Season 2012 · Round 12

Belgian Grand Prix

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2012-09-02 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · Belgian Grand Prix · 44Lap · 308.052km
3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:29:08.530
1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +13.624
Team win 26pt P2 · P6
9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 +25.334
Fastest Lap
19 Bruno Senna
1:52.822 · L43
DNF
6
Narain Karthikeyan L29 Pastor Maldonado L4 Sergio Pérez L0 Fernando Alonso L0 Lewis Hamilton L0 Romain Grosjean L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Ayrton Senna 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/59 37.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
44Lap 308.052km 59 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:44.701 · Sergio Pérez (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 4 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 20 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 Button · pit stop L20 Button BUT Button BUT Vettel · pit stop L21 Vettel VET Vettel VET Räikkönen · pit stop L11 Räikkönen · pit stop L28 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Hülkenberg · pit stop L13 Hülkenberg · pit stop L27 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Massa · pit stop L12 Massa · pit stop L27 Massa MAS Massa MAS Webber · pit stop L11 Webber · pit stop L27 Webber WEB Webber WEB Schumacher · pit stop L19 Schumacher · pit stop L35 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Vergne · pit stop L15 Vergne · pit stop L29 Vergne VER Vergne VER Ricciardo · pit stop L12 Ricciardo · pit stop L28 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC di Resta · pit stop L10 di Resta · pit stop L26 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Rosberg · pit stop L20 Rosberg · pit stop L36 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Senna · pit stop L16 Senna · pit stop L39 Senna SEN Senna SEN Kobayashi · pit stop L1 Kobayashi · pit stop L7 Kobayashi · pit stop L24 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Petrov · pit stop L12 Petrov · pit stop L26 Petrov PET Petrov PET Glock · pit stop L11 Glock · pit stop L25 Glock GLO Glock GLO Pic · pit stop L18 Pic PIC Pic PIC Kovalainen · pit stop L14 Kovalainen · pit stop L27 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV de la Rosa · pit stop L1 de la Rosa · pit stop L15 de la Rosa · pit stop L27 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Karthikeyan · pit stop L14 Karthikeyan · pit stop L28 Karthikeyan · retired L29 Karthikeyan KAR Karthikeyan KAR Maldonado · pit stop L1 Maldonado · retired L4 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Pérez · retired L0 Pérez PER Pérez PER Alonso · retired L0 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Hamilton · retired L0 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Grosjean · retired L0 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1 44 1:29:08.530 25
2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 10 44 +13.624 18
3 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 3 44 +25.334 15
4 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 11 44 +27.843 12
5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 14 44 +29.845 10
6 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 12 44 +31.244 8
7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 13 44 +53.374 6
8 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 15 44 +58.865 4
9 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 16 44 +1:02.982 2
10 11 Paul di Resta Force India 9 44 +1:03.783 1
11 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 23 44 +1:05.111
12 19 Bruno Senna FL Williams 17 44 +1:11.529
13 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 2 44 +1:56.119
14 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 19 43 +1 Lap
15 24 Timo Glock Marussia 20 43 +1 Lap
16 25 Charles Pic Marussia 22 43 +1 Lap
17 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 18 43 +1 Lap
18 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 21 43 +1 Lap
R 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 24 29 Spun off
R 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 6 4 Collision
R 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 4 0 Collision
R 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 5 0 Collision
R 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 7 0 Collision
R 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:49.250 1:47.654 1:47.573 POLE Q3
2 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:49.686 1:48.569 1:47.871 +0.298 Q3
3 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:48.993 1:48.780 1:47.893 +0.320 Q3
4 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1:49.546 1:48.414 1:48.205 +0.632 Q3
5 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:49.642 1:47.980 1:48.219 +0.407 Q2
6 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:49.401 1:48.598 1:48.313 +0.740 Q3
7 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:49.859 1:48.546 1:48.392 +0.819 Q3
8 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:49.605 1:48.563 1:48.394 +0.821 Q3
9 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:50.126 1:48.714 1:48.538 +0.965 Q3
10 11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:50.033 1:48.729 1:48.890 +1.156 Q2
11 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:49.722 1:48.792 — +1.219 Q2
12 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:49.362 1:48.855 — +1.282 Q2
13 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:49.742 1:49.081 — +1.508 Q2
14 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:49.588 1:49.147 — +1.574 Q2
15 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:49.763 1:49.354 — +1.781 Q2
16 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:49.572 1:49.543 — +1.970 Q2
