2012 Monaco Grand Prix

2012 Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit de Monaco
Race Details
Date	May 27, 2012
Official Name	Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2012
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Temporary Street Circuit 3.340 km (2.075 mi)
Distance	78 laps, 260.52 km (161.880 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time	1:14.381
Fastest Lap
Driver	Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari
Time	1:17.296 on lap 49
Podium
First	Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Second	Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Third	Fernando Alonso Ferrari
Lap Leaders

The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix was the 71st running of the most famous race in Formula One. The race, which was the sixth race of the 2012 Season, took place on the 27 May 2012. As in previous years, the first two free practice sessions took place on a Thursday and the support races were on the Friday.

Background

• In response to Sergio Pérez's accident at the 2011 event, the track has been flattened slightly on approach to the Nouvelle Chicane. The barrier which Pérez hit has also been moved back slightly.
• In order to improve visibility and safety, the pit-exit has been partially cleared of trees and widened.

Entry list

The full entry list for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix is shown below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB8	Renault	RS27-2012	P
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB8	Renault	RS27-2012	P
3	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-27	Mercedes	FO 108Z	P
4	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-27	Mercedes	FO 108Z	P
5	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	F2012	Ferrari	056	P
6	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	F2012	Ferrari	056	P
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	W03	Mercedes	FO 108Z	P
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	W03	Mercedes	FO 108Z	P
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus	E20	Renault	RS27-2012	P
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus	E20	Renault	RS27-2012	P
11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India	VJM05	Mercedes	FO 108Z	P
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India	VJM05	Mercedes	FO 108Z	P
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber	C31	Ferrari	056	P
15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber	C31	Ferrari	056	P
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR7	Ferrari	056	P
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR7	Ferrari	056	P
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1	Williams	FW34	Renault	RS27-2012	P
19	Bruno Senna	Williams F1	Williams	FW34	Renault	RS27-2012	P
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham	CT01	Renault	RS27-2012	P
21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham	CT01	Renault	RS27-2012	P
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F1 Team	HRT	F112	Cosworth	CA2012	P
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	HRT	F112	Cosworth	CA2012	P
24	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia	MR01	Cosworth	CA2012	P
25	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia	MR01	Cosworth	CA2012	P

Practice Overview

In FP1, Fernando Alonso set the fastest time for Ferrari with a lap of 1:16.265, narrowly ahead of Romain Grosjean in the Lotus and Sergio Pérez in the Sauber. Pastor Maldonado and Heikki Kovalainen both made light contact with the walls, while Michael Schumacher suffered a minor mechanical issue that limited his running.

FP2 in the afternoon saw the lap times drop significantly due to an improvement in grip. Jenson Button topped the timesheets for McLaren with a 1:15.746, ahead of Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg. Grosjean once again showed strong pace for Lotus, finishing fourth, while Pérez crashed heavily at the Swimming Pool complex, bringing out the red flags and damaging his Sauber. Mercedes continued to look competitive on the softer tyre compounds, though their long-run pace appeared less convincing.

Saturday morning’s FP3 session took place in cooler and overcast conditions. Grosjean continued his impressive form by going fastest with a time of 1:15.420, edging out Alonso and Sergio Pérez’s teammate Kamui Kobayashi. However, the session was disrupted by several yellow flags after Sebastian Vettel brushed the barriers at Sainte Dévote and Bruno Senna clipped the wall at Mirabeau.

Practice Times

No.	Driver	Constructor	Thursday 1		Thursday 2		Saturday
			Time	Pos.	Time	Pos.	Time	Pos.
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:17.222	9	1:17.303	10	1:15.209	3
2	Mark Webber		1:18.106	12	1:17.148	7	1:16.219	10
3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:17.190	8	1:15.746	1	1:15.471	6
4	Lewis Hamilton		1:16.747	4	1:17.375	11	1:15.734	7
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:16.265	1	1:16.661	4	1:15.210	4
6	Felipe Massa		1:16.843	6	1:16.602	3	1:15.197	2
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:17.413	11	1:17.293	9	1:15.893	8
8	Nico Rosberg		1:17.261	10	1:17.021	6	1:15.159	1
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	no time	24	1:19.267	19	1:16.301	13
10	Romain Grosjean		1:16.630	2	1:16.138	2	1:15.445	5
11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:18.302	16	1:17.395	12	1:17.390	18
12	Nico Hülkenberg		1:17.361	12	1:17.800	14	1:17.027	15
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1:17.038	7	1:17.153	8	1:16.311	13
15	Sergio Pérez		1:16.711	3	1:18.251	15	1:16.110	9
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rossso-Ferrari	1:18.252	15	1:18.808	18	1:16.479	14
17	Jean-Éric Vergne		1:18.209	14	1:18.522	17	1:16.226	11
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1:16.760	5	1:16.820	5	1:18.488	21
19	Bruno Senna		1:18.617	17	1:17.655	13	1:17.055	16
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	1:19.039	18	1:20.029	21	1:17.276	17
21	Vitaly Petrov		1:19.341	19	1:18.440	16	1:17.404	19
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	1:22.423	23	1:20.631	23	1:19.151	24
23	Narain Karthikeyan		1:20.838	20	1:20.886	24	1:19.147	23
24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	1:21.638	22	1:19.309	20	1:18.259	20
25	Charles Pic		1:20.895	21	1:20.240	22	1:19.099	22

Qualifying Overview

Q1

Pastor Maldonado, fresh from his victory in Spain, showed strong pace early on for Williams, while Romain Grosjean continued his impressive weekend form for Lotus by topping the initial timesheets. The Caterham, Marussia, and HRT drivers filled the lower positions, as expected, though Heikki Kovalainen managed to briefly climb as high as 15th after a clean run on the super-soft tyres.

Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, and Lewis Hamilton all comfortably advanced, while Jenson Button struggled to extract performance from his McLaren and narrowly escaped elimination in the closing minutes. Sergio Pérez was less fortunate — after clipping the wall at Portier, his Sauber sustained suspension damage that ended his participation and left him stranded in 23rd position.

Jean-Éric Vergne managed to lift his Toro Rosso into the top 17, while Bruno Senna was eliminated after encountering heavy traffic on his final attempt. At the front, Grosjean remained fastest with a lap of 1:15.718, underlining Lotus’s strong pace throughout the weekend.

Eliminated after Q1 were Jean-Éric Vergne, Heikki Kovalainen, Vitaly Petrov, Charles Pic, Timo Glock, Pedro de la Rosa, and Narain Karthikeyan. Pérez did not set a time due to his earlier crash.

Q2

Early in the session, Romain Grosjean once again demonstrated the pace of the Lotus E20, going quickest with a time in the low 1:15s, closely followed by Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber. Felipe Massa impressed for Ferrari, maintaining consistent speed that placed him comfortably inside the top ten, marking one of his stronger qualifying performances of the season up to that point.

Traffic proved decisive as the session wore on. Kimi Räikkönen, struggling with balance and braking stability, left his best lap until late but narrowly scraped through in tenth place. Jenson Button, however, could not extract the necessary grip from his McLaren and was unexpectedly eliminated after failing to improve in the final minutes. His frustration was compounded by heavy congestion through Rascasse, where he encountered Kamui Kobayashi on a slow lap, losing valuable tenths.

At the front, Sebastian Vettel elected to complete only one timed lap, doing enough to progress safely without taking unnecessary risks. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso both comfortably advanced, each setting strong laps that kept them within striking distance of the leading Mercedes and Lotus. Pastor Maldonado, who had shown promising pace earlier in the weekend, did not take part after contact with Sergio Pérez in final practice damaged his Williams beyond repair, leaving him unable to participate in qualifying.

As the chequered flag fell, Grosjean topped Q2 with a 1:14.829, narrowly ahead of Rosberg and Hamilton. Eliminated at the end of the session were Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Paul di Resta, Bruno Senna, Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Hülkenberg, and Pastor Maldonado (who did not set a time).

Q3

The first runs saw Nico Rosberg set an early benchmark for Mercedes with a 1:14.639, but his time was swiftly eclipsed by Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean, both finding additional grip as the circuit evolved. Lewis Hamilton initially struggled for traction through the Swimming Pool section. Kimi Räikkönen, who had battled setup issues throughout the session, was unable to find confidence in the Lotus and elected to complete only a single timed lap.

As the session entered its final minutes, Michael Schumacher delivered a stunning lap of 1:14.301, putting his Mercedes on provisional pole. Mark Webber responded with a lap only fractions slower, while Sebastian Vettel opted to remain in the garage, preserving tyres for the race and settling for a lower grid slot.

When the chequered flag fell, Schumacher remained fastest, ahead of Webber, Rosberg, Hamilton, and Grosjean. However, due to his five-place grid penalty carried over from his collision with Bruno Senna in Spain, Schumacher’s pole was purely symbolic — promoting Webber to the front of the grid for Sunday’s race.

Qualifying Times

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q1		Q2		Q3		Laps
				Time	Pos.	Time	Pos.	Time	Pos.
1	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:15.873	5	1:15.062	5	1:14.301	1	22
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1:16.013	10	1:15.035	4	1:14.381	2	19
3	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:15.900	7	1:15.022	2	1:14.448	3	21
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.063	13	1:15.166	7	1:14.583	4	20
5	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:15.718	3	1:15.219	8	1:14.639	5	27
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:16.153	14	1:15.128	6	1:14.948	6	22
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:15.983	9	1:14.911	1	1:15.049	7	19
8	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	1:15.889	6	1:15.322	10	1:15.199	8	28
9	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1:16.017	11	1:15.026	3	1:15.245	9	22
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:15.757	4	1:15.234	9	No time	10	24
11	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:15.418	1	1:15.421	11			17
12	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1:15.648	2	1:15.508	12			19
13	3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.399	16	1:15.536	13			18
14	19	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	1:15.923	8	1:15.703	14			20
15	11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:16.062	12	1:15.718	15			14
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:16.360	15	1:15.478	16			19
17	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:16.491	17	1:16.885	17			14
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	1:16.538	18					13
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	1:17.404	19					13
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	1:17.947	20					11
21	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	1:18.096	21					11
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	1:18.476	22					12
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	1:19.310	23					8
24	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber-Ferrari	No time	24					2

• 107% Time: 1:20.697

Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Mark Webber
	Nico Rosberg	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	Lewis Hamilton
	Romain Grosjean	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	Fernando Alonso
	Michael Schumacher*	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Felipe Massa
	Kimi Räikkönen	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	Sebastian Vettel
	Nico Hülkenberg	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Kamui Kobayashi
	Jenson Button	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Bruno Senna
	Paul di Resta	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Daniel Ricciardo
	Jean-Éric Vergne	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Heikki Kovalainen
	Vitaly Petrov	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	Timo Glock
	Pedro de la Rosa	______________
Row 11	______________	21
	22	Charles Pic
	Narain Karthikeyan	______________
Row 12	______________	23
	24	Sergio Pérez†
	Pastor Maldonado‡	______________

* Michael Schumacher was relegated five places on the grid for causing an avoidable accident with Bruno Senna during the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix (Qualified 1st).

^† Sergio Pérez crashed in Q1 (first qualifying session) and did not set a time, meant he had to get Steward's permission to race, which he was granted permission to do so. Sauber changed his gearbox, and thus incurred a five-place grid penalty.

^‡ Pastor Maldonado was relegated ten places for causing an avoidable accident with Sergio Pérez during FP3 (Saturday's practice session) (Qualified 9th). Williams also changed his gearbox, which incurred a five-place grid penalty. Sauber notified the FIA of the gearbox change before Williams did, and as a result Maldonado's gearbox penalty was applied after Pérez's, and he started from last on the grid.

Race Overview

Report

At the start, Webber made a clean getaway from pole and successfully defended his lead into Sainte Dévote, while Nico Rosberg slotted into second position ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who fended off Fernando Alonso in the opening laps. Behind them, Romain Grosjean made a poor start from fifth, moving aggressively across the track and colliding with Michael Schumacher, which sent the Lotus spinning and causing an immediate first-lap incident at Sainte Dévote. Grosjean’s retirement brought out yellow flags but not a safety car, as the field carefully threaded through the debris.

Further back, Kamui Kobayashi made heavy contact with Pastor Maldonado, forcing both out of the race, while Pedro de la Rosa also sustained damage in the chaos. By the end of the opening lap, Webber led Rosberg, Hamilton, Alonso, and Felipe Massa, who was running competitively in fifth — a welcome return to form for the Brazilian after a difficult start to the season. Sebastian Vettel, starting ninth after a strategic tyre choice in qualifying, began on the harder soft compound and aimed to extend his first stint in hopes of gaining track position through pit strategy.

As the race settled, the top five circulated in close formation, with the narrow confines of Monte Carlo offering little opportunity for overtaking. By lap 10, Webber had established a modest but steady gap of around 1.5 seconds over Rosberg, while Hamilton remained within DRS range but unable to attempt a move. Further back, Schumacher reported tyre graining and struggled for traction, eventually retiring on lap 64 with a fuel pressure problem.

The crucial phase of the race came around the single pit stop window between laps 25 and 35. Rosberg was the first of the leaders to stop, pitting on lap 27 to switch from the super-soft to the soft compound. Webber responded on the following lap, rejoining just ahead of the Mercedes driver to maintain the lead. Hamilton’s stop on lap 29 was slightly slower than ideal, allowing Alonso — who had stayed out a lap longer — to rejoin ahead of the McLaren, moving the Spaniard into third place.

Vettel’s extended stint proved temporarily effective; by remaining out until lap 46 on his starting set of soft tyres, he briefly inherited the race lead as those ahead cycled through their stops. However, once he eventually pitted for super-softs, he rejoined in fourth, ahead of Hamilton but behind Alonso. The top six — Webber, Rosberg, Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, and Massa — remained closely packed throughout the closing stages, with less than six seconds covering the entire group.

As the race entered its final third, light rain began to fall on certain sections of the circuit, notably around Mirabeau and the Swimming Pool complex. The damp conditions made the track treacherous but never intense enough to justify a switch to intermediate tyres. Webber managed the changing grip levels with composure, while those behind him focused on preserving tyres and avoiding mistakes. The tension was palpable, as one small error could have completely reshuffled the order in the final laps.

In the final ten laps, the drizzle intensified slightly, but the leaders maintained control. Rosberg made a brief attempt to close the gap, reducing Webber’s advantage to under a second, but with overtaking nearly impossible, the Australian controlled the pace expertly to the chequered flag. Behind them, Alonso defended firmly against Vettel, securing a vital podium finish that moved him into the lead of the Drivers’ Championship.

After 78 laps, Mark Webber crossed the line to take victory — his first of the season and the sixth different winner in as many races in 2012. Rosberg finished second for Mercedes, matching his best result of the year, while Alonso’s third place strengthened Ferrari’s resurgence. Vettel took fourth ahead of Hamilton in fifth and Massa in sixth, the latter earning his best finish of the season and helping Ferrari secure valuable points. Paul di Resta, Nico Hülkenberg, Kimi Räikkönen, and Bruno Senna rounded out the top ten points finishers.

Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	78	1:46:06.557	147.312	1	25
2	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	78	+ 0.063 s	147.297	2	18
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	78	+ 0.947 s	147.290	5	15
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	78	+ 1.343 s	147.281	9	12
5	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	78	+ 4.101 s	147.217	3	10
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	78	+ 6.195 s	147.169	7	8
7	11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	78	+ 41.537 s	146.357	14	6
8	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	78	+ 42.562 s	146.334	10	4
9	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	78	+ 44.036 s	146.300	8	2
10	19	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	78	+ 44.516 s	146.289	13	1
11	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber-Ferrari	77	+ 1 lap	145.277	23
12	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	77	+ 1 lap	144.491	16
13	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	77	+ 1 lap	144.361	17
14	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	77	+ 1 lap	144.265	19
15	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	76	+ 2 laps	141.983	22
16*	3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	70	Collision	145.284	12
Ret	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	65	Steering	145.609	15
Ret	25	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	64	Electrical	144.701	21
Ret	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	63	Fuel Pressure	146.081	6
Ret	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	15	Electrical	134.575	18
Ret	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	5	Collision damage	119.761	11
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	0	Collision damage		20
Ret	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	0	Collision		24
Ret	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	0	Collision		4

* Did not finish, but completed enough laps to be classified (90% ≈ 70 laps)

Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Time	Gap	Avg Speed	Race
1	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber-Ferrari	49	1:17.296		155.558	11
2	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	35	1:18.423	1.127	153.322	8
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	45	1:18.805	1.509	152.579	1
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	46	1:18.806	1.510	152.577	5
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	45	1:18.857	1.561	152.479	3
6	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	52	1:18.904	1.608	152.388	Ret
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	46	1:18.977	1.681	152.247	2
8	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	25	1:19.013	1.717	152.177	12
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	43	1:19.076	1.780	152.056	4
10	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	41	1:19.101	1.805	152.008	6
11	19	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	51	1:19.187	1.891	151.843	10
12	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	51	1:19.246	1.950	151.730	9
13	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	76	1:19.305	2.009	151.617	13
14	25	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	61	1:19.604	2.308	151.048	Ret
15	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	60	1:19.637	2.341	150.985	14
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	44	1:19.752	2.456	150.767	Ret
17	11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	51	1:19.757	2.461	150.758	7
18	3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	51	1:19.923	2.627	150.445	16
19	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	44	1:20.286	2.990	149.765	15
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	12	1:20.825	3.529	148.766	Ret
21	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	4	1:25.480	8.184	140.664	Ret

Laps in the Lead

Lap-by-Lap

Stint	Driver	Laps	Lap Count	Distance (km)
1	Mark Webber	1 – 28	28	93.520
2	Fernando Alonso	29	1	3.340
3	Felipe Massa	30	1	3.340
4	Sebastian Vettel	31 – 45	15	50.100
5	Mark Webber	46 – 78	33	110.220

Totals

Pos.	Driver	Total	Distance (km)
1	Mark Webber	61	203.740
2	Sebastian Vettel	15	50.100
3	Fernando Alonso	1	3.340
4	Felipe Massa	1	3.340

Pitstops

Pit No.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Time (secs)	Stop No.	Notes
1	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1	28.390	1
2	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	3	39.391	1
3	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	17	26.063	1
4	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	27	24.874	1
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	29	25.566	1
6	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	29	25.748	1
7	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	29	26.380	1
8	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	29	26.447	1
9	19	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	29	26.410	1
10	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	29	27.306	1
11	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	30	25.220	1
12	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	30	26.066	1
13	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	30	25.567	1
14	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	31	24.993	1
15	25	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	33	27.186	1
16	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	34	25.117	1
17	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber-Ferrari	34	25.666	1
18	11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	35	25.642	1
19	3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	38	25.219	1
20	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber-Ferrari	39	19.677	2	Drive-through penalty
21	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	40	25.355	1
22	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	46	25.079	1
23	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	54	36.503	2
24	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	70	26.157	2
25	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	73	31.293	2
26	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	74	26.793	2

Milestones

• Lotus F1's 500th Grand Prix under various guises, which started in 1981 as Toleman, which became Benetton in 1986, Renault in 2002 and finally Lotus in 2012.
• In a race without a safety car finish (or a safety car within the last 25% of the race), this was the second tightest finish between first and sixth places, just 6.195 seconds. The 1997 European Grand Prix was closer, with the top six being within 4.537 seconds.
• This is the first time in Formula One history that six different drivers have won the first six races of the season (Button, Alonso, Rosberg, Vettel, Maldonado, Webber).
• Paul di Resta's, Nico Hülkenberg's and Pastor Maldonado's 25th Grand Prix and start.
• 300th race of the McLaren-Mercedes partnership.
• 400th race that a Ferrari car has led at least one lap.

Standings

Drivers' World Championship Pos. Driver Pts 1 Fernando Alonso 76 2 Sebastian Vettel 73 3 Mark Webber 73 4 Lewis Hamilton 63 5 Nico Rosberg 59 6 Kimi Räikkönen 51 7 Jenson Button 45 8 Romain Grosjean 35 9 Pastor Maldonado 29 10 Sergio Pérez 22 11 Paul di Resta 21 12 Kamui Kobayashi 19 13 Bruno Senna 15 14 Felipe Massa 10 15 Nico Hülkenberg 7 16 Jean-Éric Vergne 4 17 Daniel Ricciardo 2 18 Michael Schumacher 2 19 Heikki Kovalainen 0 20 Timo Glock 0 21 Narain Karthikeyan 0 22 Charles Pic 0 23 Vitaly Petrov 0 24 Pedro de la Rosa 0

Constructors' World Championship Pos. Team Pts 1 Red Bull-Renault 146 2 McLaren-Mercedes 108 3 Ferrari 86 4 Lotus-Renault 86 5 Mercedes 61 6 Williams-Renault 44 7 Sauber-Ferrari 41 8 Force India-Mercedes 28 9 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6 10 Caterham-Renault 0 11 Marussia-Cosworth 0 12 HRT-Cosworth 0

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