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F1 2012 is a video game by Codemasters, released between September 18 and September 21, 2012. Based on the 2012 Formula One Season, it is sequel to F1 2011 and the fourth video game in the series, which also includes F1 2009 and F1 2010.

It was announced on March 18, 2012, which coincided with the first race of the season in Australia.

The cover contains Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) in the foreground, Bruno Senna (Williams-Renault) behind on the left and Vitaly Petrov (Caterham-Renault) on the right.

In the alternate cover contains Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Infiniti) in the foreground, Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes) behind on the left and Timo Glock on the right.

In the another alternate cover, it contains Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) in the foreground, Sergio Pérez (Sauber-Ferrari) behind on the left Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) on the right.

In March 2022, this game and other older Codemasters F1 titles were removed from Steam and the PlayStation Store.[1] No official explanation behind the removal was given, although the change came a little over a year since Codemasters was acquired by the American video game company Electronic Arts.

Features[]

General[]

It contains the 12 teams and 24 drivers in the 2012 championship (excluding mid-season changes) and all 20 circuits, including the Circuit of the Americas, the host of the 2012 United States Grand Prix. The game was released before the race took place, its release in Europe coinciding with the completion of the circuit.

The graphics and sound are much improved from F1 2011.

Gameplay[]

The game starts with a two-day Young Driver Test, a tutorial, which helps gamers get to grips with the game. It takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit (home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix).

The main gameplay modes are Quick Race, Career, Season Challenge, Champions Mode, Time Trials, and Online. The Season Challenge and Champions Mode are new to the series.

Teams and drivers[]

Team No. Driver
Austria Red Bull-Renault 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel
2 Australia Mark Webber
United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button
4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Italy Ferrari 5 Spain Fernando Alonso
6 Brazil Felipe Massa
Germany Mercedes 7 Germany Michael Schumacher
8 Germany Nico Rosberg
United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen
10 France Romain Grosjean
India Force India-Mercedes 11 United Kingdom Paul di Resta
12 Germany Nico Hülkenberg
Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 14 Japan Kamui Kobayashi
15 Mexico Sergio Pérez
Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 16 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
17 France Jean-Éric Vergne
United Kingdom Williams-Renault 18 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado
19 Brazil Bruno Senna
Malaysia Caterham-Renault 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen
21 Russia Vitaly Petrov
Spain HRT-Cosworth 22 Spain Pedro de la Rosa
23 India Narain Karthikeyan
Russia Marussia-Cosworth 24 Germany Timo Glock
25 France Charles Pic

2012 drivers not included: Jérôme d'Ambrosio (Lotus-Renault)

Other drivers include:

These drivers only appear in the Young Driver Test .

Tracks[]

Round Track Location Grand Prix
1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Australia Melbourne, Australia Australian Grand Prix
2 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix
3 Shanghai International Circuit China Shanghai, China Chinese Grand Prix
4 Bahrain International Circuit Bahrain Sakhir, Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix
5 Circuit de Catalunya Spain Barcelona, Spain Spanish Grand Prix
6 Circuit de Monaco Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco Monaco Grand Prix
7 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Canada Montreal, Canada Canadian Grand Prix
8 Valencia Street Circuit Spain Valencia, Spain European Grand Prix
9 Silverstone Circuit United Kingdom Silverstone, United Kingdom British Grand Prix
10 Hockenheimring Germany Hockenheim, Germany German Grand Prix
11 Hungaroring Hungary Budapest, Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix
12 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Spa, Belgium Belgian Grand Prix
13 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Italy Monza, Italy Italian Grand Prix
14 Marina Bay Street Circuit Singapore Marina Bay, Singapore Singapore Grand Prix
15 Suzuka Circuit Japan Suzuka, Japan Japanese Grand Prix
16 Korea International Circuit South Korea Yeongam, South Korea Korean Grand Prix
17 Buddh International Circuit India Greater Noida, India Indian Grand Prix
18 Yas Marina Circuit United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
19 Circuit of the Americas United States Austin, United States of America United States Grand Prix
20 Autódromo José Carlos Pace Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix

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