17 19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:49.958 1:50.088 — +2.385 Q1
18 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:50.181 — — +2.608 Q1
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:51.739 — — +4.166 Q1
20 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:51.967 — — +4.394 Q1
21 24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:52.336 — — +4.763 Q1
22 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:53.030 — — +5.457 Q1
23 25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:53.493 — — +5.920 Q1
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:54.989 — — +7.416 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jenson Button
2
14 Kamui Kobayashi
3
9 Kimi Räikkönen ▲1
4
15 Sergio Pérez ▲1
5
5 Fernando Alonso ▲1
6
18 Pastor Maldonado ▼3
7
4 Lewis Hamilton ▲1
8
10 Romain Grosjean ▲1
9
11 Paul di Resta ▲1
10
1 Sebastian Vettel ▲1
11
12 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
12
2 Mark Webber ▼5
13
7 Michael Schumacher
14
6 Felipe Massa
15
17 Jean-Éric Vergne
16
16 Daniel Ricciardo
17
19 Bruno Senna
18
20 Heikki Kovalainen ▲1
19
21 Vitaly Petrov ▲1
20
24 Timo Glock ▲1
21
22 Pedro de la Rosa ▲1
22
25 Charles Pic ▲1
23
8 Nico Rosberg ▼5
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 19 Bruno Senna 1:52.822 L43
2 8 Nico Rosberg 1:53.073 L39
3 19 Bruno Senna 1:53.075 L44
4 8 Nico Rosberg 1:53.103 L38
5 19 Bruno Senna 1:53.316 L41
6 6 Felipe Massa 1:53.464 L30
7 8 Nico Rosberg 1:53.493 L44
8 7 Michael Schumacher 1:53.507 L37
9 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:53.640 L34
10 8 Nico Rosberg 1:53.648 L40
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s 30s 35s 40s 45s 50s median 21.3s Jenson Button · L20 · 19.668s Daniel Ricciardo · L12 · 20.287s Kimi Räikkönen · L28 · 20.289s Felipe Massa · L12 · 20.306s Kimi Räikkönen · L11 · 20.383s Mark Webber · L27 · 20.385s Nico Rosberg · L36 · 20.534s Jean-Éric Vergne · L15 · 20.660s Timo Glock · L25 · 20.660s Nico Hülkenberg · L27 · 20.696s Sebastian Vettel · L21 · 20.811s Michael Schumacher · L35 · 20.835s Mark Webber · L11 · 20.908s Felipe Massa · L27 · 21.049s Daniel Ricciardo · L28 · 21.060s Nico Rosberg · L20 · 21.062s Jean-Éric Vergne · L29 · 21.077s Paul di Resta · L26 · 21.115s Vitaly Petrov · L26 · 21.180s Paul di Resta · L10 · 21.402s Charles Pic · L18 · 21.611s Michael Schumacher · L19 · 21.664s Kamui Kobayashi · L7 · 21.669s Bruno Senna · L16 · 21.690s Pastor Maldonado · L1 · 21.842s Heikki Kovalainen · L27 · 21.931s Bruno Senna · L39 · 22.030s Pedro de la Rosa · L27 · 22.064s Kamui Kobayashi · L24 · 22.106s Nico Hülkenberg · L13 · 22.152s Timo Glock · L11 · 22.463s Narain Karthikeyan · L28 · 22.523s Narain Karthikeyan · L14 · 23.953s Pedro de la Rosa · L15 · 25.027s Vitaly Petrov · L12 · 25.972s Kamui Kobayashi · L1 · 27.248s Pedro de la Rosa · L1 · 29.107s Heikki Kovalainen · L14 · 52.206s
fastest 19.668s Jenson Button slowest 52.206s Heikki Kovalainen pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1 1 14:06:35 27.248s
18 Pastor Maldonado 1 1 14:06:36 21.842s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 1 1 14:06:31 29.107s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 2 7 14:21:42 21.669s
11 Paul di Resta 1 10 14:27:27 21.402s
24 Timo Glock 1 11 14:29:54 22.463s
2 Mark Webber 1 11 14:29:28 20.908s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 1 11 14:29:22 20.383s
6 Felipe Massa 1 12 14:31:26 20.306s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 1 12 14:31:21 20.287s
21 Vitaly Petrov 1 12 14:31:42 25.972s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 1 13 14:33:14 22.152s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 1 14 14:35:55 23.953s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 14 14:35:49 52.206s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 1 15 14:37:19 20.660s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 2 15 14:38:00 25.027s
19 Bruno Senna 1 16 14:39:19 21.690s
25 Charles Pic 1 18 14:44:03 21.611s
7 Michael Schumacher 1 19 14:45:02 21.664s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 20 14:47:24 21.062s
3 Jenson Button 1 20 14:46:43 19.668s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 21 14:48:56 20.811s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 3 24 14:55:27 22.106s
24 Timo Glock 2 25 14:58:05 20.660s
11 Paul di Resta 2 26 14:59:07 21.115s
21 Vitaly Petrov 2 26 14:59:52 21.180s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 2 27 15:00:38 20.696s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 2 27 15:02:21 21.931s
6 Felipe Massa 2 27 15:00:45 21.049s
2 Mark Webber 2 27 15:00:39 20.385s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 3 27 15:02:18 22.064s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 2 28 15:04:17 22.523s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 2 28 15:02:30 20.289s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 2 28 15:02:51 21.060s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 2 29 15:04:49 21.077s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 35 15:16:18 20.835s
8 Nico Rosberg 2 36 15:18:36 20.534s
19 Bruno Senna 2 39 15:24:25 22.030s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
6
Felipe Massa
+15
P14→P5
1
Sebastian Vettel
+14
P10→P2
8
Nico Rosberg
+13
P23→P11
14
Kamui Kobayashi
+13
P2→P13
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
+12
P15→P8
9
Kimi Räikkönen
+10
P3→P3
2
Mark Webber
+10
P12→P6
7
Michael Schumacher
+9
P13→P7
Most positions lost
Heikki Kovalainen −14 Jean-Éric Vergne −13 Paul di Resta −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
2 Mark Webber Grid penalty ▼5 (P7 → P12)
▼5 (P7 → P12)
8 Nico Rosberg Grid penalty ▼5 (P18 → P23)
▼5 (P18 → P23)
18 Pastor Maldonado Grid penalty ▼3 (P3 → P6)
▼3 (P3 → P6)
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