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2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
25 Nov 2012
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Round
20 of 20
Winner
Jenson Button (McLaren)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:12.458)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 2 71 1:45:22.656 25
2 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 7q8 71 +2.754 18
3 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 5 71 +3.615 15
4 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 3 71 +4.936 12
5 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 6q7 71 +5.708 10
6 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 4 71 +9.453 8
7 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 13q14 71 +11.907 6
8 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 17 71 +28.653 4
9 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 14q15 71 +31.250 2
10 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 8q9 70 +1 Lap 1
11 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 19 70 +1 Lap 0
12 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 22 70 +1 Lap 0
13 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 15q16 70 +1 Lap 0
14 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 20 70 +1 Lap 0
15 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 9q10 70 +1 Lap 0
16 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 21 70 +1 Lap 0
17 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT 24 69 +2 Laps 0
18 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 23 69 +2 Laps 0
19 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 10q11 68 Accident 0
R 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 1 54 Collision 1:18.069 0
R 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 18 5 Accident 0
R 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 16q6 1 Collision 0
R 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 11q12 0 Collision 0
R 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 12q13 0 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Pastor Maldonado qualified 6th, started 16th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 7th, started 6th; Fernando Alonso qualified 8th, started 7th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 9th, started 8th; Nico Rosberg qualified 10th, started 9th; Paul di Resta qualified 11th, started 10th; Bruno Senna qualified 12th, started 11th; Sergio Pérez qualified 13th, started 12th; Michael Schumacher qualified 14th, started 13th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 15th, started 14th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 16th, started 15th. 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 23 to 30 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 18Lap 36Lap 53Lap 71 Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 5Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 5Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 8Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 8Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 9Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 9Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 9Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 10Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 10Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 10Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 10Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 13Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 13Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 14Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 14Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 14Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 15Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 15Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 15Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 17Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 18Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 18Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 18Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 18Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 18Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 19Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 19Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 19Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 19Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 19Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 19Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 19Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 19Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 19Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 20Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 20Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 20Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 20Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 23Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 23Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 29Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 31Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 37Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 50Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 50Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 51Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 51Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 52Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 53Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 54Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 54Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 54Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 54Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 55Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 55Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 55Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 55Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 55Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 56Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 56Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 56Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 56Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 56Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 57Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 57Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 57Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 58Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 59Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 61 HAMBUTMASWEBALOHULDIRRAIMALKOBROSRICMSCPETKOVGROGLOVERDLRPICKARVET
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 23 to 30 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s+150.0 s Lap 1Lap 11Lap 21Lap 31Lap 41Lap 51Lap 61Lap 71 Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 5, 21.5 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 5, 26.0 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 8, 22.5 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 8, 27.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 9, 23.0 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 9, 23.1 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 9, 22.8 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 10, 24.4 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 10, 22.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 10, 21.0 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 10, 28.3 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 13, 27.1 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 13, 24.4 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 14, 23.3 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 14, 25.8 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 14, 23.0 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 15, 23.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 15, 22.6 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 15, 22.4 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 17, 22.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 18, 21.6 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 18, 21.8 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 18, 23.0 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 18, 24.3 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 18, 21.4 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 19, 38.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 19, 22.7 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 19, 21.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 19, 21.7 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 19, 21.2 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 19, 22.0 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 19, 26.6 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 19, 27.5 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 19, 21.2 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 20, 24.3 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 20, 26.7 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 20, 21.3 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 20, 22.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 23, 21.6 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 23, 21.3 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 29, 26.0 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 31, 23.5 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 37, 22.7 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 50, 31.8 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 50, 25.4 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 51, 23.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 51, 21.4 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 52, 21.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 53, 32.3 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 54, 28.9 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 54, 21.8 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 54, 32.8 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 54, 22.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 55, 22.4 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 55, 21.0 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 55, 24.5 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 55, 27.5 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 55, 23.1 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 56, 21.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 56, 23.0 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 56, 24.8 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 56, 22.9 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 56, 22.1 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 57, 21.5 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 57, 22.3 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 57, 22.4 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 58, 14.1 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 59, 21.8 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 61, 22.0 s in the pit lane HAMBUTMASWEBALOHULDIRRAIMALKOBROSRICMSCPETKOVGROGLOVERDLRPICKARVET
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 167 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 23, 57), stints of 23, 34, 14 laps
2nd
Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 10, 18, 56), stints of 10, 8, 38, 15 laps
3rd
Felipe Massa: 3 stops (laps 15, 19, 55), stints of 15, 4, 36, 16 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 18
First stops
median lap 13 of 71

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
BUTJenson Button223 (21.6 s), 57 (21.5 s)
233414
ALOFernando Alonso310 (22.5 s), 18 (23.0 s), 56 (21.9 s)
1083815
MASFelipe Massa315 (22.6 s), 19 (21.7 s), 55 (22.4 s)
1543616
WEBMark Webber39 (23.1 s), 19 (21.2 s), 55 (21.0 s)
9103616
HULNico Hülkenberg323 (21.3 s), 57 (22.3 s), 58 (14.1 s)
233413
VETSebastian Vettel410 (21.0 s), 19 (22.0 s), 52 (21.3 s), 54 (28.9 s)
1093317
MSCMichael Schumacher45 (26.0 s), 8 (22.5 s), 17 (22.2 s), 54 (21.8 s)
5393717
VERJean-Éric Vergne415 (22.4 s), 20 (21.3 s), 29 (26.0 s), 56 (22.1 s)
15592715
KOBKamui Kobayashi38 (27.3 s), 18 (24.3 s), 54 (32.8 s)
8103617
RAIKimi Räikkönen35 (21.5 s), 19 (22.7 s), 53 (32.3 s)
5143417
PETVitaly Petrov314 (23.0 s), 19 (27.5 s), 54 (22.7 s)
1453516
PICCharles Pic313 (24.4 s), 20 (22.7 s), 55 (23.1 s)
1373515
RICDaniel Ricciardo59 (22.8 s), 19 (21.2 s), 51 (21.4 s), 56 (22.9 s), 61 (22.0 s)
91032559
KOVHeikki Kovalainen515 (23.4 s), 19 (38.3 s), 37 (22.7 s), 56 (23.0 s), 59 (21.8 s)
1541819311
ROSNico Rosberg49 (23.0 s), 18 (21.8 s), 20 (24.3 s), 50 (31.8 s)
993020
GLOTimo Glock414 (23.3 s), 19 (21.4 s), 31 (23.5 s), 56 (24.8 s)
145122514
DLRPedro de la Rosa414 (25.8 s), 19 (26.6 s), 50 (25.4 s), 55 (24.5 s)
14531514
KARNarain Karthikeyan413 (27.1 s), 20 (26.7 s), 51 (23.6 s), 55 (27.5 s)
13731414
DIRPaul di Resta310 (28.3 s), 18 (21.4 s), 57 (22.4 s)
1083911
HAMLewis Hamilton210 (24.4 s), 18 (21.6 s)
10836

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:15.0751:13.3981:12.458fastest Q3
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:15.4561:13.5151:12.513+0.055 Q3
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:16.1801:13.6671:12.581+0.123 Q3
4Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:15.6441:13.2091:12.760+0.302 Q3
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:16.2631:14.0481:12.987+0.529 Q3
6Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:16.2661:13.6981:13.174+0.716 Q3
7Nico HülkenbergForce India1:15.5361:13.7041:13.206+0.748 Q3
8Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:16.0971:13.8561:13.253+0.795 Q3
9Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:16.4321:13.6981:13.298+0.840 Q3
10Nico RosbergMercedes1:15.9291:13.8481:13.489+1.031 Q3
11Paul di RestaForce India1:15.9011:14.121+1.663 Q2
12Bruno SennaWilliams1:15.3331:14.219+1.761 Q2
13Sergio PérezSauber1:15.9741:14.234+1.776 Q2
14Michael SchumacherMercedes1:16.0051:14.334+1.876 Q2
15Kamui KobayashiSauber1:16.4001:14.380+1.922 Q2
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:16.7441:14.574+2.116 Q2
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:16.7221:14.619+2.161 Q2
18Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:16.967+4.509 Q1
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:17.073+4.615 Q1
20Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:17.086+4.628 Q1
21Timo GlockMarussia1:17.508+5.050 Q1
22Charles PicMarussia1:18.104+5.646 Q1
23Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:19.576+7.118 Q1
24Pedro de la RosaHRT1:19.699+7.241 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 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 5 281
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3 278
3 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1 207
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 4 190
5 Jenson Button McLaren 3 188
6 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 179
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 122
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 0 96
9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 93
10 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 66

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 7 460
2 Ferrari 3 400
3 McLaren 7 378
4 Lotus F1 1 303
5 Mercedes 1 142
6 Sauber 0 126
7 Force India 0 109
8 Williams 1 76
9 Toro Rosso 0 26
10 Caterham 0 0

Full 2012 standings