Season 2012 · Round 10

German Grand Prix

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2012-07-22 · Hockenheimring · Germany · German Grand Prix · 67Lap · 306.458km
5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:31:05.862
Team win 25pt P1 · P12
3 Jenson Button
McLaren +6.949
9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 +16.409
Fastest Lap
7 Michael Schumacher
1:18.725 · L57
DNF
1
Lewis Hamilton L56
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 18/37 48.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P33
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany
67Lap 306.458km 37 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:13.780 · Kimi Räikkönen (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 4 wins · GP #1
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P3 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 17 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 Jenson Button 15 starts · → Graham Hill -1
P6 Fernando Alonso 14 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Alonso · pit stop L18 Alonso · pit stop L41 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Button · pit stop L19 Button · pit stop L40 Button BUT Button BUT Räikkönen · pit stop L11 Räikkönen · pit stop L38 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Kobayashi · pit stop L22 Kobayashi · pit stop L43 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Vettel · pit stop L20 Vettel · pit stop L41 Vettel VET Vettel VET Pérez · pit stop L17 Pérez · pit stop L40 Pérez PER Pérez PER Schumacher · pit stop L14 Schumacher · pit stop L36 Schumacher · pit stop L52 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Webber · pit stop L12 Webber · pit stop L40 Webber WEB Webber WEB Hülkenberg · pit stop L12 Hülkenberg · pit stop L31 Hülkenberg · pit stop L46 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Rosberg · pit stop L12 Rosberg · pit stop L32 Rosberg · pit stop L50 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS di Resta · pit stop L10 di Resta · pit stop L39 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Massa · pit stop L1 Massa · pit stop L24 Massa · pit stop L47 Massa MAS Massa MAS Ricciardo · pit stop L19 Ricciardo · pit stop L38 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Vergne · pit stop L6 Vergne · pit stop L27 Vergne · pit stop L45 Vergne VER Vergne VER Maldonado · pit stop L13 Maldonado · pit stop L38 Maldonado · pit stop L57 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Petrov · pit stop L14 Petrov · pit stop L32 Petrov · pit stop L50 Petrov PET Petrov PET Senna · pit stop L1 Senna · pit stop L25 Senna · pit stop L47 Senna SEN Senna SEN Grosjean · pit stop L1 Grosjean · pit stop L24 Grosjean · pit stop L42 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Kovalainen · pit stop L13 Kovalainen · pit stop L31 Kovalainen · pit stop L44 Kovalainen · pit stop L53 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Pic · pit stop L21 Pic · pit stop L43 Pic PIC Pic PIC de la Rosa · pit stop L20 de la Rosa · pit stop L45 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Glock · pit stop L19 Glock · pit stop L40 Glock GLO Glock GLO Karthikeyan · pit stop L22 Karthikeyan · pit stop L46 Karthikeyan KAR Karthikeyan KAR Hamilton · pit stop L3 Hamilton · pit stop L31 Hamilton · pit stop L47 Hamilton · retired L56 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1 67 1:31:05.862 25
2 3 Jenson Button McLaren 6 67 +6.949 18
3 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 10 67 +16.409 15
4 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 12 67 +21.925 12
5 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2 67 +23.732 10
6 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 17 67 +27.896 8
7 7 Michael Schumacher FL Mercedes 3 67 +28.970 6
8 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 8 67 +46.941 4
9 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 4 67 +48.162 2
10 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 21 67 +48.889 1
11 11 Paul di Resta Force India 9 67 +59.227
12 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 13 67 +1:11.428
13 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 11 67 +1:16.829
14 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 15 67 +1:16.965
15 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 5 66 +1 Lap
16 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 18 66 +1 Lap
17 19 Bruno Senna Williams 14 66 +1 Lap
18 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 19 66 +1 Lap
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 16 65 +2 Laps
20 25 Charles Pic Marussia 20 65 +2 Laps
21 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 23 64 +3 Laps
22 24 Timo Glock Marussia 22 64 +3 Laps
23 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 24 64 +3 Laps
R 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 7 56 Puncture
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16.073 1:38.521 1:40.621 +0.380 Q1
2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:16.393 1:38.309 1:41.026 +0.700 Q1
3 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:16.500 1:39.382 1:41.496 +0.807 Q1
4 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.686 1:38.010 1:42.459 +0.993 Q1
5 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:16.271 1:39.467 1:43.501 +0.578 Q1
6 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:16.181 1:38.731 1:43.950 +0.488 Q1
7 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:16.507 1:38.659 1:44.113 +0.814 Q1
8 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:16.221 1:37.365 1:44.186 +0.528 Q1
9 11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:16.352 1:39.703 1:44.889 +0.659 Q1
10 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1:15.693 1:39.729 1:45.811 POLE Q1
11 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:16.516 1:39.789 — +0.823 Q1
12 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:15.726 1:39.933 — +0.033 Q1
13 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:16.481 1:39.985 — +0.788 Q1
14 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.265 1:40.212 — +0.572 Q1
15 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:16.685 1:40.574 — +0.992 Q1
16 19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:16.426 1:40.752 — +0.733 Q1
17 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.988 1:41.551 — +0.295 Q1
18 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:16.741 — — +1.048 Q1
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:17.620 — — +1.927 Q1
20 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:18.531 — — +2.838 Q1
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:19.220 — — +3.527 Q1
22 24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:19.291 — — +3.598 Q1
23 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:19.912 — — +4.219 Q1
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:20.230 — — +4.537 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Fernando Alonso
2
1 Sebastian Vettel
3
7 Michael Schumacher ▲1
4
12 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
5
18 Pastor Maldonado ▲1
6
3 Jenson Button ▲1
7
4 Lewis Hamilton ▲1
8
2 Mark Webber ▼5
9
11 Paul di Resta
10
9 Kimi Räikkönen
11
16 Daniel Ricciardo
12
14 Kamui Kobayashi ▲1
13
6 Felipe Massa ▲1
14
19 Bruno Senna ▲2
15
17 Jean-Éric Vergne ▲3
16
20 Heikki Kovalainen ▲3
17
15 Sergio Pérez ▼5
18
21 Vitaly Petrov ▲2
19
10 Romain Grosjean ▼4
20
25 Charles Pic ▲1
21
8 Nico Rosberg ▼4
22
24 Timo Glock
23
22 Pedro de la Rosa
24
23 Narain Karthikeyan
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 7 Michael Schumacher 1:18.725 L57
2 7 Michael Schumacher 1:18.794 L56
3 7 Michael Schumacher 1:18.833 L58
4 7 Michael Schumacher 1:18.875 L59
5 7 Michael Schumacher 1:18.942 L61
6 7 Michael Schumacher 1:19.005 L62
7 7 Michael Schumacher 1:19.007 L55
8 5 Fernando Alonso 1:19.044 L66
9 8 Nico Rosberg 1:19.105 L59
10 8 Nico Rosberg 1:19.126 L64
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
15s 20s 25s 30s 35s 40s 45s median 18.5s Jenson Button · L40 · 16.831s Mark Webber · L40 · 17.290s Sebastian Vettel · L20 · 17.512s Fernando Alonso · L18 · 17.570s Lewis Hamilton · L31 · 17.598s Kimi Räikkönen · L38 · 17.735s Charles Pic · L21 · 17.821s Sebastian Vettel · L41 · 17.859s Jenson Button · L19 · 17.867s Nico Rosberg · L32 · 17.894s Paul di Resta · L10 · 17.899s Michael Schumacher · L36 · 17.928s Fernando Alonso · L41 · 17.942s Paul di Resta · L39 · 17.968s Daniel Ricciardo · L38 · 17.990s Kimi Räikkönen · L11 · 18.002s Pastor Maldonado · L57 · 18.085s Sergio Pérez · L17 · 18.143s Michael Schumacher · L52 · 18.163s Sergio Pérez · L40 · 18.199s Mark Webber · L12 · 18.253s Nico Hülkenberg · L31 · 18.286s Bruno Senna · L47 · 18.313s Vitaly Petrov · L32 · 18.323s Vitaly Petrov · L50 · 18.354s Nico Hülkenberg · L46 · 18.365s Daniel Ricciardo · L19 · 18.374s Nico Rosberg · L12 · 18.395s Jean-Éric Vergne · L27 · 18.425s Nico Hülkenberg · L12 · 18.442s Michael Schumacher · L14 · 18.497s Nico Rosberg · L50 · 18.741s Heikki Kovalainen · L31 · 18.801s Bruno Senna · L25 · 18.822s Lewis Hamilton · L47 · 18.877s Jean-Éric Vergne · L6 · 18.901s Kamui Kobayashi · L22 · 18.904s Timo Glock · L40 · 18.952s Felipe Massa · L24 · 19.137s Kamui Kobayashi · L43 · 19.177s Pastor Maldonado · L38 · 19.210s Heikki Kovalainen · L44 · 19.233s Narain Karthikeyan · L46 · 19.382s Heikki Kovalainen · L13 · 19.385s Charles Pic · L43 · 19.391s Narain Karthikeyan · L22 · 19.535s Pastor Maldonado · L13 · 19.646s Felipe Massa · L47 · 19.680s Vitaly Petrov · L14 · 19.802s Pedro de la Rosa · L20 · 19.850s Jean-Éric Vergne · L45 · 19.949s Romain Grosjean · L24 · 20.388s Pedro de la Rosa · L45 · 20.664s Lewis Hamilton · L3 · 21.012s Timo Glock · L19 · 21.399s Romain Grosjean · L42 · 22.743s Felipe Massa · L1 · 23.049s Heikki Kovalainen · L53 · 28.988s Romain Grosjean · L1 · 32.766s Bruno Senna · L1 · 47.942s
fastest 16.831s Jenson Button slowest 47.942s Bruno Senna pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
6 Felipe Massa 1 1 14:04:39 23.049s
19 Bruno Senna 1 1 14:04:53 47.942s
10 Romain Grosjean 1 1 14:04:56 32.766s
4 Lewis Hamilton 1 3 14:07:52 21.012s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 1 6 14:11:33 18.901s
11 Paul di Resta 1 10 14:17:02 17.899s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 1 11 14:18:20 18.002s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 12 14:19:51 18.395s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 1 12 14:19:41 18.442s
2 Mark Webber 1 12 14:19:43 18.253s
18 Pastor Maldonado 1 13 14:21:05 19.646s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 13 14:21:24 19.385s
7 Michael Schumacher 1 14 14:22:25 18.497s
21 Vitaly Petrov 1 14 14:22:47 19.802s
15 Sergio Pérez 1 17 14:26:37 18.143s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 18 14:27:43 17.570s
24 Timo Glock 1 19 14:30:15 21.399s
3 Jenson Button 1 19 14:29:13 17.867s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 1 19 14:29:34 18.374s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 1 20 14:31:43 19.850s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 20 14:30:30 17.512s
25 Charles Pic 1 21 14:32:56 17.821s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1 22 14:33:31 18.904s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 1 22 14:34:43 19.535s
6 Felipe Massa 2 24 14:36:49 19.137s
10 Romain Grosjean 2 24 14:37:20 20.388s
19 Bruno Senna 2 25 14:38:46 18.822s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 2 27 14:40:49 18.425s
4 Lewis Hamilton 2 31 14:46:44 17.598s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 2 31 14:46:32 18.801s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 2 31 14:46:05 18.286s
8 Nico Rosberg 2 32 14:47:31 17.894s
21 Vitaly Petrov 2 32 14:47:59 18.323s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 36 14:52:44 17.928s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 2 38 14:55:57 17.990s
18 Pastor Maldonado 2 38 14:55:56 19.210s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 2 38 14:55:22 17.735s
11 Paul di Resta 2 39 14:57:08 17.968s
15 Sergio Pérez 2 40 14:58:14 18.199s
2 Mark Webber 2 40 14:58:22 17.290s
3 Jenson Button 2 40 14:57:48 16.831s
24 Timo Glock 2 40 15:00:18 18.952s
5 Fernando Alonso 2 41 14:59:05 17.942s
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 41 14:59:07 17.859s
10 Romain Grosjean 3 42 15:02:09 22.743s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 2 43 15:02:13 19.177s
25 Charles Pic 2 43 15:03:49 19.391s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 3 44 15:04:41 19.233s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 2 45 15:07:26 20.664s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 3 45 15:05:35 19.949s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 2 46 15:08:59 19.382s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 3 46 15:06:33 18.365s
19 Bruno Senna 3 47 15:09:01 18.313s
4 Lewis Hamilton 3 47 15:08:33 18.877s
6 Felipe Massa 3 47 15:08:15 19.680s
8 Nico Rosberg 3 50 15:11:59 18.741s
21 Vitaly Petrov 3 50 15:12:58 18.354s
7 Michael Schumacher 3 52 15:14:25 18.163s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 4 53 15:17:23 28.988s
18 Pastor Maldonado 3 57 15:22:00 18.085s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
14
Kamui Kobayashi
+18
P12→P4
15
Sergio Pérez
+18
P17→P6
8
Nico Rosberg
+17
P21→P10
6
Felipe Massa
+14
P13→P12
16
Daniel Ricciardo
+14
P11→P13
12
Nico Hülkenberg
+13
P4→P9
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
+13
P15→P14
9
Kimi Räikkönen
+12
P10→P3
Most positions lost
Nico Hülkenberg −18 Daniel Ricciardo −16 Pastor Maldonado −15
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
15 Sergio Pérez Grid penalty ▼5 (P12 → P17)
▼5 (P12 → P17)
2 Mark Webber Grid penalty ▼5 (P3 → P8)
▼5 (P3 → P8)
8 Nico Rosberg Grid penalty ▼4 (P17 → P21)
▼4 (P17 → P21)
10 Romain Grosjean Grid penalty ▼4 (P15 → P19)
▼4 (P15 → P19)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15