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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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
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

Safety car, laps 2 to 4 123456789101112131415161718192021 Lap 1Lap 20Lap 39Lap 59Lap 78 Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 1Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 3Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 17Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 27Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 29Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 29Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 29Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 29Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 29Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 29Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 30Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 30Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 30Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 31Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 33Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 34Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 34Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 35Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 38Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 39Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 40Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 46Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 54Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 70Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 73Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 74 WEBROSHAMALOMASVETRAIMSCHULSENDIRRICKOVBUTGLOPICVERPERPETKARKOB
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 2 to 4 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s Lap 1Lap 12Lap 23Lap 34Lap 45Lap 56Lap 67Lap 78 Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 1, 28.4 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 3, 39.4 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 17, 26.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 27, 24.9 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 29, 25.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 29, 26.4 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 29, 25.6 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 29, 27.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 29, 26.4 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 29, 26.4 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 30, 25.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 30, 26.1 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 30, 25.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 31, 25.0 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 33, 27.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 34, 25.1 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 34, 25.7 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 35, 25.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 38, 25.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 39, 19.7 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 40, 25.3 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 46, 25.1 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 54, 36.5 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 70, 26.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 73, 31.3 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 74, 27.0 s in the pit lane WEBROSHAMALOMASVETRAIMSCHULSENDIRRICKOVBUTGLOPICVERPERPETKARKOB
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 49 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

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

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
WEBMark Webber129 (25.6 s)
2949
ROSNico Rosberg127 (24.9 s)
2751
ALOFernando Alonso130 (25.2 s)
3048
VETSebastian Vettel146 (25.1 s)
4632
HAMLewis Hamilton129 (25.7 s)
2949
MASFelipe Massa131 (25.0 s)
3147
DIRPaul di Resta135 (25.6 s)
3543
HULNico Hülkenberg129 (26.4 s)
2949
RAIKimi Räikkönen129 (26.4 s)
2949
SENBruno Senna129 (26.4 s)
2949
PERSergio Pérez234 (25.7 s), 39 (19.7 s)
34538
VERJean-Éric Vergne217 (26.1 s), 70 (26.2 s)
17537
KOVHeikki Kovalainen230 (26.1 s), 73 (31.3 s)
30434
GLOTimo Glock230 (25.6 s), 54 (36.5 s)
302423
KARNarain Karthikeyan229 (27.3 s), 74 (27.0 s)
2945
BUTJenson Button138 (25.2 s)
3832
RICDaniel Ricciardo140 (25.3 s)
4025
PICCharles Pic133 (27.2 s)
3331
MSCMichael Schumacher134 (25.1 s)
3429
PETVitaly Petrov13 (39.4 s)
312
KOBKamui Kobayashi11 (28.4 s)
4

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Michael SchumacherMercedes1:15.8731:15.0621:14.301fastest Q3
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:16.0131:15.0351:14.381+0.080 Q3
3Nico RosbergMercedes1:15.9001:15.0221:14.448+0.147 Q3
4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:16.0631:15.1661:14.583+0.282 Q3
5Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:15.7181:15.2191:14.639+0.338 Q3
6Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:16.1531:15.1281:14.948+0.647 Q3
7Felipe MassaFerrari1:15.9831:14.9111:15.049+0.610 Q2
8Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:15.8891:15.3221:15.199+0.898 Q3
9Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:16.0171:15.0261:15.245+0.725 Q2
10Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:15.7571:15.234+0.933 Q2
11Nico HülkenbergForce India1:15.4181:15.421+1.117 Q1
12Kamui KobayashiSauber1:15.6481:15.508+1.207 Q2
13Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:16.3991:15.536+1.235 Q2
14Bruno SennaWilliams1:15.9231:15.709+1.408 Q2
15Paul di RestaForce India1:16.0621:15.718+1.417 Q2
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:16.3601:15.878+1.577 Q2
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:16.4911:16.885+2.190 Q1
18Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:16.538+2.237 Q1
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:17.404+3.103 Q1
20Timo GlockMarussia1:17.947+3.646 Q1
21Pedro de la RosaHRT1:18.096+3.795 Q1
22Charles PicMarussia1:18.476+4.175 Q1
23Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:19.310+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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
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

Full 2012 standings