2012 British Grand Prix: F1 Race Results, Winner & Report

2012 Podium British GP: 1. Rosberg , 2. Webber, 3.
Alonso

Event: British Grand Prix
Track: Silverstone Circuit

Mark Webber won the 2012 #F1 Grand Prix of Britain after working hard to keep Ferrari driver Alonso in his sights. Fernando Alonso was the only driver in the top 5 who started on the harder of the 2 compounds and managed to get a gap of 5seconds between him and Webber.

The whole race until lap 38 Alonso was able to maintain his lead. In lap 38 Ferrari pilot Alonso went to the pit to get the softer compound. There is a rule in F1 that you have to use both compounds in the race.

After he got his new tyres, the gap with Webber was closed real quick and Mark Webber got the lead to win the British F1 GP for the second time in his F1 career of his 9 victories overall. Sebastian Vettel had quite a decent race. He started 3rd and managed to pass Michael Schumacher after the first pit stop. He then drove to the finish as third, while Schumacher had to settle for 7th.

Race Classification

F1 classification 2012 British F1 GP

P No Driver Team Time Laps Grid Pts
1 2 Australia Mark Webber
Austria Red Bull 01:25:11.288 52
2
25
2 5 Spain Fernando Alonso
Italy Ferrari 01:25:14.348 52
1
18
3 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel
Austria Red Bull 01:25:16.124 52
4
15
4 6 Brazil Felipe Massa
Italy Ferrari 01:25:20.807 52
5
12
5 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen
United Kingdom Lotus F1 01:25:21.602 52
6
10
6 10 France Romain Grosjean
United Kingdom Lotus F1 01:25:28.389 52
9
8
7 7 Germany Michael Schumacher
Germany Mercedes 01:25:40.441 52
3
6
8 4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom McLaren 01:25:47.751 52
8
4
9 19 Brazil Bruno Senna
United Kingdom Williams 01:25:54.635 52
13
2
10 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button
United Kingdom McLaren 01:25:55.732 53
16
1
11 14 Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Switzerland Sauber 01:25:56.658 52
17
0
12 12 Germany Nico Hülkenberg
India Force India 01:25:59.144 52
14
0
13 16 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
Italy Toro Rosso 01:26:02.529 52
12
0
14 17 France Jean-Eric Vergne
Italy Toro Rosso 01:26:04.601 52
23
0
15 8 Germany Nico Rosberg
Germany Mercedes 01:26:08.682 52
11
0
16 18 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado
United Kingdom Williams 01:25:49.169 51
7
0
17 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen
United Kingdom Caterham 01:25:58.502 51
19
0
18 24 Germany Timo Glock
United Kingdom Manor 01:26:22.764 51
20
0
19 25 France Charles Pic
United Kingdom Manor 01:26:43.189 51
24
0
20 22 Spain Pedro de la Rosa
Spain HRT 01:25:26.713 50
21
0
21 23 India Narain Karthikeyan
Spain HRT 01:25:39.267 50
22
0
DNF 15 Mexico Sergio Pérez
Switzerland Sauber collision 11
15
0
DNF 11 United Kingdom Paul di Resta
India Force India Puncture 2
10
0
DNS 21 Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov
United Kingdom Caterham engine 0
18
0
Fastest lap: 1:34.661 min by Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1 E20) in lap 50

Qualifying Results

Qualifying Times 2012 British F1 GP

P No Driver Team $n$n$n Laps
1 5 Spain Fernando Alonso
Italy Ferrari {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 25
2 2 Australia Mark Webber
Austria Red Bull {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 23
3 7 Germany Michael Schumacher
Germany Mercedes {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 22
4 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel
Austria Red Bull {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 23
5 6 Brazil Felipe Massa
Italy Ferrari {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 24
7 18 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado
United Kingdom Williams {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 25
8 4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom McLaren {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 25
9 12 Germany Nico Hülkenberg
India Force India {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 22
11 11 United Kingdom Paul di Resta
India Force India {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 19
12 14 Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Switzerland Sauber {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 18
13 8 Germany Nico Rosberg
Germany Mercedes {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 17
14 16 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
Italy Toro Rosso {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 18
15 19 Brazil Bruno Senna
United Kingdom Williams {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 19
16 17 France Jean-Eric Vergne
Italy Toro Rosso {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 18
17 15 Mexico Sergio Pérez
Switzerland Sauber {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]}{$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 19
18 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button
United Kingdom McLaren {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 12
19 21 Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov
United Kingdom Caterham {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 10
20 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen
United Kingdom Caterham {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 10
21 24 Germany Timo Glock
United Kingdom Manor {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 10
22 22 Spain Pedro de la Rosa
Spain HRT {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 11
23 23 India Narain Karthikeyan
Spain HRT {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 10
DNQ 25 France Charles Pic
United Kingdom Manor {$times[$row[0]->id_driver][$session_name]} 10

 

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