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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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
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

1234567891011121314151617181920212223 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 26Lap 39Lap 52 Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 1Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 2Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 10Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 11Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 12Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 12Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 12Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 13Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 13Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 13Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 14Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 14Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 14Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 15Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 16Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 16Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 16Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 16Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 16Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 18Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 21Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 26Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 27Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 28Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 29Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 29Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 30Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 31Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 31Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 32Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 32Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 33Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 34Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 35Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 35Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 35Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 37Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 37Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 37Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 38 VERROSGROHULMALVETKARDLRPERSENPICKOVMASGLODIRKOBRICHAMRAIMSCWEBBUTALO
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+20.0 s+40.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 30Lap 37Lap 45Lap 52 Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 1, 32.8 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 2, 34.2 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 10, 25.8 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11, 25.6 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 11, 25.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 12, 26.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 12, 25.9 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 12, 33.1 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 13, 25.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 13, 25.3 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 13, 26.3 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 14, 25.9 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 14, 26.0 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 14, 26.5 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15, 25.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 15, 25.4 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 16, 25.1 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 16, 29.9 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 16, 26.8 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 16, 26.1 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 16, 25.6 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 18, 26.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 21, 24.5 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 26, 25.4 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 27, 27.7 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 28, 25.0 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 29, 26.4 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 29, 25.6 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 30, 26.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 31, 24.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 31, 25.3 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 32, 26.2 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 32, 26.2 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 33, 25.2 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34, 25.9 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 34, 25.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 35, 25.1 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 35, 27.9 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 35, 25.4 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 37, 33.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 37, 25.0 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 37, 39.2 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 38, 25.2 s in the pit lane VERROSGROHULMALVETKARDLRPERSENPICKOVMASGLODIRKOBRICHAMRAIMSCWEBBUTALO
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: 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

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
WEBMark Webber214 (25.9 s), 33 (25.2 s)
141919
ALOFernando Alonso215 (25.4 s), 37 (25.0 s)
152215
VETSebastian Vettel210 (25.8 s), 31 (25.3 s)
102121
MASFelipe Massa213 (25.3 s), 35 (25.1 s)
132217
RAIKimi Räikkönen213 (25.6 s), 34 (25.9 s)
132118
GRORomain Grosjean22 (34.2 s), 26 (25.4 s)
2426
MSCMichael Schumacher212 (25.9 s), 34 (25.6 s)
122218
HAMLewis Hamilton221 (24.5 s), 28 (25.0 s)
21724
SENBruno Senna214 (26.0 s), 30 (26.6 s)
141622
BUTJenson Button216 (25.1 s), 31 (24.8 s)
161521
KOBKamui Kobayashi216 (26.8 s), 37 (39.2 s)
162115
HULNico Hülkenberg216 (26.1 s), 35 (25.4 s)
161917
RICDaniel Ricciardo216 (25.6 s), 29 (25.6 s)
161323
VERJean-Éric Vergne214 (26.5 s), 32 (26.2 s)
141820
ROSNico Rosberg215 (25.2 s), 37 (33.5 s)
152215
MALPastor Maldonado211 (25.6 s), 12 (33.1 s)
1139
KOVHeikki Kovalainen212 (26.2 s), 29 (26.4 s)
121722
GLOTimo Glock218 (26.2 s), 38 (25.2 s)
182013
PICCharles Pic213 (26.3 s), 32 (26.2 s)
131919
DLRPedro de la Rosa127 (27.7 s)
2723
KARNarain Karthikeyan216 (29.9 s), 35 (27.9 s)
161915
PERSergio Pérez111 (25.2 s)
11
DIRPaul di Resta11 (32.8 s)

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:46.5151:56.9211:51.746+0.236 Q1
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:47.2761:55.8981:51.793+0.997 Q1
3Michael SchumacherMercedes1:46.5711:55.7991:52.020+0.292 Q1
4Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:46.2791:56.9311:52.199fastest Q1
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:47.4011:56.3881:53.065+1.122 Q1
6Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:47.3091:56.4691:53.290+1.030 Q1
7Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:46.4491:56.8021:53.539+0.170 Q1
8Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:47.4331:54.8971:53.543+1.154 Q1
9Nico HülkenbergForce India1:46.3341:55.5561:54.382+0.055 Q1
10Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:47.0431:56.388+0.764 Q1
11Paul di RestaForce India1:47.5821:57.009+1.303 Q1
12Kamui KobayashiSauber1:46.6491:57.071+0.370 Q1
13Nico RosbergMercedes1:47.7241:57.108+1.445 Q1
14Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:47.2661:57.132+0.987 Q1
15Bruno SennaWilliams1:47.1051:57.426+0.826 Q1
16Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:47.7051:57.719+1.426 Q1
17Sergio PérezSauber1:46.4941:57.895+0.215 Q1
18Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:48.044+1.765 Q1
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:49.027+2.748 Q1
20Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:49.477+3.198 Q1
21Timo GlockMarussia1:51.618+5.339 Q1
22Pedro de la RosaHRT1:52.742+6.463 Q1
23Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:53.040+6.761 Q1
24Charles PicMarussia1:54.143+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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
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

Full 2012 standings