Season 2012 · Round 18

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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2012-11-04 · Yas Marina Circuit · UAE · Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · 55Lap · 305.355km
9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:45:58.667
Team win 25pt P1 · P19
5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +0.852
1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +4.163
Fastest Lap
1 Sebastian Vettel
1:43.964 · L54
DNF
7
Charles Pic L41 Romain Grosjean L37 Mark Webber L37 Lewis Hamilton L19 Narain Karthikeyan L7 Nico Rosberg L7 Nico Hülkenberg L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/17 70.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Closest finish · all-time P37
Circuit Info
Yas Marina Circuit Abu Dhabi, UAE
55Lap 305.355km 18 races held (2009–) Lap record 1:25.637 · Kevin Magnussen (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · GP #1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Max Verstappen -2
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P1 Lewis Hamilton 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 15 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
P3 Sergio Pérez 14 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Räikkönen · pit stop L31 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Alonso · pit stop L28 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Vettel · pit stop L13 Vettel · pit stop L37 Vettel VET Vettel VET Button · pit stop L29 Button BUT Button BUT Maldonado · pit stop L29 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Kobayashi · pit stop L25 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Massa · pit stop L26 Massa MAS Massa MAS Senna · pit stop L32 Senna SEN Senna SEN di Resta · pit stop L1 di Resta · pit stop L9 di Resta · pit stop L39 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Ricciardo · pit stop L26 Ricciardo · pit stop L38 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Schumacher · pit stop L27 Schumacher · pit stop L41 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Vergne · pit stop L9 Vergne · pit stop L33 Vergne VER Vergne VER Kovalainen · pit stop L28 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Glock · pit stop L27 Glock GLO Glock GLO Pérez · pit stop L30 Pérez · pit stop L38 Pérez · pit stop L44 Pérez PER Pérez PER Petrov · pit stop L27 Petrov PET Petrov PET de la Rosa · pit stop L28 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Pic · pit stop L26 Pic · retired L41 Pic PIC Pic PIC Grosjean · pit stop L1 Grosjean · pit stop L9 Grosjean · retired L37 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Webber · pit stop L30 Webber · retired L37 Webber WEB Webber WEB Hamilton · retired L19 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Karthikeyan · retired L7 Karthikeyan KAR Karthikeyan KAR Rosberg · pit stop L1 Rosberg · retired L7 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Hülkenberg · retired L0 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 4 55 1:45:58.667 25
2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 6 55 +0.852 18
3 1 Sebastian Vettel FL Red Bull 24 55 +4.163 15
4 3 Jenson Button McLaren 5 55 +7.787 12
5 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 3 55 +13.007 10
6 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 15 55 +20.076 8
7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 8 55 +22.896 6
8 19 Bruno Senna Williams 14 55 +23.542 4
9 11 Paul di Resta Force India 12 55 +24.160 2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 16 55 +27.463 1
11 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 13 55 +28.075
12 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 17 55 +34.906
13 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 18 55 +47.764
14 24 Timo Glock Marussia 21 55 +56.473
15 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 11 55 +56.768
16 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 20 55 +1:04.595
17 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 22 55 +1:11.778
R 25 Charles Pic Marussia 19 41 Retired
R 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 9 37 Collision
R 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 37 Collision
R 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 19 Electrical
R 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 23 7 Collision
R 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7 7 Collision
R 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 10 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:41.497 1:40.901 1:40.630 POLE Q3
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:41.933 1:41.277 1:40.978 +0.348 Q3
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:42.160 1:41.511 1:41.073 +0.443 Q3
4 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:41.981 1:41.907 1:41.226 +0.596 Q3
5 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1:42.222 1:41.532 1:41.260 +0.630 Q3
6 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:42.342 1:41.873 1:41.290 +0.660 Q3
7 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:41.939 1:41.514 1:41.582 +0.884 Q2
8 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:41.926 1:41.698 1:41.603 +0.973 Q3
9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:41.974 1:41.846 1:41.723 +1.093 Q3
10 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:42.046 1:41.620 1:41.778 +0.990 Q2
11 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:42.579 1:42.019 — +1.389 Q2
12 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:42.624 1:42.084 — +1.454 Q2
13 11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:42.572 1:42.218 — +1.588 Q2
14 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:42.735 1:42.289 — +1.659 Q2
15 19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:43.298 1:42.330 — +1.700 Q2
16 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:43.582 1:42.606 — +1.976 Q2
17 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:43.280 1:42.765 — +2.135 Q2
18 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:44.058 — — +3.428 Q1
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:44.956 — — +4.326 Q1
20 25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:45.089 — — +4.459 Q1
21 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:45.151 — — +4.521 Q1
22 24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:45.426 — — +4.796 Q1
23 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:45.766 — — +5.136 Q1
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:46.382 — — +5.752 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
4 Lewis Hamilton
2
2 Mark Webber
3
18 Pastor Maldonado ▲1
4
9 Kimi Räikkönen ▲1
5
3 Jenson Button ▲1
6
5 Fernando Alonso ▲1
7
8 Nico Rosberg ▲1
8
6 Felipe Massa ▲1
9
10 Romain Grosjean ▲1
10
12 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
11
15 Sergio Pérez ▲1
12
11 Paul di Resta ▲1
13
7 Michael Schumacher ▲1
14
19 Bruno Senna ▲1
15
14 Kamui Kobayashi ▲1
16
16 Daniel Ricciardo ▲1
17
17 Jean-Éric Vergne ▲1
18
20 Heikki Kovalainen ▲1
19
25 Charles Pic ▲1
20
21 Vitaly Petrov ▲1
21
24 Timo Glock ▲1
22
22 Pedro de la Rosa ▲1
23
23 Narain Karthikeyan ▲1
24
1 Sebastian Vettel ▼21
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 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:43.964 L54
2 5 Fernando Alonso 1:44.090 L53
3 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:44.112 L55
4 5 Fernando Alonso 1:44.270 L50
5 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:44.328 L53
6 5 Fernando Alonso 1:44.357 L49
7 5 Fernando Alonso 1:44.418 L52
8 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:44.420 L52
9 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:44.458 L50
10 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:44.493 L53
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s 30s median 20.5s Mark Webber · L30 · 19.066s Fernando Alonso · L28 · 19.368s Jenson Button · L29 · 19.455s Sergio Pérez · L30 · 19.486s Kamui Kobayashi · L25 · 19.529s Felipe Massa · L26 · 19.585s Michael Schumacher · L27 · 19.701s Paul di Resta · L9 · 19.829s Timo Glock · L27 · 19.884s Jean-Éric Vergne · L33 · 19.885s Sebastian Vettel · L37 · 19.918s Daniel Ricciardo · L26 · 20.122s Paul di Resta · L39 · 20.265s Kimi Räikkönen · L31 · 20.278s Jean-Éric Vergne · L9 · 20.319s Pastor Maldonado · L29 · 20.723s Vitaly Petrov · L27 · 20.769s Romain Grosjean · L9 · 21.017s Daniel Ricciardo · L38 · 21.231s Michael Schumacher · L41 · 21.270s Charles Pic · L26 · 21.941s Pedro de la Rosa · L28 · 22.272s Bruno Senna · L32 · 22.587s Heikki Kovalainen · L28 · 23.032s Sebastian Vettel · L13 · 24.962s Romain Grosjean · L1 · 26.057s Paul di Resta · L1 · 26.670s Sergio Pérez · L44 · 26.858s Nico Rosberg · L1 · 29.277s Sergio Pérez · L38 · 33.431s
fastest 19.066s Mark Webber slowest 33.431s Sergio Pérez pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
8 Nico Rosberg 1 1 17:05:24 29.277s
10 Romain Grosjean 1 1 17:05:48 26.057s
11 Paul di Resta 1 1 17:06:13 26.670s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 1 9 17:20:35 20.319s
11 Paul di Resta 2 9 17:21:58 19.829s
10 Romain Grosjean 2 9 17:21:21 21.017s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 13 17:31:03 24.962s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1 25 17:53:36 19.529s
6 Felipe Massa 1 26 17:55:31 19.585s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 1 26 17:55:32 20.122s
25 Charles Pic 1 26 17:55:56 21.941s
24 Timo Glock 1 27 17:57:44 19.884s
21 Vitaly Petrov 1 27 17:57:47 20.769s
7 Michael Schumacher 1 27 17:57:17 19.701s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 28 17:58:45 19.368s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 28 17:59:21 23.032s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 1 28 17:59:46 22.272s
18 Pastor Maldonado 1 29 18:00:45 20.723s
3 Jenson Button 1 29 18:00:35 19.455s
15 Sergio Pérez 1 30 18:02:32 19.486s
2 Mark Webber 1 30 18:02:33 19.066s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 1 31 18:03:59 20.278s
19 Bruno Senna 1 32 18:06:19 22.587s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 2 33 18:08:11 19.885s
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 37 18:15:02 19.918s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 2 38 18:17:36 21.231s
15 Sergio Pérez 2 38 18:17:35 33.431s
11 Paul di Resta 3 39 18:19:26 20.265s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 41 18:24:11 21.270s
15 Sergio Pérez 3 44 18:30:24 26.858s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
1
Sebastian Vettel
+29
P24→P3
19
Bruno Senna
+21
P14→P8
11
Paul di Resta
+20
P12→P9
10
Romain Grosjean
+17
P9→P—
7
Michael Schumacher
+15
P13→P11
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
+15
P17→P12
15
Sergio Pérez
+13
P11→P15
20
Heikki Kovalainen
+12
P18→P13
Most positions lost
Sergio Pérez −19 Michael Schumacher −16 Jean-Éric Vergne −14
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
1 Sebastian Vettel Grid penalty ▼21 (P3 → P24)
▼21 (P3 → P24)
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