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2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/862-race
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
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2012 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35:10.990 · 57 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:35:14.323 · 57 laps · renault | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:35:21.184 · 57 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35:49.778 · 57 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36:06.450 · 57 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36:08.533 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36:08.793 · 57 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36:09.974 · 57 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36:15.989 · 57 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36:22.480 · 57 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36:23.692 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36:27.529 · 57 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36:41.324 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:36:44.713 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Exhaust · Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Time not recorded · 55 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Time not recorded · 55 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Time not recorded · 55 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Vibrations · Time not recorded · 54 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Puncture · Time not recorded · 25 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Pic | Marussia | Engine · Time not recorded · 24 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.308 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:34.813 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.015 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:34.792 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.588 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:33.988 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:34.041 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:33.814 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.760 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:34.624 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:34.552 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:34.131 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:34.601 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.372 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Q1 1:34.466 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Q1 1:34.852 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:34.639 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.865 · 5 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.014 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Q1 1:35.823 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Q1 1:37.683 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Q1 1:37.883 · 6 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Q1 1:37.905 · 7 laps · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:38.314 · 7 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.422 · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.520 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.637 · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.711 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.821 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.912 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.008 · renault | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.394 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:33.789 · renault | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:33.806 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:33.807 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.912 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:34.017 · renault | |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:36.132 · renault | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.823 · renault | |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.683 · cosworth | |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.883 · cosworth | |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:34.865 · mercedes | |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:37.905 · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:38.314 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:33.572 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:33.877 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 3 | 1:34.150 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:34.249 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 5 | 1:34.277 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:34.344 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:34.483 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 8 | 1:34.552 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:34.609 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:34.847 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:35.024 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:35.268 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:35.436 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 14 | 1:35.497 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 15 | 1:35.719 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 16 | 1:35.929 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:36.195 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:36.330 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 19 | 1:36.484 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 20 | 1:36.591 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Pic | 21 | 1:37.467 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:38.006 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 23 | 1:38.877 |
| freePractice1Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:39.996 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:32.816 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:33.262 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:33.525 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:33.747 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:33.862 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:34.246 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 7 | 1:34.411 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 1:34.449 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:34.615 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:34.893 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 11 | 1:34.895 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:34.941 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 13 | 1:35.183 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 14 | 1:35.229 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 15 | 1:35.459 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 16 | 1:35.913 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 17 | 1:35.968 |
| freePractice2Results | Bruno Senna | 18 | 1:36.169 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 19 | 1:36.587 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 20 | 1:37.803 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 21 | 1:37.812 |
| freePractice2Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 22 | 1:39.649 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:33.254 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:33.401 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:33.663 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:33.782 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:33.796 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:33.899 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:33.976 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:34.197 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:34.401 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:34.895 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:34.918 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 12 | 1:34.977 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:35.067 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | 1:35.128 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 15 | 1:35.336 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 16 | 1:35.536 |
| freePractice3Results | Bruno Senna | 17 | 1:35.623 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:35.694 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 19 | 1:35.773 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 20 | 1:36.532 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 21 | 1:37.267 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:37.654 |
| freePractice3Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 23 | 1:38.973 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:39.221 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.