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Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 22 Jul 2012
- Name
- Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/868
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
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.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012 · Hockenheimring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2012 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31:05.862 · 67 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31:12.811 · 67 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:31:22.271 · 67 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:31:27.787 · 67 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:31:29.594 · 67 laps · renault | 10 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:31:33.758 · 67 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:31:34.832 · 67 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:31:52.803 · 67 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:31:54.024 · 67 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31:54.751 · 67 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32:05.089 · 67 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32:17.290 · 67 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32:22.691 · 67 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:32:22.827 · 67 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Time not recorded · 65 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Time not recorded · 64 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Time not recorded · 64 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Time not recorded · 64 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Puncture damage · Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.073 · 23 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:16.393 · 23 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:16.500 · 24 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:16.686 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:16.271 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:16.181 · 27 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:16.507 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:16.221 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:16.352 · 26 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:15.693 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.516 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:15.726 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:16.481 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.265 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:16.685 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Q1 1:16.426 · 21 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:15.988 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.741 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Q1 1:17.620 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Q1 1:18.531 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Q1 1:19.220 · 12 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Q1 1:19.291 · 11 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Q1 1:19.912 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:20.230 · 10 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.621 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:41.026 · renault | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.459 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:43.501 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:43.950 · renault | |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:44.113 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:44.186 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:41.496 · renault | |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:44.889 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:45.811 · renault | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.789 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.985 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.212 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:40.752 · renault | |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.741 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:17.620 · renault | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.933 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:18.531 · renault | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:40.574 · renault | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:19.220 · cosworth | |
| 21 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.551 · mercedes | |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:19.291 · cosworth | |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.912 · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:20.230 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 154 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 120 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 110 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 98 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 92 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 76 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 61 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | 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 | Jenson Button | 1 | 1:16.595 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:17.093 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1:17.370 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 4 | 1:17.382 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 5 | 1:17.413 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:17.599 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:17.915 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:17.995 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 9 | 1:18.020 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:18.130 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 11 | 1:18.226 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:18.339 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | 1:18.422 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:18.709 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 | 1:18.831 |
| freePractice1Results | Jules Bianchi | 16 | 1:18.972 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:19.039 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 18 | 1:19.674 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:19.963 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 20 | 1:20.122 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Pic | 21 | 1:20.169 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:20.539 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 23 | 1:21.138 |
| freePractice1Results | Dani Clos | 24 | 1:21.740 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 1:27.476 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:27.564 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:27.902 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:28.402 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 5 | 1:28.420 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:28.495 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 | 1:28.513 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:28.516 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 9 | 1:28.877 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 10 | 1:29.327 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 11 | 1:29.364 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:29.719 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 13 | 1:29.785 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 14 | 1:30.090 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 15 | 1:30.220 |
| freePractice2Results | Bruno Senna | 16 | 1:30.291 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 17 | 1:30.331 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 18 | 1:30.437 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 19 | 1:30.617 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 20 | 1:31.207 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 21 | 1:32.241 |
| freePractice2Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 22 | 1:32.349 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 23 | 1:32.777 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 24 | 1:42.566 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1:16.014 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:16.091 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:16.202 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:16.238 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:16.447 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:16.475 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 7 | 1:16.664 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:16.771 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 1:16.807 |
| freePractice3Results | Bruno Senna | 10 | 1:16.930 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:16.962 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:17.033 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 13 | 1:17.148 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:17.238 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 15 | 1:17.266 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 16 | 1:17.419 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 17 | 1:17.491 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:18.366 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 19 | 1:18.818 |
| freePractice3Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 20 | 1:19.778 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 21 | 1:20.235 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 22 | 1:20.318 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 23 | 1:20.741 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 24 | 1:20.914 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.