2012 Canadian Grand Prix
- Date
- 10 Jun 2012
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
- Round
- 7 of 20
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:13.784)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 70 | 1:32:29.586 | 25 | |
| 2 | 10 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | 70 | +2.513 | 18 | |
| 3 | 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | 70 | +5.260 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 70 | +7.295 | 1:15.752 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | +13.411 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 70 | +13.842 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 70 | +15.085 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 12 | 70 | +15.567 | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 11 | 70 | +24.432 | 2 | |
| 10 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 70 | +25.272 | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 8 | 70 | +37.693 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 70 | +46.236 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 22q17 | 70 | +47.052 | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | 70 | +64.475 | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19q20 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 10 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 16 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17q18 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18q19 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 23 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 21q22 | 56 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | 43 | Rear wing | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20q21 | 24 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Pastor Maldonado qualified 17th, started 22nd; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 18th, started 17th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 19th, started 18th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 20th, started 19th; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 21st, started 20th; Timo Glock qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 17, 50), stints of 17, 33, 20 laps
- 2nd
- Romain Grosjean: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 49 laps
- 3rd
- Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 41), stints of 41, 29 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 70
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 17 (21.4 s), 50 (22.5 s) | 173320 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 21 (21.8 s) | 2149 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 41 (21.4 s) | 4129 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 16 (21.6 s), 63 (22.4 s) | 16477 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 19 (21.1 s) | 1951 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 19 (21.2 s), 38 (21.2 s) | 191932 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 17 (21.2 s), 52 (21.3 s) | 173518 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 40 (21.5 s) | 4030 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 1 | 24 (21.5 s) | 2446 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 12 (21.1 s), 58 (21.1 s) | 124612 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 13 (21.5 s), 44 (21.7 s) | 133126 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 21 (24.6 s), 42 (23.7 s) | 212128 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 1 | 29 (22.7 s) | 2941 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 17 (21.7 s), 58 (21.6 s) | 174112 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 3 | 16 (22.3 s), 43 (23.2 s), 47 (14.6 s) | 1627422 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 15 (21.7 s), 33 (21.8 s), 52 (21.4 s) | 15181917 |
| SENBruno Senna | 1 | 23 (22.8 s) | 2346 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 17 (21.7 s), 42 (21.7 s) | 172527 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 2 | 18 (21.9 s), 43 (21.4 s) | 182526 |
| PICCharles Pic | 1 | 28 (23.3 s) | 2841 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 1 | 24 (25.5 s) | 2432 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 13 (21.8 s), 43 (22.5 s) | 1330 |
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 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:14.661 | 1:14.187 | 1:13.784 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:14.891 | 1:14.371 | 1:14.087 | +0.303 Q3 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:14.916 | 1:14.314 | 1:14.151 | +0.367 Q3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:14.956 | 1:14.479 | 1:14.346 | +0.562 Q3 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.098 | 1:14.568 | 1:14.411 | +0.627 Q3 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.194 | 1:14.641 | 1:14.465 | +0.681 Q3 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:15.163 | 1:14.627 | 1:14.645 | +0.843 Q2 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:15.019 | 1:14.639 | 1:14.705 | +0.855 Q2 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:14.892 | 1:14.480 | 1:14.812 | +0.696 Q2 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:14.799 | 1:14.680 | 1:15.182 | +0.896 Q2 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:15.101 | 1:14.688 | +0.904 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:14.995 | 1:14.734 | +0.950 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:15.106 | 1:14.748 | +0.964 Q2 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:15.552 | 1:15.078 | +1.294 Q2 | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:15.326 | 1:15.156 | +1.372 Q2 | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:14.995 | 1:15.170 | +1.211 Q1 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:14.979 | 1:15.231 | +1.195 Q1 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:16.263 | +2.479 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:16.482 | +2.698 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.602 | +2.818 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:17.492 | +3.708 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:17.901 | +4.117 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:18.255 | +4.471 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:18.330 | +4.546 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 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 88 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 86 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 85 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 79 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 67 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 55 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 53 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 45 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | 29 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 164 |
| 2 | McLaren | 2 | 133 |
| 3 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 108 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 1 | 97 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 69 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | Williams | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |