2012 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 May 2012
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 6 of 20
- Winner
- Mark Webber (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:14.301)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1q2 | 78 | 1:46:06.557 | 25 | |
| 2 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2q3 | 78 | +0.643 | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5q6 | 78 | +0.947 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 9q10 | 78 | +1.343 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3q4 | 78 | +4.101 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 78 | +6.195 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 14q15 | 78 | +41.537 | 6 | |
| 8 | 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10q11 | 78 | +42.562 | 4 | |
| 9 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8 | 78 | +44.036 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 13q14 | 78 | +44.516 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 23 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1:17.296 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16q17 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17q18 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 19q20 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22q23 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 12q13 | 70 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15q16 | 65 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 25 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 21q22 | 64 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 6q1 | 63 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 21 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18q19 | 15 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 11q12 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20q21 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 24q9 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4q5 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 21 drivers: Michael Schumacher qualified 1st, started 6th; Mark Webber qualified 2nd, started 1st; Nico Rosberg qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Lewis Hamilton qualified 4th, started 3rd; Romain Grosjean qualified 5th, started 4th; Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 5th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 9th, started 24th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 10th, started 9th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 11th, started 10th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 12th, started 11th; Jenson Button qualified 13th, started 12th; Bruno Senna qualified 14th, started 13th; Paul di Resta qualified 15th, started 14th; Daniel Ricciardo 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; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 21st, started 20th; Charles Pic qualified 22nd, started 21st; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 23rd, started 22nd. 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
- Mark Webber: 1 stop (lap 29), stints of 29, 49 laps
- 2nd
- Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 27), stints of 27, 51 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 48 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 11 · 2 stops: 5
- First stops
- median lap 30 of 78
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 29 (25.6 s) | 2949 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 27 (24.9 s) | 2751 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 30 (25.2 s) | 3048 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 46 (25.1 s) | 4632 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 29 (25.7 s) | 2949 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 31 (25.0 s) | 3147 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 1 | 35 (25.6 s) | 3543 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 29 (26.4 s) | 2949 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 29 (26.4 s) | 2949 |
| SENBruno Senna | 1 | 29 (26.4 s) | 2949 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 34 (25.7 s), 39 (19.7 s) | 34538 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 17 (26.1 s), 70 (26.2 s) | 17537 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 30 (26.1 s), 73 (31.3 s) | 30434 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 30 (25.6 s), 54 (36.5 s) | 302423 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 2 | 29 (27.3 s), 74 (27.0 s) | 2945 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 38 (25.2 s) | 3832 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 40 (25.3 s) | 4025 |
| PICCharles Pic | 1 | 33 (27.2 s) | 3331 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 34 (25.1 s) | 3429 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 1 | 3 (39.4 s) | 312 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 1 | 1 (28.4 s) | 4 |
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 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:15.873 | 1:15.062 | 1:14.301 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.013 | 1:15.035 | 1:14.381 | +0.080 Q3 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.900 | 1:15.022 | 1:14.448 | +0.147 Q3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:16.063 | 1:15.166 | 1:14.583 | +0.282 Q3 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:15.718 | 1:15.219 | 1:14.639 | +0.338 Q3 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.153 | 1:15.128 | 1:14.948 | +0.647 Q3 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.983 | 1:14.911 | 1:15.049 | +0.610 Q2 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:15.889 | 1:15.322 | 1:15.199 | +0.898 Q3 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.017 | 1:15.026 | 1:15.245 | +0.725 Q2 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:15.757 | 1:15.234 | +0.933 Q2 | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:15.418 | 1:15.421 | +1.117 Q1 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:15.648 | 1:15.508 | +1.207 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:16.399 | 1:15.536 | +1.235 Q2 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:15.923 | 1:15.709 | +1.408 Q2 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:16.062 | 1:15.718 | +1.417 Q2 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:16.360 | 1:15.878 | +1.577 Q2 | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.491 | 1:16.885 | +2.190 Q1 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:16.538 | +2.237 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:17.404 | +3.103 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:17.947 | +3.646 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:18.096 | +3.795 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:18.476 | +4.175 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:19.310 | +5.009 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 | 1 | 76 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 73 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 73 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 63 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 59 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 51 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 45 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 22 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 146 |
| 2 | McLaren | 1 | 108 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 86 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 86 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 61 |
| 6 | Williams | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Sauber | 0 | 41 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |