (30.4 s), 40 (41.2 s) | 17121017 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 12 (30.5 s), 24 (29.9 s) | 121214 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 11 (30.9 s), 33 (30.3 s) | 11225 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 3 | 13 (30.2 s), 29 (30.5 s), 33 (31.0 s) | 131643 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 1 | 19 (32.4 s) | 1911 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 12 (29.1 s) | 1210 |
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 | 1:48.285 | 1:46.665 | 1:46.362 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:49.494 | 1:47.602 | 1:46.804 | +0.442 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:48.240 | 1:46.791 | 1:46.905 | +0.429 Q2 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:49.381 | 1:47.661 | 1:46.939 | +0.577 Q3 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:49.391 | 1:47.567 | 1:47.216 | +0.854 Q3 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:48.028 | 1:47.667 | 1:47.241 | +0.879 Q3 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:48.717 | 1:47.513 | 1:47.475 | +1.113 Q3 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:47.688 | 1:47.529 | 1:47.788 | +1.167 Q2 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:49.546 | 1:47.823 | +1.461 Q2 | |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:49.463 | 1:47.943 | +1.581 Q2 | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:49.547 | 1:47.975 | +1.613 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:48.169 | 1:48.261 | +1.807 Q1 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:49.767 | 1:48.344 | +1.982 Q2 | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:49.055 | 1:48.505 | +2.143 Q2 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:49.023 | 1:48.774 | +2.412 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:49.564 | 1:48.849 | +2.487 Q2 | |
| 17 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:49.809 | +3.447 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:49.933 | +3.571 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:50.846 | +4.484 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:51.137 | +4.775 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:51.370 | +5.008 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:51.762 | +5.400 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:52.372 | +6.010 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:53.355 | +6.993 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 | 194 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 165 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 149 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 142 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 132 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 119 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 66 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 51 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 4 | 297 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 261 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 245 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 231 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 136 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 101 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 75 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 54 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |