2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 25 Nov 2012
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 20 of 20
- Winner
- Jenson Button (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:12.458)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 71 | 1:45:22.656 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | 71 | +2.754 | 18 | |
| 3 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +3.615 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 71 | +4.936 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | 71 | +5.708 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | 71 | +9.453 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | 71 | +11.907 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | 71 | +28.653 | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 71 | +31.250 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 22 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 24 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | 68 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 54 | Collision | 1:18.069 | 0 |
| R | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 18 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.075 | 1:13.398 | 1:12.458 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:15.456 | 1:13.515 | 1:12.513 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.180 | 1:13.667 | 1:12.581 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:15.644 | 1:13.209 | 1:12.760 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.263 | 1:14.048 | 1:12.987 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.266 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.174 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:15.536 | 1:13.704 | 1:13.206 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.097 | 1:13.856 | 1:13.253 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:16.432 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.298 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.929 | 1:13.848 | 1:13.489 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:15.901 | 1:14.121 | |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:15.333 | 1:14.219 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:15.974 | 1:14.234 | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:16.005 | 1:14.334 | |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:16.400 | 1:14.380 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:16.744 | 1:14.574 | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.722 | 1:14.619 | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:16.967 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:17.073 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:17.086 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:17.508 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:18.104 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:19.576 | ||
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.699 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | 281 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 278 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 207 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 190 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 188 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 179 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 122 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 96 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 93 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 66 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 7 | 460 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 400 |
| 3 | McLaren | 7 | 378 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 303 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 142 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 126 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 109 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 76 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |