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2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

Date
22 Apr 2012
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Round
4 of 20
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel (1:32.422)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 57 1:35:10.990 1:36.379 25
2 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 11 57 +3.333 18
3 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 7 57 +10.194 15
4 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 3 57 +38.788 12
5 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 5 57 +55.460 10
6 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 10 57 +57.543 8
7 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 9 57 +57.803 6
8 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 2 57 +58.984 4
9 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 14 57 +64.999 2
10 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 22q18 57 +71.490 1
11 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 8 57 +72.702 0
12 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 13 57 +76.539 0
13 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 12 57 +90.334 0
14 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 17q19 57 +93.723 0
15 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 6 56 +1 Lap 0
16 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 18q20 56 +1 Lap 0
17 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 16 56 +1 Lap 0
18 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 4 55 Exhaust 0
19 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 23 55 +2 Laps 0
20 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT 20q22 55 +2 Laps 0
21 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 24 55 +2 Laps 0
22 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 15 54 Vibrations 0
R 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 21q17 25 Puncture 0
R 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 19q21 24 Engine 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Pastor Maldonado qualified 17th, started 21st; Michael Schumacher qualified 18th, started 22nd; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 19th, started 17th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 20th, started 18th; Charles Pic qualified 21st, started 19th; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 22nd, started 20th. 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

123456789101112131415161718192021222324 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 29Lap 43Lap 57 Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 1Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 7Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 8Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 8Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 8Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 9Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 9Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 9Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 9Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 9Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 9Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 9Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 9Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 10Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 10Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 10Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 10Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 10Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 11Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 12Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 13Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 14Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 14Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 19Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 21Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 21Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 22Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 22Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 22Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 23Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 23Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 23Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 23Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 23Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 23Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 23Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 23Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 24Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 24Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 25Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 25Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 25Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 25Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 31Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 32Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 33Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 36Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 36Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 36Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 37Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 37Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 37Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 37Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 38Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 38Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 38Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 38Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 38Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 38Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 39Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 39Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 39Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 39Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 40Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 40Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 45Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 50Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 53 VETHAMWEBGROALOBUTRAIMASROSPERSENDIRKOBVERMALRICPETMSCHULPICGLODLRKARKOV
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s+60.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 33Lap 41Lap 49Lap 57 Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 1, 25.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 7, 25.8 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 8, 22.2 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 8, 23.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 8, 23.0 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 9, 28.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 9, 22.1 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 9, 22.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 9, 22.0 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 9, 24.2 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 9, 22.4 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 9, 23.4 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 9, 23.4 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 10, 23.4 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 10, 25.9 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 10, 23.2 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 10, 23.4 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 10, 22.8 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11, 22.4 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 11, 22.0 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11, 22.9 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 12, 24.0 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 13, 23.3 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 14, 22.8 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 14, 22.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 19, 22.4 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 21, 25.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 21, 23.4 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22, 22.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 22, 22.0 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 22, 22.3 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 22, 23.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 23, 30.6 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 23, 23.4 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 23, 29.6 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 23, 22.6 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 23, 22.1 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 23, 23.4 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 23, 22.3 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 23, 22.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 24, 22.4 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 24, 22.3 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 25, 23.6 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 25, 22.7 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 25, 22.9 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 25, 23.4 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 31, 25.6 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 32, 26.4 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 33, 22.5 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 36, 23.7 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 36, 21.9 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 36, 22.6 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 37, 23.2 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 37, 22.6 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 37, 22.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 37, 22.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 38, 23.2 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 38, 22.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 38, 21.9 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 38, 24.5 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 38, 22.8 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 38, 22.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 39, 22.6 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 39, 21.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 39, 21.8 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 39, 23.2 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 40, 22.8 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 40, 22.2 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 45, 24.3 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 50, 24.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 53, 23.9 s in the pit lane VETHAMWEBGROALOBUTRAIMASROSPERSENDIRKOBVERMALRICPETMSCHULPICGLODLRKARKOV
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 79 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 3 stops (laps 11, 25, 39), stints of 11, 14, 14, 18 laps
2nd
Kimi Räikkönen: 3 stops (laps 11, 24, 39), stints of 11, 13, 15, 18 laps
3rd
Romain Grosjean: 3 stops (laps 10, 25, 40), stints of 10, 15, 15, 17 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 21
First stops
median lap 9 of 57

