Bahrain Grand Prix
2012 · Round 4 · Sakhir, Bahrain · Apr 21-22, 2012Race summary
Vettel won the race from 1st on the grid, 3.333s ahead of Räikkönen. Schumacher was the standout mover, climbing from 22nd to 10th. Button lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 18th (down 14 places). Vettel set the fastest lap, in 1:36.379.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel 1:36.379 | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | 1:35:10.990 | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 11 | 57 | +3.333 | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | 57 | +10.194 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 57 | +38.788 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 57 | +55.460 | 10 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | 57 | +57.543 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | 57 | +57.803 | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 57 | +58.984 | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 14 | 57 | +1:04.999 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 22 | 57 | +1:11.490 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | 57 | +1:12.702 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | 57 | +1:16.539 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | 57 | +1:30.334 | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | 57 | +1:33.723 | 0 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 6 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 55 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 23 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 15 | 54 | Vibrations | 0 |
| – | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 21 | 25 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | 24 | Engine | 0 |