2012 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 8 Jul 2012
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 9 of 20
- Winner
- Mark Webber (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Fernando Alonso (1:51.746)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 52 | 1:25:11.288 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 52 | +3.060 | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | 52 | +4.836 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 52 | +9.519 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 6 | 52 | +10.314 | 1:34.661 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 9q10 | 52 | +17.101 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 52 | +29.153 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 8 | 52 | +36.463 | 4 | |
| 9 | 19 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 13q15 | 52 | +43.347 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 16q18 | 52 | +44.444 | 1 | |
| 11 | 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17q12 | 52 | +45.370 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 14q9 | 52 | +47.856 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 12q14 | 52 | +51.241 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 23q16 | 52 | +53.313 | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 11q13 | 52 | +57.394 | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 7 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19q20 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 20q21 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 25 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 24 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | HRT | 21q22 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22q23 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 15q17 | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 10q11 | 2 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 21 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18q19 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 15 drivers: Nico Hülkenberg qualified 9th, started 14th; Romain Grosjean qualified 10th, started 9th; Paul di Resta qualified 11th, started 10th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 12th, started 17th; Nico Rosberg qualified 13th, started 11th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 14th, started 12th; Bruno Senna qualified 15th, started 13th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 16th, started 23rd; Sergio Pérez qualified 17th, started 15th; Jenson Button qualified 18th, started 16th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 19th, started 18th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 20th, started 19th; Timo Glock qualified 21st, started 20th; Pedro de la Rosa 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: 2 stops (laps 14, 33), stints of 14, 19, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 15, 37), stints of 15, 22, 15 laps
- 3rd
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 10, 31), stints of 10, 21, 21 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 20
- First stops
- median lap 14 of 52
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 14 (25.9 s), 33 (25.2 s) | 141919 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 15 (25.4 s), 37 (25.0 s) | 152215 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 10 (25.8 s), 31 (25.3 s) | 102121 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 13 (25.3 s), 35 (25.1 s) | 132217 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 13 (25.6 s), 34 (25.9 s) | 132118 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 2 | 2 (34.2 s), 26 (25.4 s) | 2426 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 12 (25.9 s), 34 (25.6 s) | 122218 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 21 (24.5 s), 28 (25.0 s) | 21724 |
| SENBruno Senna | 2 | 14 (26.0 s), 30 (26.6 s) | 141622 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 16 (25.1 s), 31 (24.8 s) | 161521 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 16 (26.8 s), 37 (39.2 s) | 162115 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 16 (26.1 s), 35 (25.4 s) | 161917 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 16 (25.6 s), 29 (25.6 s) | 161323 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 14 (26.5 s), 32 (26.2 s) | 141820 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 15 (25.2 s), 37 (33.5 s) | 152215 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 2 | 11 (25.6 s), 12 (33.1 s) | 1139 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 12 (26.2 s), 29 (26.4 s) | 121722 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 18 (26.2 s), 38 (25.2 s) | 182013 |
| PICCharles Pic | 2 | 13 (26.3 s), 32 (26.2 s) | 131919 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 1 | 27 (27.7 s) | 2723 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 2 | 16 (29.9 s), 35 (27.9 s) | 161915 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 11 (25.2 s) | 11 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 1 | 1 (32.8 s) |
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 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:46.515 | 1:56.921 | 1:51.746 | +0.236 Q1 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:47.276 | 1:55.898 | 1:51.793 | +0.997 Q1 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:46.571 | 1:55.799 | 1:52.020 | +0.292 Q1 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:46.279 | 1:56.931 | 1:52.199 | fastest Q1 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.401 | 1:56.388 | 1:53.065 | +1.122 Q1 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:47.309 | 1:56.469 | 1:53.290 | +1.030 Q1 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:46.449 | 1:56.802 | 1:53.539 | +0.170 Q1 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:47.433 | 1:54.897 | 1:53.543 | +1.154 Q1 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:46.334 | 1:55.556 | 1:54.382 | +0.055 Q1 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:47.043 | 1:56.388 | +0.764 Q1 | |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:47.582 | 1:57.009 | +1.303 Q1 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:46.649 | 1:57.071 | +0.370 Q1 | |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:47.724 | 1:57.108 | +1.445 Q1 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:47.266 | 1:57.132 | +0.987 Q1 | |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:47.105 | 1:57.426 | +0.826 Q1 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:47.705 | 1:57.719 | +1.426 Q1 | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:46.494 | 1:57.895 | +0.215 Q1 | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:48.044 | +1.765 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:49.027 | +2.748 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:49.477 | +3.198 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:51.618 | +5.339 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:52.742 | +6.463 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:53.040 | +6.761 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:54.143 | +7.864 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 | 2 | 129 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 116 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 100 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 92 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 83 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 75 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 61 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | 29 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 3 | 216 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 152 |
| 3 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 144 |
| 4 | McLaren | 2 | 142 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 98 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 60 |
| 7 | Williams | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 44 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |