European Grand Prix
Round 8 of 2012
Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit
Valencia
Country
Spain
Date
Jun 24, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 11 | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 5 | 57 | +6.421 | 18 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 12 | 57 | +12.639 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 19 | 57 | +13.628 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 8 | 57 | +19.993 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | +21.176 | 8 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 10 | 57 | +22.866 | 6 |
| 8 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 9 | 57 | +24.653 | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 15 | 57 | +27.777 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 14 | 57 | +35.961 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 17 | 57 | +37.041 | 0 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 3 | 57 | +54.630 | 0 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 20 | 57 | +1:15.871 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 16 | 57 | +1:34.654 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 23 | 57 | +1:36.551 | 0 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 21 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 22 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 | 55 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 4 | 40 | Electronics | 0 |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 7 | 33 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 18 | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:39.626 | 1:38.530 | 1:38.086 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:39.169 | 1:38.616 | 1:38.410 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:38.825 | 1:38.570 | 1:38.475 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:39.530 | 1:38.489 | 1:38.505 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:39.464 | 1:38.531 | 1:38.513 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:39.061 | 1:38.504 | 1:38.623 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:39.651 | 1:38.703 | 1:38.741 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:39.009 | 1:38.689 | 1:38.752 |
| 9 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:39.622 | 1:38.563 | 1:38.801 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:38.858 | 1:38.519 | 1:38.992 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:39.409 | 1:38.707 | — |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:39.447 | 1:38.770 | — |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:39.388 | 1:38.780 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:39.449 | 1:39.207 | — |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:39.353 | 1:39.358 | — |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:40.087 | 1:40.295 | — |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:39.924 | 1:40.358 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:40.203 | — | — |
| 19 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:40.395 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:40.457 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Ferrari
1:43.666
Lap 40
Lotus F1
1:43.686
Lap 43
Mercedes
1:43.099
Lap 43
Red Bull
1:42.717
Lap 40
Force India
1:44.226
Lap 40
Mercedes
1:42.163
Lap 54
Force India
1:44.101
Lap 45
McLaren
1:44.806
Lap 48
Sauber
1:43.526
Lap 43
Williams
1:44.111
Lap 44
Toro Rosso
1:43.674
Lap 44
Williams
1:44.064
Lap 43
Caterham
1:44.253
Lap 54
Caterham
1:45.294
Lap 40
Marussia
1:46.701
Lap 43
Ferrari
1:44.431
Lap 36
1:46.799
Lap 36
1:46.388
Lap 42
McLaren
1:44.007
Lap 43
Lotus F1
1:43.764
Lap 38
Red Bull
1:44.555
Lap 18
Sauber
1:45.082
Lap 22
Toro Rosso
1:45.491
Lap 22
Race Overview
The 2012 European Grand Prix took place at Valencia Street Circuit in Spain. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Fernando Alonso taking the victory.