2012 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Date
- 22 Apr 2012
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 4 of 20
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:32.422)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | 1:35:10.990 | 1:36.379 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 11 | 57 | +3.333 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | 57 | +10.194 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 57 | +38.788 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 57 | +55.460 | 10 | |
| 6 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | 57 | +57.543 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | 57 | +57.803 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 57 | +58.984 | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 14 | 57 | +64.999 | 2 | |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 22 | 57 | +71.490 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | 57 | +72.702 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 57 | +76.539 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | 57 | +90.334 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | 57 | +93.723 | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 6 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 55 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 23 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 15 | 54 | Vibrations | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 21 | 25 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | 24 | Engine | 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 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.308 | 1:33.527 | 1:32.422 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34.813 | 1:33.209 | 1:32.520 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.015 | 1:33.311 | 1:32.637 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.792 | 1:33.416 | 1:32.711 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.588 | 1:33.219 | 1:32.821 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.988 | 1:33.556 | 1:32.912 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.041 | 1:33.246 | 1:33.008 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.814 | 1:33.660 | 1:33.394 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.760 | 1:33.403 | |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.624 | 1:33.510 | |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:34.552 | 1:33.789 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:34.131 | 1:33.806 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.601 | 1:33.807 | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.372 | 1:33.912 | |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:34.466 | 1:34.017 | |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.852 | 1:36.132 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.639 | ||
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:34.865 | ||
| 19 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.823 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.683 | ||
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.883 | ||
| 23 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:37.905 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:38.314 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 53 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 49 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 48 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 43 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 15 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 1 | 101 |
| 2 | McLaren | 1 | 92 |
| 3 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 57 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Williams | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |