European Grand Prix
2012 · Round 8 · Valencia, Spain · Jun 23-24, 2012Race summary
Alonso won the race from 11th on the grid, 6.421s ahead of Räikkönen. Webber was the standout mover, climbing from 19th to 4th. Hamilton lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 19th (down 17 places). Rosberg set the fastest lap, in 1:42.163.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 11 | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | 57 | +6.421 | 18 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | 57 | +12.639 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | 57 | +13.628 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | 57 | +19.993 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg 1:42.163 | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | +21.176 | 8 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | 57 | +22.866 | 6 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 9 | 57 | +24.653 | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | 57 | +27.777 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 57 | +35.961 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | 57 | +37.041 | 0 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | 57 | +54.630 | 0 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | 57 | +1:15.871 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | 57 | +1:34.654 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 23 | 57 | +1:36.551 | 0 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 21 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 55 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | 40 | Electronics | 0 |
| – | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | 33 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Timo Glock | Marussia | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |