Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2012

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Race

2012-05-27 · time TBA

Circuit de Monaco

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:46:06.557 · 78 laps	25
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:46:07.200 · 78 laps	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:46:07.504 · 78 laps	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:46:07.900 · 78 laps	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:46:10.658 · 78 laps	10
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:46:12.752 · 78 laps	8
7	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · 1:46:48.094 · 78 laps	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · 1:46:49.119 · 78 laps	4
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Race · 1:46:50.593 · 78 laps	2
10	Bruno Senna	Williams	Race · 1:46:51.073 · 78 laps	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Fastest lap · Race · Time not recorded · 77 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 77 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 77 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Timo Glock	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 77 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Race · Time not recorded · 76 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Race · Steering · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Charles Pic	Marussia	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 64 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Race · Fuel pressure · Time not recorded · 63 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 15 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 5 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Paul di Resta · Force India

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Kimi Räikkönen · Lotus

Bruno Senna · Williams

Sergio Pérez · Sauber

Jean-Éric Vergne · Toro Rosso

Heikki Kovalainen · Caterham

Timo Glock · Marussia

Narain Karthikeyan · HRT

Jenson Button · McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo · Toro Rosso

Charles Pic · Marussia

Michael Schumacher · Mercedes

Vitaly Petrov · Caterham

Kamui Kobayashi · Sauber

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Pedro de la Rosa · HRT

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.873 · Q2 1:15.062 · Q3 1:14.301 · 22 laps
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.013 · Q2 1:15.035 · Q3 1:14.381 · 19 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.900 · Q2 1:15.022 · Q3 1:14.448 · 21 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.063 · Q2 1:15.166 · Q3 1:14.583 · 20 laps
5	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.718 · Q2 1:15.219 · Q3 1:14.639 · 27 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.153 · Q2 1:15.128 · Q3 1:14.948 · 22 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.983 · Q2 1:14.911 · Q3 1:15.049 · 19 laps
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.889 · Q2 1:15.322 · Q3 1:15.199 · 28 laps
9	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.017 · Q2 1:15.026 · Q3 1:15.245 · 22 laps
10	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.757 · Q2 1:15.234 · 24 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.418 · Q2 1:15.421 · 17 laps
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.648 · Q2 1:15.508 · 19 laps
13	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.399 · Q2 1:15.536 · 18 laps
14	Bruno Senna	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:15.923 · Q2 1:15.709 · 20 laps
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.062 · Q2 1:15.718 · 14 laps
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.360 · Q2 1:15.878 · 19 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.491 · Q2 1:16.885 · 14 laps
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:16.538 · 13 laps
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.404 · 13 laps
20	Timo Glock	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.947 · 11 laps
21	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.096 · 11 laps
22	Charles Pic	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.476 · 12 laps
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:19.310 · 8 laps
NC	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:14.381
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:14.448
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:14.583
4	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:14.639
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:14.948
6	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:14.301 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:15.049
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:15.199
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · Time not recorded
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:15.421
11	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:15.508
12	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:15.536
13	Bruno Senna	Williams	Starting grid · 1:15.709
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:15.718
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:15.878
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:16.885
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:16.538
18	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:17.404
19	Timo Glock	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:17.947
20	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Starting grid · 1:18.096
21	Charles Pic	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:18.476
22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Starting grid · 1:19.310
23	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
24	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · 1:15.245 · Grid penalty: 15 · 15 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.265 · 22 laps
2	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.630 · 17 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.711 · 19 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.747 · 12 laps
5	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.760 · 20 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.843 · 19 laps
7	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.038 · 21 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.190 · 13 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.222 · 14 laps
10	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.261 · 18 laps
11	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.413 · 14 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.631 · 18 laps
13	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.106 · 14 laps
14	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.209 · 25 laps
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.252 · 28 laps
16	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.302 · 16 laps
17	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.617 · 20 laps
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.039 · 20 laps
19	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.341 · 16 laps
20	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.838 · 26 laps
21	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.895 · 18 laps
22	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.638 · 9 laps
23	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.423 · 15 laps
24	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:15.746 · 17 laps
2	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.138 · 19 laps
3	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.602 · 21 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.661 · 23 laps
5	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.820 · 20 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.021 · 15 laps
7	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.148 · 23 laps
8	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.153 · 22 laps
9	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.293 · 11 laps
10	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.303 · 21 laps
11	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.375 · 19 laps
12	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.395 · 21 laps
13	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.655 · 18 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.800 · 25 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.251 · 24 laps
16	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.440 · 25 laps
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.522 · 22 laps
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.808 · 26 laps
19	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.267 · 25 laps
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.309 · 29 laps
21	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.029 · 13 laps
22	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.240 · 21 laps
23	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.631 · 12 laps
24	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.886 · 10 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.159 · 25 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.197 · 21 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.209 · 20 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.210 · 20 laps
5	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.445 · 18 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.471 · 19 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.734 · 19 laps
8	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:15.893 · 23 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:16.110 · 14 laps
10	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:16.219 · 19 laps
11	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:16.226 · 20 laps
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:16.301 · 21 laps
13	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:16.311 · 19 laps
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:16.479 · 20 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.027 · 20 laps
16	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.055 · 26 laps
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.276 · 25 laps
18	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.390 · 19 laps
19	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.404 · 22 laps
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.259 · 18 laps
21	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.488 · 22 laps
22	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:19.099 · 17 laps
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:19.147 · 19 laps
24	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:19.151 · 19 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:17.296
2	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:18.423
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:18.805
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:18.806
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:18.857
6	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:18.904
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:18.977
8	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:19.013
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:19.076
10	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:19.101
11	Bruno Senna	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:19.187
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:19.246
13	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:19.305
14	Charles Pic	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:19.604
15	Timo Glock	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:19.637
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:19.752
17	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:19.757
18	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:19.923
19	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:20.286
20	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:20.825
21	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:25.480

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Kamui Kobayashi	1	1	28.390
Vitaly Petrov	1	3	39.391
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	17	26.063
Nico Rosberg	1	27	24.874
Mark Webber	1	29	25.566
Lewis Hamilton	1	29	25.748
Kimi Räikkönen	1	29	26.380
Nico Hülkenberg	1	29	26.447
Bruno Senna	1	29	26.410
Narain Karthikeyan	1	29	27.306
Fernando Alonso	1	30	25.220
Heikki Kovalainen	1	30	26.066
Timo Glock	1	30	25.567
Felipe Massa	1	31	24.993
Charles Pic	1	33	27.186
Michael Schumacher	1	34	25.117
Sergio Pérez	1	34	25.666
Paul di Resta	1	35	25.642
Jenson Button	1	38	25.219
Sergio Pérez	2	39	19.677
Daniel Ricciardo	1	40	25.335
Sebastian Vettel	1	46	25.079
Timo Glock	2	54	36.503
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	70	26.157
Heikki Kovalainen	2	73	31.293
Narain Karthikeyan	2	74	26.973

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	76
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	73
3	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	73
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	63
5	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	59
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	51
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	45
8	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	35
9	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	29
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
11	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	21
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	19
13	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
14	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
18	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
24	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	146
2	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	108
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	86
4	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	86
5	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	61
6	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	44
7	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	41
8	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	28
9	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
10	Caterham Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Marussia Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
12	HRT Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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