Pit Lane F1
2012 Season - Round 8 - 2012-06-24
Fernando Alonso won the 2012 European Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) second and Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) third. The win came from P11 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:42.163. Mark Webber (Red Bull) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 European Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 1:43.666 | 25 |
| 2 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | Finished | 1:43.686 | 18 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | Finished | 1:43.099 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | Finished | 1:42.717 | 12 |
| 5 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | Finished | 1:44.226 | 10 |
| 6 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | Finished | 1:42.163 | 8 |
| 7 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | Finished | 1:44.101 | 6 |
| 8 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 1:44.806 | 4 |
| 9 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | Finished | 1:43.526 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | Finished | 1:44.111 | 1 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | Finished | 1:43.674 | 0 |
| 12 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | Finished | 1:44.064 | 0 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | Finished | 1:44.253 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | Finished | 1:45.294 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 23 | Finished | 1:46.701 | 0 |
| 16 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:44.431 | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:46.799 | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:46.388 | 0 |
| 19 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | Collision | 1:44.007 | 0 |
| 20 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | Electronics | 1:43.764 | 0 |
| 21 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Gearbox | 1:44.555 | 0 |
| 22 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | Collision | 1:45.082 | 0 |
| 23 | 25Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | Collision | 1:45.491 | 0 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