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel311 (22.0 s), 25 (22.7 s), 39 (21.8 s)
11141418
RAIKimi Räikkönen311 (22.4 s), 24 (22.4 s), 39 (22.6 s)
11131518
GRORomain Grosjean310 (23.2 s), 25 (22.9 s), 40 (22.8 s)
10151517
WEBMark Webber39 (22.2 s), 23 (22.6 s), 39 (21.7 s)
9141618
ROSNico Rosberg38 (22.2 s), 22 (22.9 s), 36 (21.9 s)
8141421
DIRPaul di Resta214 (22.1 s), 33 (22.5 s)
141924
ALOFernando Alonso39 (22.1 s), 23 (23.4 s), 37 (23.2 s)
9141420
HAMLewis Hamilton39 (28.3 s), 23 (30.6 s), 36 (23.7 s)
9141321
MASFelipe Massa38 (23.6 s), 22 (22.0 s), 38 (21.9 s)
8141619
MSCMichael Schumacher39 (22.0 s), 23 (22.1 s), 37 (22.2 s)
9141420
PERSergio Pérez39 (23.4 s), 21 (23.4 s), 37 (22.9 s)
9121620
HULNico Hülkenberg39 (22.4 s), 19 (22.4 s), 36 (22.6 s)
9101721
KOBKamui Kobayashi314 (22.8 s), 31 (25.6 s), 50 (24.7 s)
1417197
VERJean-Éric Vergne310 (22.8 s), 25 (23.4 s), 40 (22.2 s)
10151517
RICDaniel Ricciardo37 (25.8 s), 23 (22.3 s), 38 (22.5 s)
7161518
PETVitaly Petrov310 (23.4 s), 23 (23.4 s), 39 (23.2 s)
10131617
KOVHeikki Kovalainen41 (25.0 s), 13 (23.3 s), 25 (23.6 s), 38 (23.2 s)
12121318
BUTJenson Button48 (23.0 s), 22 (22.3 s), 37 (22.6 s), 53 (23.9 s)
8141516
GLOTimo Glock310 (23.4 s), 23 (29.6 s), 38 (22.9 s)
10131517
DLRPedro de la Rosa39 (24.2 s), 22 (23.4 s), 38 (24.5 s)
9131617
KARNarain Karthikeyan410 (25.9 s), 21 (25.2 s), 32 (26.4 s), 45 (24.3 s)
1011111310
SENBruno Senna39 (23.4 s), 24 (22.3 s), 38 (22.8 s)
9151416
MALPastor Maldonado211 (22.9 s), 23 (22.3 s)
1112
PICCharles Pic112 (24.0 s)
1212

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:34.3081:33.5271:32.422fastest Q3
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:34.8131:33.2091:32.520+0.098 Q3
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:34.0151:33.3111:32.637+0.215 Q3
4Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:34.7921:33.4161:32.711+0.289 Q3
5Nico RosbergMercedes1:34.5881:33.2191:32.821+0.399 Q3
6Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:33.9881:33.5561:32.912+0.490 Q3
7Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:34.0411:33.2461:33.008+0.586 Q3
8Sergio PérezSauber1:33.8141:33.6601:33.394+0.972 Q3
9Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:34.7601:33.403+0.981 Q2
10Paul di RestaForce India1:36.6241:33.510+1.088 Q2
11Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:34.5521:33.789+1.367 Q2
12Kamui KobayashiSauber1:34.1311:33.806+1.384 Q2
13Nico HülkenbergForce India1:34.6011:33.807+1.385 Q2
14Felipe MassaFerrari1:34.3721:33.912+1.490 Q2
15Bruno SennaWilliams1:34.4661:34.017+1.595 Q2
16Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:34.8521:36.132+2.430 Q1
17Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:34.639+2.217 Q1
18Michael SchumacherMercedes1:34.865+2.443 Q1
19Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:35.014+2.592 Q1
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:35.823+3.401 Q1
21Charles PicMarussia1:37.683+5.261 Q1
22Pedro de la RosaHRT1:37.883+5.461 Q1
23Timo GlockMarussia1:37.905+5.483 Q1
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:38.314+5.892 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 1 53
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 49
3 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 48
4 Jenson Button McLaren 1 43
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1 43
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 35
7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 0 34
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 0 23
9 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 22
10 Paul di Resta Force India 0 15

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 1 101
2 McLaren 1 92
3 Lotus F1 0 57
4 Ferrari 1 45
5 Mercedes 1 37
6 Sauber 0 31
7 Williams 0 18
8 Force India 0 17
9 Toro Rosso 0 6
10 Marussia 0 0

Full 2012 standings