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2012 Bahrain Grand Prix Results

· Round 4 of 20 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain · 57 laps · Wikipedia

Winner
S. Vettel
Podium
Pole position
S. Vettel
Fastest lap
S. Vettel 1:36.379
PosDriver+/-Time/StatusPts
1
Red BullS. Vettel
–1:35:10.99025
2▲9+3.33318
3
Lotus F1R. Grosjean1st podium
▲4+10.19415
4
Red BullM. Webber
▼1+38.78812
5
MercedesN. Rosberg
–+55.46010
6
Force IndiaP. di Resta
▲4+57.5438
7
FerrariF. Alonso
▲2+57.8036
8▼6+58.9844
9
FerrariF. Massa
▲5+1:04.9992
10▲12+1:11.4901
11
SauberS. Pérez
▼3+1:12.7020
12
Force IndiaN. Hülkenberg
▲1+1:16.5390
13▼1+1:30.3340
14
Toro RossoJ. Vergne
▲3+1:33.7230
15
Toro RossoD. Ricciardo
▼9+1 Lap0
16
CaterhamV. Petrov
▲2+1 Lap0
17▼1+1 Lap0
18
McLarenJ. Button
▼14Exhaust0
19
MarussiaT. Glock
▲4+2 Laps0
20–+2 Laps0
21▲3+2 Laps0
22
WilliamsB. Senna
▼7Vibrations0
R
WilliamsP. Maldonado
–Puncture0
R
MarussiaC. Pic
–Engine0

Tags mark a driver's first Grand Prix win, podium or points finish, or best classified finish to date.

PosDriverTime
1S. Vettel1:32.422Fastest in Q3
2L. Hamilton1:32.520
3M. Webber1:32.637
4J. Button1:32.711
54 places better than season qualifying average (P9.4)N. Rosberg1:32.821
69 places better than season qualifying average (P14.9)D. Ricciardo1:32.912
7R. Grosjean1:33.008
8S. Pérez1:33.394
9F. Alonso1:33.403
10P. di Resta1:33.510
11K. Räikkönen1:33.789
12K. Kobayashi1:33.806
13N. Hülkenberg1:33.807
144 places worse than season qualifying average (P9.8)F. Massa1:33.912
15B. Senna1:34.017
16H. Kovalainen1:36.132
178 places worse than season qualifying average (P8.8)P. Maldonado1:34.639
189 places worse than season qualifying average (P9.1)M. Schumacher1:34.865
19J. Vergne1:35.014
20V. Petrov1:35.823
21C. Pic1:37.683
22P. de la Rosa1:37.883
23T. Glock1:37.905
24N. Karthikeyan1:38.314

fastest lap of that session; ▲/▼ qualified at least 4 places better/worse than the driver’s season qualifying average.

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Axis starts at 99 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Only drivers who finished the race.

Extreme laps excluded (time over 1.5 × fastest lap).

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Axis starts at 99 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Only drivers who finished the race.

Extreme laps excluded (time over 1.5 × fastest lap).

Pitstop Times

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Session times for the Bahrain Grand Prix
SessionTime (UTC)
Practice 1Fri, 20 Apr
Practice 2Fri, 20 Apr
Practice 3Sat, 21 Apr
QualifyingSat, 21 Apr
RaceSun, 22 Apr, 12:00 UTC