Round 20 of 202012Finished

BrazilianGrand Prix 2012

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

Chequered flag · Race winner

Jenson Button

McLaren1:45:22.65671 laps

P2Fernando Alonso+2.754
P3Felipe Massa+3.615

Full classification Session times

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Weekend, local dates: 23–25 Nov 2012
Lap length: 4.309 km
Format: Conventional
Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Round 20 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 23 Nov
Practice 1Finished
Start time not recorded
Practice 2Finished
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Sat 24 Nov
Practice 3Finished
Start time not recorded
QualifyingFinished
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Sun 25 Nov
RaceFinished
16:00
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Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, with qualifying.

Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Jenson ButtonMcLaren	McLaren	2	Gained 1	71	1:45:22.65625 pts	25
2	Fernando AlonsoFerrari	Ferrari	7	Gained 5	71	+2.75418 pts	18
3	Felipe MassaFerrari	Ferrari	5	Gained 2	71	+3.61515 pts	15
4	Mark WebberRed Bull	Red Bull	3	Lost 1	71	+4.93612 pts	12
5	Nico HülkenbergForce India	Force India	6	Gained 1	71	+5.70810 pts	10
6	Sebastian VettelRed Bull	Red Bull	4	Lost 2	71	+9.4538 pts	8
7	Michael SchumacherMercedes	Mercedes	13	Gained 6	71	+11.9076 pts	6
8	Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso	Toro Rosso	17	Gained 9	71	+28.6534 pts	4
9	Kamui KobayashiSauber	Sauber	14	Gained 5	71	+31.2502 pts	2
10	Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1	Lotus F1	8	Lost 2	70	+1 lap1 pt	1
11	Vitaly PetrovCaterham	Caterham	19	Gained 8	70	+1 lap0 pts	0
12	Charles PicMarussia	Marussia	22	Gained 10	70	+1 lap0 pts	0
13	Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso	Toro Rosso	15	Gained 2	70	+1 lap0 pts	0
14	Heikki KovalainenCaterham	Caterham	20	Gained 6	70	+1 lap0 pts	0
15	Nico RosbergMercedes	Mercedes	9	Lost 6	70	+1 lap0 pts	0
16	Timo GlockMarussia	Marussia	21	Gained 5	70	+1 lap0 pts	0
17	Pedro de la RosaHRT	HRT	24	Gained 7	69	+2 laps0 pts	0
18	Narain KarthikeyanHRT	HRT	23	Gained 5	69	+2 laps0 pts	0
19	Paul di RestaForce India · Accident	Force India	10	Lost 9	68	Accident0 pts	0
DNF	Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · CollisionFastest lap 1:18.069lap 38	McLaren	1	–	54	Collision0 pts	0
DNF	Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Accident	Lotus F1	18	–	5	Accident0 pts	0
DNF	Pastor MaldonadoWilliams · Collision	Williams	16	–	1	Collision0 pts	0
DNF	Bruno SennaWilliams · Collision	Williams	11	–	0	Collision0 pts	0
DNF	Sergio PérezSauber · Collision	Sauber	12	–	0	Collision0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:45:22.656; Button, 71 laps
Fastest lap: 1:18.069; Hamilton, lap 38
Classified: 19of 24

Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:15.075 (quickest in Q1)	1:13.398	1:12.458 (quickest in Q3)	1:12.458
2	Jenson ButtonMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:15.456	1:13.515	1:12.513	1:12.513+0.055
3	Mark WebberRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:16.180	1:13.667	1:12.581	1:12.581+0.123
4	Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:15.644	1:13.209 (quickest in Q2)	1:12.760	1:12.760+0.302
5	Felipe MassaFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:16.263	1:14.048	1:12.987	1:12.987+0.529
6	Pastor MaldonadoWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:16.266	1:13.698	1:13.174	1:13.174+0.716
7	Nico HülkenbergForce India · Reached Q3	Force India	1:15.536	1:13.704	1:13.206	1:13.206+0.748
8	Fernando AlonsoFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:16.097	1:13.856	1:13.253	1:13.253+0.795
9	Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 · Reached Q3	Lotus F1	1:16.432	1:13.698	1:13.298	1:13.298+0.840
10	Nico RosbergMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:15.929	1:13.848	1:13.489	1:13.489+1.031
11 (out in Q2)	Paul di RestaForce India · Out in Q2	Force India	1:15.901	1:14.121	No time	1:14.121+1.663
12	Bruno SennaWilliams · Out in Q2	Williams	1:15.333	1:14.219	No time	1:14.219+1.761
13	Sergio PérezSauber · Out in Q2	Sauber	1:15.974	1:14.234	No time	1:14.234+1.776
14	Michael SchumacherMercedes · Out in Q2	Mercedes	1:16.005	1:14.334	No time	1:14.334+1.876
15	Kamui KobayashiSauber · Out in Q2	Sauber	1:16.400	1:14.380	No time	1:14.380+1.922
16	Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso · Out in Q2	Toro Rosso	1:16.744	1:14.574	No time	1:14.574+2.116
17	Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · Out in Q2	Toro Rosso	1:16.722	1:14.619	No time	1:14.619+2.161
18 (out in Q1)	Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Out in Q1	Lotus F1	1:16.967	No time	No time	1:16.967+4.509
19	Vitaly PetrovCaterham · Out in Q1	Caterham	1:17.073	No time	No time	1:17.073+4.615
20	Heikki KovalainenCaterham · Out in Q1	Caterham	1:17.086	No time	No time	1:17.086+4.628
21	Timo GlockMarussia · Out in Q1	Marussia	1:17.508	No time	No time	1:17.508+5.050
22	Charles PicMarussia · Out in Q1	Marussia	1:18.104	No time	No time	1:18.104+5.646
23	Narain KarthikeyanHRT · Out in Q1	HRT	1:19.576	No time	No time	1:19.576+7.118
24	Pedro de la RosaHRT · Out in Q1	HRT	1:19.699	No time	No time	1:19.699+7.241

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

São Paulo, Brazil

The circuit

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Lap length: 4.309 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 20 of 20
Coordinates: 23.704° S, 46.700° W

Lap length by year

1999–today20124.309 km
1996–19984.292 km
1990–19954.325 km
1980–19897.873 km
1940–19797.96 km

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Jenson ButtonMcLaren

1:45:22.65625 pts

Fernando AlonsoFerrari

+2.75418 pts

Felipe MassaFerrari

+3.61515 pts

Mark WebberRed Bull

+4.93612 pts

Nico HülkenbergForce India

+5.70810 pts

Sebastian VettelRed Bull

+9.4538 pts

Michael SchumacherMercedes

+11.9076 pts

Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso

+28.6534 pts

Kamui KobayashiSauber

+31.2502 pts

Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1

+1 lap1 pt

Vitaly PetrovCaterham

+1 lap0 pts

Charles PicMarussia

+1 lap0 pts

Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso

+1 lap0 pts

Heikki KovalainenCaterham

+1 lap0 pts

Nico RosbergMercedes

+1 lap0 pts

Timo GlockMarussia

+1 lap0 pts

Pedro de la RosaHRT

+2 laps0 pts

Narain KarthikeyanHRT

+2 laps0 pts

Paul di RestaForce India · Accident

Accident0 pts

DNF

Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · CollisionFastest lap 1:18.069lap 38

Collision0 pts

DNF

Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Accident

Accident0 pts

DNF

Pastor MaldonadoWilliams · Collision

Collision0 pts

DNF

Bruno SennaWilliams · Collision

Collision0 pts

DNF

Sergio PérezSauber · Collision

Collision0 pts

Pos

Driver

Best

Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:12.458

Jenson ButtonMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:12.513+0.055

Mark WebberRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:12.581+0.123

Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:12.760+0.302

Felipe MassaFerrari · Reached Q3

1:12.987+0.529

Pastor MaldonadoWilliams · Reached Q3

1:13.174+0.716

Nico HülkenbergForce India · Reached Q3

1:13.206+0.748

Fernando AlonsoFerrari · Reached Q3

1:13.253+0.795

Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 · Reached Q3

1:13.298+0.840

Nico RosbergMercedes · Reached Q3

1:13.489+1.031

Paul di RestaForce India · Out in Q2

1:14.121+1.663

Bruno SennaWilliams · Out in Q2

1:14.219+1.761

Sergio PérezSauber · Out in Q2

1:14.234+1.776

Michael SchumacherMercedes · Out in Q2

1:14.334+1.876

Kamui KobayashiSauber · Out in Q2

1:14.380+1.922

Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso · Out in Q2

1:14.574+2.116

Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · Out in Q2

1:14.619+2.161

Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Out in Q1

1:16.967+4.509

Vitaly PetrovCaterham · Out in Q1

1:17.073+4.615

Heikki KovalainenCaterham · Out in Q1

1:17.086+4.628

Timo GlockMarussia · Out in Q1

1:17.508+5.050

Charles PicMarussia · Out in Q1

1:18.104+5.646

Narain KarthikeyanHRT · Out in Q1

1:19.576+7.118

Pedro de la RosaHRT · Out in Q1

1:19.699+7.241

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 60	Lap 71
Jenson Button	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	1
Fernando Alonso	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2
Felipe Massa	5	3	4	12	8	5	5	2	3
Mark Webber	3	4	19	7	14	9	8	4	4
Nico Hülkenberg	6	6	2	1	1	1	2	5	5
Sebastian Vettel	4	22	10	5	6	7	7	7	6
Michael Schumacher	13	13	20	17	12	12	12	6	7
Jean-Éric Vergne	17	18	6	10	20	18	14	9	8
Kamui Kobayashi	14	10	16	6	5	6	6	8	9
Kimi Räikkönen	8	8	15	11	10	10	10	11	–
Vitaly Petrov	19	14	9	15	13	13	15	14	–
Charles Pic	22	20	13	14	16	14	13	13	–
Daniel Ricciardo	15	12	18	9	9	8	9	12	–
Heikki Kovalainen	20	15	7	19	15	19	16	17	–
Nico Rosberg	9	11	17	18	19	15	18	15	–
Timo Glock	21	17	8	13	11	20	17	16	–
Pedro de la Rosa	24	19	12	20	17	16	19	18	–
Narain Karthikeyan	23	21	14	16	18	17	20	19	–
Paul di Resta	10	7	11	8	7	11	11	10	–
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	–	–
Romain Grosjean	18	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pastor Maldonado	16	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bruno Senna	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sergio Pérez	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 60

Lap 71

Jenson Button

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Mark Webber

Nico Hülkenberg

Sebastian Vettel

Michael Schumacher

Jean-Éric Vergne

Kamui Kobayashi

Kimi Räikkönen

–

Vitaly Petrov

–

Charles Pic

–

Daniel Ricciardo

–

Heikki Kovalainen

–

Nico Rosberg

–

Timo Glock

–

Pedro de la Rosa

–

Narain Karthikeyan

–

Paul di Resta

–

Lewis Hamilton

–

Romain Grosjean

–

Pastor Maldonado

–

Bruno Senna

–

Sergio Pérez

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 60	Lap 71
Jenson Button	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	1
Fernando Alonso	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2
Felipe Massa	5	3	4	12	8	5	5	2	3
Mark Webber	3	4	19	7	14	9	8	4	4
Nico Hülkenberg	6	6	2	1	1	1	2	5	5
Sebastian Vettel	4	22	10	5	6	7	7	7	6
Michael Schumacher	13	13	20	17	12	12	12	6	7
Jean-Éric Vergne	17	18	6	10	20	18	14	9	8
Kamui Kobayashi	14	10	16	6	5	6	6	8	9
Kimi Räikkönen	8	8	15	11	10	10	10	11	–
Vitaly Petrov	19	14	9	15	13	13	15	14	–
Charles Pic	22	20	13	14	16	14	13	13	–
Daniel Ricciardo	15	12	18	9	9	8	9	12	–
Heikki Kovalainen	20	15	7	19	15	19	16	17	–
Nico Rosberg	9	11	17	18	19	15	18	15	–
Timo Glock	21	17	8	13	11	20	17	16	–
Pedro de la Rosa	24	19	12	20	17	16	19	18	–
Narain Karthikeyan	23	21	14	16	18	17	20	19	–
Paul di Resta	10	7	11	8	7	11	11	10	–
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	–	–
Romain Grosjean	18	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pastor Maldonado	16	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bruno Senna	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sergio Pérez	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 60

Lap 71

Jenson Button

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Mark Webber

Nico Hülkenberg

Sebastian Vettel

Michael Schumacher

Jean-Éric Vergne

Kamui Kobayashi

Kimi Räikkönen

–

Vitaly Petrov

–

Charles Pic

–

Daniel Ricciardo

–

Heikki Kovalainen

–

Nico Rosberg

–

Timo Glock

–

Pedro de la Rosa

–

Narain Karthikeyan

–

Paul di Resta

–

Lewis Hamilton

–

Romain Grosjean

–

Pastor Maldonado

–

Bruno Senna

–

Sergio Pérez

–