Season 2012 · Round 8

European Grand Prix

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2012-06-24 · Valencia Street Circuit · Spain · European Grand Prix · 57Lap · 308.883km
5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:44:16.649
Team win 25pt P1 · P16
9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 +6.421
7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes +12.639
Fastest Lap
8 Nico Rosberg
1:42.163 · L54
DNF
4
Romain Grosjean L40 Sebastian Vettel L33 Kamui Kobayashi L33 Jean-Éric Vergne L26
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Circuit Info
Valencia Street Circuit Valencia, Spain
57Lap 308.883km 5 races held (2008–) Lap record 1:38.683 · Timo Glock (2009)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -3
P3 Sebastian Vettel 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Felipe Massa 2 · GP #1
P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P3 Jenson Button 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
P7 Fernando Alonso 12 starts · → Jarno Trulli -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Alonso · pit stop L15 Alonso · pit stop L28 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Räikkönen · pit stop L14 Räikkönen · pit stop L28 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Schumacher · pit stop L19 Schumacher · pit stop L41 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Webber · pit stop L19 Webber · pit stop L38 Webber WEB Webber WEB Hülkenberg · pit stop L14 Hülkenberg · pit stop L28 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Rosberg · pit stop L20 Rosberg · pit stop L46 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS di Resta · pit stop L23 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Button · pit stop L10 Button · pit stop L26 Button BUT Button BUT Pérez · pit stop L10 Pérez · pit stop L25 Pérez PER Pérez PER Senna · pit stop L20 Senna · pit stop L24 Senna SEN Senna SEN Ricciardo · pit stop L14 Ricciardo · pit stop L37 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Maldonado · pit stop L14 Maldonado · pit stop L28 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Petrov · pit stop L13 Petrov · pit stop L25 Petrov · pit stop L28 Petrov · pit stop L47 Petrov PET Petrov PET Kovalainen · pit stop L12 Kovalainen · pit stop L27 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Pic · pit stop L11 Pic · pit stop L28 Pic PIC Pic PIC Massa · pit stop L11 Massa · pit stop L27 Massa · pit stop L34 Massa · pit stop L53 Massa MAS Massa MAS de la Rosa · pit stop L14 de la Rosa · pit stop L28 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Karthikeyan · pit stop L15 Karthikeyan · pit stop L29 Karthikeyan · pit stop L39 Karthikeyan KAR Karthikeyan KAR Hamilton · pit stop L13 Hamilton · pit stop L28 Hamilton · stopped L55 · classified P19 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Grosjean · pit stop L16 Grosjean · pit stop L28 Grosjean · retired L40 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Vettel · pit stop L16 Vettel · pit stop L29 Vettel · retired L33 Vettel VET Vettel VET Kobayashi · pit stop L14 Kobayashi · pit stop L20 Kobayashi · retired L33 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Vergne · pit stop L17 Vergne · retired L26 Vergne VER Vergne VER
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 11 57 1:44:16.649 25
2 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 5 57 +6.421 18
3 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 12 57 +12.639 15
4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 19 57 +13.628 12
5 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 8 57 +19.993 10
6 8 Nico Rosberg FL Mercedes 6 57 +21.176 8
7 11 Paul di Resta Force India 10 57 +22.866 6
8 3 Jenson Button McLaren 9 57 +24.653 4
9 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 15 57 +27.777 2
10 19 Bruno Senna Williams 14 57 +35.961 1
11 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 17 57 +37.041
12 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 3 57 +54.630
13 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 20 57 +1:15.871
14 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 16 57 +1:34.654
15 25 Charles Pic Marussia 23 57 +1:36.551
16 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 13 56 +1 Lap
17 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 21 56 +1 Lap
18 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 22 56 +1 Lap
19 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 55 Collision
R 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 4 40 Electronics
R 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 33 Gearbox
R 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 7 33 Collision
R 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 18 26 Collision
W 24 Timo Glock Marussia 0 0 Withdrew
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:39.626 1:38.530 1:38.086 POLE Q3
2 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:39.169 1:38.616 1:38.410 +0.324 Q3
3 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:38.825 1:38.570 1:38.475 +0.389 Q3
4 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:39.530 1:38.489 1:38.505 +0.403 Q2
5 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1:39.464 1:38.531 1:38.513 +0.427 Q3
6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:39.061 1:38.504 1:38.623 +0.418 Q2
7 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:39.651 1:38.703 1:38.741 +0.617 Q2
8 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:39.009 1:38.689 1:38.752 +0.603 Q2
9 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:39.622 1:38.563 1:38.801 +0.477 Q2
10 11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:38.858 1:38.519 1:38.992 +0.433 Q2
11 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.409 1:38.707 — +0.621 Q2
12 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:39.447 1:38.770 — +0.684 Q2
13 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.388 1:38.780 — +0.694 Q2
14 19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:39.449 1:39.207 — +1.121 Q2
15 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:39.353 1:39.358 — +1.267 Q1
16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:40.087 1:40.295 — +2.001 Q1
17 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:39.924 1:40.358 — +1.838 Q1
18 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:40.203 — — +2.117 Q1
19 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:40.395 — — +2.309 Q1
20 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:40.457 — — +2.371 Q1
21 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:42.171 — — +4.085 Q1
22 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:42.527 — — +4.441 Q1
23 25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:42.675 — — +4.589 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Sebastian Vettel
2
4 Lewis Hamilton
3
18 Pastor Maldonado
4
10 Romain Grosjean
5
9 Kimi Räikkönen
6
8 Nico Rosberg
7
14 Kamui Kobayashi
8
12 Nico Hülkenberg
9
3 Jenson Button
10
11 Paul di Resta
11
5 Fernando Alonso
12
7 Michael Schumacher
13
6 Felipe Massa
14
19 Bruno Senna
15
15 Sergio Pérez
16
20 Heikki Kovalainen
17
16 Daniel Ricciardo
18
17 Jean-Éric Vergne
19
2 Mark Webber
20
21 Vitaly Petrov
21
22 Pedro de la Rosa
22
23 Narain Karthikeyan
23
25 Charles Pic
PIT
24 Timo Glock pit lane start
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 8 Nico Rosberg 1:42.163 L54
2 8 Nico Rosberg 1:42.614 L50
3 8 Nico Rosberg 1:42.624 L53
4 8 Nico Rosberg 1:42.700 L52
5 2 Mark Webber 1:42.717 L40
6 8 Nico Rosberg 1:42.753 L51
7 8 Nico Rosberg 1:42.810 L55
8 2 Mark Webber 1:43.041 L41
9 7 Michael Schumacher 1:43.099 L43
10 8 Nico Rosberg 1:43.191 L49
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 median 21.0s Bruno Senna · L24 · 14.659s Narain Karthikeyan · L39 · 14.780s Lewis Hamilton · L13 · 19.355s Jenson Button · L26 · 19.640s Fernando Alonso · L15 · 19.789s Sebastian Vettel · L29 · 20.023s Michael Schumacher · L41 · 20.041s Nico Rosberg · L46 · 20.115s Felipe Massa · L27 · 20.126s Mark Webber · L38 · 20.222s Jenson Button · L10 · 20.246s Mark Webber · L19 · 20.246s Paul di Resta · L23 · 20.295s Nico Hülkenberg · L28 · 20.332s Sebastian Vettel · L16 · 20.357s Felipe Massa · L53 · 20.476s Michael Schumacher · L19 · 20.477s Romain Grosjean · L16 · 20.479s Felipe Massa · L11 · 20.498s Nico Rosberg · L20 · 20.625s Fernando Alonso · L28 · 20.718s Vitaly Petrov · L13 · 20.726s Sergio Pérez · L25 · 20.904s Sergio Pérez · L10 · 21.032s Heikki Kovalainen · L12 · 21.040s Kimi Räikkönen · L28 · 21.103s Nico Hülkenberg · L14 · 21.198s Daniel Ricciardo · L14 · 21.209s Vitaly Petrov · L25 · 21.224s Jean-Éric Vergne · L17 · 21.303s Pastor Maldonado · L14 · 21.342s Vitaly Petrov · L28 · 21.407s Pastor Maldonado · L28 · 21.525s Kimi Räikkönen · L14 · 21.879s Daniel Ricciardo · L37 · 22.597s Charles Pic · L28 · 22.838s Narain Karthikeyan · L15 · 22.930s Kamui Kobayashi · L14 · 23.071s Pedro de la Rosa · L28 · 23.125s Pedro de la Rosa · L14 · 23.127s Romain Grosjean · L28 · 23.183s Heikki Kovalainen · L27 · 24.445s Kamui Kobayashi · L20 · 25.719s Narain Karthikeyan · L29 · 26.370s Bruno Senna · L20 · 28.440s Vitaly Petrov · L47 · 30.800s Lewis Hamilton · L28 · 31.081s Charles Pic · L11 · 31.636s Felipe Massa · L34 · 39.041s
fastest 14.659s Bruno Senna slowest 39.041s Felipe Massa pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
15 Sergio Pérez 1 10 14:21:27 21.032s
3 Jenson Button 1 10 14:21:23 20.246s
6 Felipe Massa 1 11 14:23:08 20.498s
25 Charles Pic 1 11 14:23:43 31.636s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 12 14:25:12 21.040s
4 Lewis Hamilton 1 13 14:26:30 19.355s
21 Vitaly Petrov 1 13 14:26:58 20.726s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 1 14 14:28:21 21.879s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 1 14 14:28:38 21.209s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 1 14 14:29:09 23.127s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 1 14 14:28:26 21.198s
18 Pastor Maldonado 1 14 14:28:23 21.342s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1 14 14:28:20 23.071s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 1 15 14:31:07 22.930s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 15 14:30:09 19.789s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 16 14:31:32 20.357s
10 Romain Grosjean 1 16 14:31:48 20.479s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 1 17 14:34:17 21.303s
2 Mark Webber 1 19 14:37:40 20.246s
7 Michael Schumacher 1 19 14:37:38 20.477s
19 Bruno Senna 1 20 14:40:14 28.440s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 20 14:39:17 20.625s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 2 20 14:39:29 25.719s
11 Paul di Resta 1 23 14:44:48 20.295s
19 Bruno Senna 2 24 14:47:48 14.659s
15 Sergio Pérez 2 25 14:48:26 20.904s
21 Vitaly Petrov 2 25 14:48:42 21.224s
3 Jenson Button 2 26 14:50:09 19.640s
6 Felipe Massa 2 27 14:51:54 20.126s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 2 27 14:53:03 24.445s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 2 28 14:53:50 20.332s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 2 28 14:53:38 21.103s
4 Lewis Hamilton 2 28 14:53:30 31.081s
18 Pastor Maldonado 2 28 14:53:44 21.525s
5 Fernando Alonso 2 28 14:53:33 20.718s
25 Charles Pic 2 28 14:55:13 22.838s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 2 28 14:55:13 23.125s
10 Romain Grosjean 2 28 14:53:16 23.183s
21 Vitaly Petrov 3 28 14:54:43 21.407s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 2 29 14:57:51 26.370s
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 29 14:55:02 20.023s
6 Felipe Massa 3 34 15:07:46 39.041s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 2 37 15:12:44 22.597s
2 Mark Webber 2 38 15:14:32 20.222s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 3 39 15:16:58 14.780s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 41 15:19:40 20.041s
8 Nico Rosberg 2 46 15:28:36 20.115s
21 Vitaly Petrov 4 47 15:30:40 30.800s
6 Felipe Massa 4 53 15:41:54 20.476s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
7
Michael Schumacher
+28
P12→P3
2
Mark Webber
+27
P19→P4
8
Nico Rosberg
+25
P6→P6
21
Vitaly Petrov
+24
P20→P13
19
Bruno Senna
+22
P14→P10
16
Daniel Ricciardo
+21
P17→P11
3
Jenson Button
+20
P9→P8
15
Sergio Pérez
+19
P15→P9
Most positions lost
Felipe Massa −23 Nico Rosberg −20 Michael Schumacher −19
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
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