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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — 2012

United Arab Emirates · Formula 1

Race

Completed

4 Nov 2012, 13:00

Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus F1 Team) won the race at Yas Marina Circuit in 1:45:58.667, with 24 drivers classified. Full race results with grid positions, gaps, pit stops, and championship points are shown below.

#DriverTime / Gap
1
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:45:58.667
Lotus F1 Team25 PointsGrid: 4
2
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
+0.800
Scuderia Ferrari18 PointsGrid: 6
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET⚡FL
+4.100
Red Bull Racing16 PointsGrid: 24⚡ FL
4
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
+7.700
McLaren Racing12 PointsGrid: 5
5
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
+13.000
Williams F1 Team10 PointsGrid: 3
6
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
+20.000
Sauber F1 Team8 PointsGrid: 15
7
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
+22.800
Scuderia Ferrari6 PointsGrid: 8
8
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
+23.500
Williams F1 Team4 PointsGrid: 14
9
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
+24.100
Force India2 PointsGrid: 12
10
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
+27.400
Racing Bulls1 PointsGrid: 16
11
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
+28.000
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 13
12
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
+34.900
Racing BullsGrid: 17
13
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
+47.700
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 18
14
TG
Timo GlockGLO
+56.400
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 21
15
SP
Sergio PerezPER
+56.700
Sauber F1 TeamGrid: 11
16
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
+64.500
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 20
17
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
+71.700
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 22
0
CP
Charles PicPIC
—
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 19
0
MW
Mark WebberWEB
—
Red Bull RacingGrid: 2
0
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
—
Lotus F1 TeamGrid: 9
0
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
—
McLaren RacingGrid: 1
0
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
—
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 23
0
NR
Nico RosbergROS
—
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 7
0
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
—
Force IndiaGrid: 10

3rd Qualifying

Completed

3 Nov 2012, 13:40

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:40.630 during 3rd Qualifying at Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of 10 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:40.630
McLaren Racing
2
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:40.978
Red Bull Racing+0.348
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:41.073
Red Bull Racing+0.443
4
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:41.226
Williams F1 Team+0.596
5
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:41.260
Lotus F1 Team+0.630
6
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:41.290
McLaren Racing+0.660
7
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:41.582
Scuderia Ferrari+0.952
8
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:41.603
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.973
9
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:41.723
Scuderia Ferrari+1.093
10
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:41.778
Lotus F1 Team+1.148

2nd Qualifying

Completed

3 Nov 2012, 13:20

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:40.901 during 2nd Qualifying at Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of 17 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:40.901
McLaren Racing
2
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:41.277
Red Bull Racing+0.376
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:41.511
Red Bull Racing+0.610
4
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:41.514
Scuderia Ferrari+0.613
5
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:41.532
Lotus F1 Team+0.631
6
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:41.620
Lotus F1 Team+0.719
7
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:41.698
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.797
8
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:41.846
Scuderia Ferrari+0.945
9
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:41.873
McLaren Racing+0.972
10
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:41.907
Williams F1 Team+1.006
11
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:42.218
Force India+1.317
12
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:42.289
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.388
13
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:42.019
Force India+1.118
14
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:42.084
Sauber F1 Team+1.183
15
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:42.330
Williams F1 Team+1.429
16
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:42.606
Sauber F1 Team+1.705
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:42.765
Racing Bulls+1.864

1st Qualifying

Completed

3 Nov 2012, 13:00

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:41.497 during 1st Qualifying at Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:41.497
McLaren Racing
2
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:41.926
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.429
3
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:41.933
Red Bull Racing+0.436
4
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:41.939
Scuderia Ferrari+0.442
5
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:41.974
Scuderia Ferrari+0.477
6
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:41.981
Williams F1 Team+0.484
7
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:42.046
Lotus F1 Team+0.549
8
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:42.160
Red Bull Racing+0.663
9
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:42.222
Lotus F1 Team+0.725
10
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:42.342
McLaren Racing+0.845
11
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:42.572
Force India+1.075
12
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:42.579
Force India+1.082
13
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:42.624
Sauber F1 Team+1.127
14
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:42.735
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.238
15
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:43.280
Racing Bulls+1.783
16
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:43.298
Williams F1 Team+1.801
17
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:43.582
Sauber F1 Team+2.085
18
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:44.058
Racing Bulls+2.561
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:44.956
Caterham F1 Team+3.459
20
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:45.089
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.592
21
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:45.151
Caterham F1 Team+3.654
22
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:45.426
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.929
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:45.766
HRT Formula One Team+4.269
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:46.382
HRT Formula One Team+4.885

3rd Practice

Completed

3 Nov 2012, 10:00

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:42.130 during 3rd Practice at Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:42.130
McLaren Racing
2
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:42.420
McLaren Racing+0.290
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:42.614
Red Bull Racing+0.484
4
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:42.743
Red Bull Racing+0.613
5
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:42.750
Force India+0.620
6
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:43.015
Lotus F1 Team+0.885
7
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:43.064
Williams F1 Team+0.934
8
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:43.133
Scuderia Ferrari+1.003
9
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:43.184
Lotus F1 Team+1.054
10
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:43.338
Force India+1.208
11
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:43.480
Scuderia Ferrari+1.350
12
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:43.571
Sauber F1 Team+1.441
13
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:43.593
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.463
14
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:43.635
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.505
15
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:44.010
Sauber F1 Team+1.880
16
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:44.025
Racing Bulls+1.895
17
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:44.071
Williams F1 Team+1.941
18
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:44.149
Racing Bulls+2.019
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:45.301
Caterham F1 Team+3.171
20
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:45.879
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.749
21
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:46.036
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.906
22
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:46.261
Caterham F1 Team+4.131
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:46.554
HRT Formula One Team+4.424
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:47.032
HRT Formula One Team+4.902

2nd Practice

Completed

2 Nov 2012, 13:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:41.751 during 2nd Practice at Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:41.751
Red Bull Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:41.919
McLaren Racing+0.168
3
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:42.412
McLaren Racing+0.661
4
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:42.466
Red Bull Racing+0.715
5
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:42.500
Lotus F1 Team+0.749
6
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:42.532
Lotus F1 Team+0.781
7
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:42.587
Scuderia Ferrari+0.836
8
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:42.823
Scuderia Ferrari+1.072
9
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:42.998
Williams F1 Team+1.247
10
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:43.106
Sauber F1 Team+1.355
11
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:43.191
Williams F1 Team+1.440
12
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:43.200
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.449
13
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:43.255
Force India+1.504
14
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:43.267
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.516
15
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:43.578
Force India+1.827
16
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:43.689
Sauber F1 Team+1.938
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:44.260
Racing Bulls+2.509
18
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:45.073
Racing Bulls+3.322
19
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:45.245
Caterham F1 Team+3.494
20
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:45.782
Caterham F1 Team+4.031
21
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:46.589
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.838
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:46.671
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.920
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:46.707
HRT Formula One Team+4.956
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:47.406
HRT Formula One Team+5.655

1st Practice

Completed

2 Nov 2012, 09:00

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:43.285 during 1st Practice at Yas Marina Circuit, ahead of 23 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:43.285
McLaren Racing
2
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:43.618
McLaren Racing+0.333
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:44.050
Red Bull Racing+0.765
4
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:44.366
Scuderia Ferrari+1.081
5
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:44.542
Red Bull Racing+1.257
6
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:44.694
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.409
7
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:45.115
Williams F1 Team+1.830
8
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:45.194
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.909
9
VB
Valtteri BottasBOT
1:45.347
Williams F1 Team+2.062
10
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:45.422
Lotus F1 Team+2.137
11
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:45.567
Scuderia Ferrari+2.282
12
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:45.587
Force India+2.302
13
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:45.722
Sauber F1 Team+2.437
14
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:45.743
Lotus F1 Team+2.458
15
JB
Jules BianchiBIA
1:45.769
Force India+2.484
16
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:45.811
Sauber F1 Team+2.526
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:46.649
Racing Bulls+3.364
18
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:46.708
Racing Bulls+3.423
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:47.418
Caterham F1 Team+4.133
20
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:47.891
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.606
21
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:48.354
HRT Formula One Team+5.069
22
MC
Max ChiltonCHI
1:48.887
Manor Marussia F1 Team+5.602
23
MH
Ma Qing Hua
1:50.487
HRT Formula One Team+7.202

2012 Drivers' Championship

The 2012 Drivers' Championship standings across 25 drivers. Sebastian Vettel leads with 281 points and 5 wins, followed by Fernando Alonso (278) and Kimi Raikkonen (207). The field has accumulated 2,020 points combined.

#DriverPoints
1
SV
Sebastian Vettel#5 VET
281
Red Bull Racing5 Wins
2
FA
Fernando Alonso#14 ALO
278
Scuderia Ferrari3 Wins
3
KR
Kimi Raikkonen#7 RAI
207
Lotus F1 Team1 Wins
4
LH
Lewis Hamilton#44 HAM
190
McLaren Racing4 Wins
5
JB
Jenson Button#22 BUT
188
McLaren Racing3 Wins
6
MW
Mark Webber#2 WEB
179
Red Bull Racing2 Wins
7
FM
Felipe Massa#19 MAS
122
Scuderia Ferrari
8
RG
Romain Grosjean#28 GRO
96
Lotus F1 Team
9
NR
Nico Rosberg#6 ROS
93
Mercedes-AMG Petronas1 Wins
10
SP
Sergio Perez#11 PER
66
Sauber F1 Team
11
NH
Nico Hulkenberg#27 HUL
63
Force India
12
KK
Kamui Kobayashi#10 KOB
60
Sauber F1 Team
13
MS
Michael Schumacher#7 MSC
49
Mercedes-AMG Petronas
14
PR
Paul di Resta#3 DIR
46
Force India
15
PM
Pastor Maldonado#13 MAL
45
Williams F1 Team1 Wins
16
BS
Bruno Senna#19 SEN
31
Williams F1 Team
17
JV
Jean-Eric Vergne#25 VER
16
Racing Bulls
18
DR
Daniel Ricciardo#3 RIC
10
Racing Bulls
19
VP
Vitaly Petrov#21 PET
Caterham F1 Team
20
TG
Timo Glock#16 GLO
Manor Marussia F1 Team
21
CP
Charles Pic#20 PIC
Manor Marussia F1 Team
22
HK
Heikki Kovalainen#7 KOV
Caterham F1 Team
23
JD
Jerome d'Ambrosio#64 DAM
Lotus F1 Team
24
NK
Narain Karthikeyan#23 KAR
HRT Formula One Team
25
PR
Pedro de la Rosa#22 DLR
HRT Formula One Team

2012 Constructors' Championship

The 2012 Constructors' Championship featuring 12 teams. Red Bull Racing lead with 460 points and 0 wins, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari (400). All teams have scored 2,020 points combined.

#TeamPoints
1
RRRed Bull Racing
460
2
SFScuderia Ferrari
400
3
MRMcLaren Racing
378
4
LTLotus F1 Team
303
5
MPMercedes-AMG Petronas
142
6
STSauber F1 Team
126
7
FIForce India
109
8
WTWilliams F1 Team
76
9
RBRacing Bulls
26
10
CTCaterham F1 Team
0
11
MTManor Marussia F1 Team
0
12
HTHRT Formula One Team
0

API data: 22 Apr 2026