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2012 Spanish Grand Prix

Date
13 May 2012
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
Round
5 of 20
Winner
Pastor Maldonado (Williams)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:21.707)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 1q2 66 1:39:09.145 25
2 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 2q3 66 +3.195 18
3 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 4q5 66 +3.884 15
4 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 3q4 66 +14.799 1:26.250 12
5 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 9q10 66 +64.641 10
6 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 7q8 66 +67.576 8
7 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 6q7 66 +77.919 6
8 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 24q1 66 +78.140 4
9 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 10q11 66 +85.246 2
10 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 13q14 65 +1 Lap 1
11 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 11q12 65 +1 Lap 0
12 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 14q15 65 +1 Lap 0
13 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 15q16 65 +1 Lap 0
14 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 12q13 65 +1 Lap 0
15 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 16q17 65 +1 Lap 0
16 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 19q20 65 +1 Lap 0
17 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 18q19 65 +1 Lap 0
18 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 21q22 64 +2 Laps 0
19 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT 22q23 63 +3 Laps 0
R 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 5q6 37 Wheel nut 0
R 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 20q21 35 Mechanical 0
R 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 23q24 22 Mechanical 0
R 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 17q18 12 Collision 0
R 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 8q9 12 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 24 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 1st, started 24th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 2nd, started 1st; Fernando Alonso qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Romain Grosjean qualified 4th, started 3rd; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 5th, started 4th; Sergio Pérez qualified 6th, started 5th; Nico Rosberg qualified 7th, started 6th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 8th, started 7th; Michael Schumacher qualified 9th, started 8th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 10th, started 9th; Jenson Button qualified 11th, started 10th; Mark Webber qualified 12th, started 11th; Paul di Resta qualified 13th, started 12th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 14th, started 13th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 15th, started 14th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 16th, started 15th; Felipe Massa qualified 17th, started 16th; Bruno Senna qualified 18th, started 17th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 19th, started 18th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 20th, started 19th; Charles Pic qualified 21st, started 20th; Timo Glock qualified 22nd, started 21st; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 23rd, started 22nd; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 24th, started 23rd. 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 17Lap 33Lap 50Lap 66 Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 1Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 6Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 7Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 8Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 9Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 9Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 9Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 10Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 10Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 10Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 10Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 10Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 10Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 10Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 10Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 11Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 11Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 13Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 14Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 14Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 15Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 17Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 17Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 19Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 19Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 22Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 23Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 23Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 24Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 25Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 25Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 26Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 26Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 26Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 26Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 27Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 27Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 27Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 27Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 28Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 28Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 29Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 30Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 35Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 35Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 37Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 38Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 39Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 39Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 40Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 40Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 40Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 41Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 41Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 42Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 42Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 43Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 44Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 44Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 45Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 47Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 48Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 51Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 51 ALOMALRAIROSGROMSCVETBUTKOBVERMASWEBDIRHULRICKOVSENPETGLOHAMPICDLRKARPER
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+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 10Lap 20Lap 29Lap 38Lap 47Lap 57Lap 66 Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 1, 21.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 6, 20.1 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 7, 19.7 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 8, 22.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 9, 20.5 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 9, 20.3 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 9, 20.0 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 10, 19.5 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 10, 20.1 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 10, 20.1 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 10, 22.3 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 10, 20.2 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 10, 20.5 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 10, 24.9 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 10, 20.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11, 19.8 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 11, 21.5 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11, 20.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 11, 21.1 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 13, 21.3 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 14, 22.0 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 14, 21.1 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 15, 20.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 17, 24.9 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 17, 21.1 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 19, 22.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 19, 20.6 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22, 20.1 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 22, 22.5 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 23, 21.7 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 23, 22.6 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 24, 20.2 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 25, 21.1 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 25, 20.1 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 26, 20.0 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 26, 20.9 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 26, 21.2 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 26, 20.4 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 27, 22.6 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 27, 21.3 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 27, 19.6 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 27, 21.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 28, 13.3 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 28, 23.1 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 29, 19.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 30, 13.3 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 35, 20.0 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 35, 21.5 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 37, 28.5 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 38, 19.9 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 39, 20.5 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 39, 20.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 40, 20.2 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 40, 20.1 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 40, 20.5 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 41, 21.3 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 41, 22.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 42, 26.1 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 42, 19.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 43, 21.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 44, 20.1 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 44, 21.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 45, 22.6 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 47, 20.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 48, 20.1 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 51, 21.5 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 51, 21.0 s in the pit lane ALOMALRAIROSGROMSCVETBUTKOBVERMASWEBDIRHULRICKOVSENPETGLOHAMPICDLRKARPER
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 100 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Pastor Maldonado: 3 stops (laps 11, 24, 41), stints of 11, 13, 17, 25 laps
2nd
Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 10, 26, 44), stints of 10, 16, 18, 22 laps
3rd
Kimi Räikkönen: 3 stops (laps 11, 27, 48), stints of 11, 16, 21, 18 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 18
First stops
median lap 10 of 66

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MALPastor Maldonado311 (20.6 s), 24 (20.2 s), 41 (22.8 s)
11131725
ALOFernando Alonso310 (19.5 s), 26 (20.0 s), 44 (20.1 s)
10161822
RAIKimi Räikkönen311 (19.8 s), 27 (21.3 s), 48 (20.1 s)
11162118
GRORomain Grosjean310 (20.2 s), 26 (21.2 s), 51 (21.0 s)
10162515
KOBKamui Kobayashi38 (22.3 s), 26 (20.4 s), 41 (21.3 s)
8181525
VETSebastian Vettel47 (19.7 s), 27 (19.6 s), 30 (13.3 s), 42 (26.1 s)
72031224
ROSNico Rosberg39 (20.5 s), 22 (20.1 s), 40 (20.2 s)
9131826
HAMLewis Hamilton214 (22.0 s), 35 (20.0 s)
142131
BUTJenson Button39 (20.3 s), 25 (21.1 s), 38 (19.9 s)
9161328
HULNico Hülkenberg310 (20.5 s), 19 (20.6 s), 39 (20.5 s)
1092026
WEBMark Webber36 (20.1 s), 17 (24.9 s), 40 (20.1 s)
6112325
VERJean-Éric Vergne310 (20.4 s), 23 (22.6 s), 40 (20.5 s)
10131725
RICDaniel Ricciardo311 (21.1 s), 25 (20.1 s), 39 (20.1 s)
11141426
DIRPaul di Resta39 (20.0 s), 23 (21.7 s), 42 (19.9 s)
9141923
MASFelipe Massa410 (20.1 s), 28 (13.3 s), 29 (19.7 s), 45 (22.6 s)
10181620
KOVHeikki Kovalainen313 (21.3 s), 27 (22.6 s), 43 (21.3 s)
13141622
PETVitaly Petrov310 (24.9 s), 28 (23.1 s), 44 (21.8 s)
10181621
GLOTimo Glock314 (21.1 s), 26 (20.9 s), 47 (20.7 s)
14122117
DLRPedro de la Rosa410 (22.3 s), 19 (22.1 s), 35 (21.5 s), 51 (21.5 s)
109161612
PERSergio Pérez31 (21.9 s), 17 (21.1 s), 37 (28.5 s)
1620
PICCharles Pic215 (20.9 s), 27 (21.3 s)
15128
KARNarain Karthikeyan211 (21.5 s), 22 (22.5 s)
1111
MSCMichael Schumacher110 (20.1 s)
10

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:22.5831:22.4651:21.707fastest Q3
2Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:23.3801:22.1051:22.285+0.398 Q2
3Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:23.2761:22.8621:22.302+0.595 Q3
4Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:23.2481:22.6671:22.424+0.717 Q3
5Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:23.4061:22.8561:22.487+0.780 Q3
6Sergio PérezSauber1:24.2611:22.7731:22.533+0.826 Q3
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:23.3701:22.8821:23.005+1.175 Q2
8Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:23.8501:22.884+1.177 Q2
9Michael SchumacherMercedes1:23.7571:22.904+1.197 Q2
10Kamui KobayashiSauber1:23.3861:22.897+1.190 Q2
11Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:23.5101:22.944+1.237 Q2
12Mark WebberRed Bull1:23.5921:22.977+1.270 Q2
13Paul di RestaForce India1:23.8521:23.125+1.418 Q2
14Nico HülkenbergForce India1:23.7201:23.177+1.470 Q2
15Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:24.3621:23.265+1.558 Q2
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:23.9061:23.442+1.735 Q2
17Felipe MassaFerrari1:23.8861:23.444+1.737 Q2
18Bruno SennaWilliams1:24.981+3.274 Q1
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:25.277+3.570 Q1
20Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:25.507+3.800 Q1
21Charles PicMarussia1:26.582+4.875 Q1
22Timo GlockMarussia1:27.032+5.325 Q1
23Pedro de la RosaHRT1:27.555+5.848 Q1
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:31.122+9.415 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 61
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1 61
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 53
4 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 0 49
5 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 48
6 Jenson Button McLaren 1 45
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 41
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 0 35
9 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1 29
10 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 22

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 1 109
2 McLaren 1 98
3 Lotus F1 0 84
4 Ferrari 1 63
5 Mercedes 1 43
6 Williams 1 43
7 Sauber 0 41
8 Force India 0 18
9 Toro Rosso 0 6
10 Marussia 0 0

Full 2012 standings