Bahrain Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Bahrain International Circuit
RACE DATE
22 Apr 2012 · 12:00 UTC
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix.
WINNERVettelP1 → P1
RACE LAPS57
BIGGEST GAIN+12Schumacher
FASTEST LAP1:36.379Vettel
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1:35:10.990Finished | 25 | 1:36.379 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 11 | +9 | 57 | +3.333Finished | 18 | 1:37.116 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | +4 | 57 | +10.194Finished | 15 | 1:36.928 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | -1 | 57 | +38.788Finished | 12 | 1:37.437 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 0 | 57 | +55.460Finished | 10 | 1:38.080 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | +4 | 57 | +57.543Finished | 8 | 1:38.372 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | +2 | 57 | +57.803Finished | 6 | 1:38.203 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | -6 | 57 | +58.984Finished | 4 | 1:37.733 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 14 | +5 | 57 | +1:04.999Finished | 2 | 1:38.123 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 22 | +12 | 57 | +1:11.490Finished | 1 | 1:38.128 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | -3 | 57 | +1:12.702Finished | 0 | 1:38.146 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1 | 57 | +1:16.539Finished | 0 | 1:38.312 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | -1 | 57 | +1:30.334Finished | 0 | 1:36.700 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | +3 | 57 | +1:33.723Finished | 0 | 1:37.058 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 6 | -9 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:37.903 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | +2 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:38.305 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | -1 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:38.441 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | -14 | 55 | Exhaust | 0 | 1:38.046 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 23 | +4 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | 1:40.323 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 0 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | 1:40.237 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +3 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | 1:39.747 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 15 | -7 | 54 | Vibrations | 0 | 1:38.087 |
| R | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 21 | -2 | 25 | Puncture | 0 | 1:39.876 |
| R | Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | -5 | 24 | Engine | 0 | 1:41.519 |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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