Pit Lane F1
2012 Season - Round 20 - 2012-11-25
Jenson Button won the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) second and Felipe Massa (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:18.069. Charles Pic (Marussia) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P12 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 20 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:18.108 | 25 |
| 2 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 1:18.623 | 18 |
| 3 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:18.879 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:18.903 | 12 |
| 5 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 6 | Finished | 1:18.210 | 10 |
| 6 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:19.090 | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | Finished | 1:20.158 | 6 |
| 8 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | Finished | 1:18.983 | 4 |
| 9 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | Finished | 1:18.973 | 2 |
| 10 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:19.444 | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:20.528 | 0 |
| 12 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:20.310 | 0 |
| 13 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:19.308 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:19.256 | 0 |
| 15 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:20.266 | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:19.686 | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | 1:21.085 | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:21.544 | 0 |
| 19 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | Accident | 1:19.314 | 0 |
| 20 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | Collision | 1:18.069 | 0 |
| 21 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 18 | Accident | 1:22.184 | 0 |
| 22 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Sauber | 12 | Collision | 0 |
