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Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2012

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 10 Jun 2012

Name
Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2012
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/865

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 Grand Prix du Canada 2012 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2012 Formula 1 World Championship · round 7

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:32:29.586 · 70 laps · mercedes25
2Romain GrosjeanLotus1:32:32.099 · 70 laps · renault18
3Sergio PérezSauber1:32:34.846 · 70 laps · ferrari15
4Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:32:36.881 · 70 laps · renault12
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:32:42.997 · 70 laps · ferrari10
6Nico RosbergMercedes1:32:43.428 · 70 laps · mercedes8
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:32:44.671 · 70 laps · renault6
8Kimi RäikkönenLotus1:32:45.153 · 70 laps · renault4
9Kamui KobayashiSauber1:32:54.018 · 70 laps · ferrari2
10Felipe MassaFerrari1:32:54.858 · 70 laps · ferrari1
11Paul di RestaForce India1:33:07.279 · 70 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
12Nico HülkenbergForce India1:33:15.822 · 70 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
13Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:33:16.638 · 70 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
14Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:33:34.061 · 70 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
15Jean-Éric VergneToro RossoTime not recorded · 69 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
16Jenson ButtonMcLarenTime not recorded · 69 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
17Bruno SennaWilliamsTime not recorded · 69 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
18Heikki KovalainenCaterhamTime not recorded · 69 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
19Vitaly PetrovCaterhamTime not recorded · 69 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
20Charles PicMarussiaTime not recorded · 67 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFTimo GlockMarussiaBrakes · Time not recorded · 56 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFMichael SchumacherMercedesHydraulics · Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFPedro de la RosaHRTBrakes · Time not recorded · 24 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFNarain KarthikeyanHRTBrakes · Time not recorded · 22 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed BullQ1 1:14.661 · 16 laps · renault
2Lewis HamiltonMcLarenQ1 1:14.891 · 22 laps · mercedes
3Fernando AlonsoFerrariQ1 1:14.916 · 23 laps · ferrari
4Mark WebberRed BullQ1 1:14.956 · 19 laps · renault
5Nico RosbergMercedesQ1 1:15.098 · 25 laps · mercedes
6Felipe MassaFerrariQ1 1:15.194 · 24 laps · ferrari
7Romain GrosjeanLotusQ1 1:15.163 · 28 laps · renault
8Paul di RestaForce IndiaQ1 1:15.019 · 22 laps · mercedes
9Michael SchumacherMercedesQ1 1:14.892 · 18 laps · mercedes
10Jenson ButtonMcLarenQ1 1:14.799 · 24 laps · mercedes
11Kamui KobayashiSauberQ1 1:15.101 · 21 laps · ferrari
12Kimi RäikkönenLotusQ1 1:14.995 · 22 laps · renault
13Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaQ1 1:15.106 · 18 laps · mercedes
14Daniel RicciardoToro RossoQ1 1:15.552 · 21 laps · ferrari
15Sergio PérezSauberQ1 1:15.326 · 21 laps · ferrari
16Bruno SennaWilliamsQ1 1:14.995 · 20 laps · renault
17Pastor MaldonadoWilliamsQ1 1:14.979 · 21 laps · renault
18Heikki KovalainenCaterhamQ1 1:16.263 · 12 laps · renault
19Vitaly PetrovCaterhamQ1 1:16.482 · 10 laps · renault
20Jean-Éric VergneToro RossoQ1 1:16.602 · 12 laps · ferrari
21Pedro de la RosaHRTQ1 1:17.492 · 8 laps · cosworth
22Timo GlockMarussiaQ1 1:17.901 · 10 laps · cosworth
23Charles PicMarussiaQ1 1:18.255 · 9 laps · cosworth
24Narain KarthikeyanHRTQ1 1:18.330 · 9 laps · cosworth

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:13.784 · renault
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:14.087 · mercedes
3Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:14.151 · ferrari
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:14.346 · renault
5Nico RosbergMercedes1:14.411 · mercedes
6Felipe MassaFerrari1:14.465 · ferrari
7Romain GrosjeanLotus1:14.645 · renault
8Paul di RestaForce India1:14.705 · mercedes
9Michael SchumacherMercedes1:14.812 · mercedes
10Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:15.182 · mercedes
11Kamui KobayashiSauber1:14.688 · ferrari
12Kimi RäikkönenLotus1:14.734 · renault
13Nico HülkenbergForce India1:14.748 · mercedes
14Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:15.078 · ferrari
15Sergio PérezSauber1:15.156 · ferrari
16Bruno SennaWilliams1:15.170 · renault
17Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:16.263 · renault
18Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:16.482 · renault
19Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:16.602 · ferrari
20Pedro de la RosaHRT1:17.492 · cosworth
21Timo GlockMarussia1:17.901 · cosworth
22Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:15.231 · renault
23Charles PicMarussia1:18.255 · cosworth
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:18.330 · cosworth

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded88
2Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded86
3Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded85
4Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded79
5Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded67
6Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded55
7Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded53
8Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded45
9Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded37
10Pastor MaldonadoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded29
11Kamui KobayashiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded21
12Paul di RestaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded21
13Bruno SennaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
14Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded11
15Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded7
16Jean-Éric VergneNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
17Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
18Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
19Heikki KovalainenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Timo GlockNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Charles PicNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Narain KarthikeyanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
23Vitaly PetrovNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
24Pedro de la RosaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton11:15.564
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel21:15.682
freePractice1ResultsNico Rosberg31:15.782
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso41:15.842
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber51:15.897
freePractice1ResultsNico Hülkenberg61:15.986
freePractice1ResultsKamui Kobayashi71:16.000
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez81:16.249
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher91:16.264
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button101:16.347
freePractice1ResultsPaul di Resta111:16.460
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa121:16.619
freePractice1ResultsPastor Maldonado131:16.859
freePractice1ResultsRomain Grosjean141:16.890
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen151:17.014
freePractice1ResultsJean-Éric Vergne161:17.352
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo171:17.580
freePractice1ResultsVitaly Petrov181:17.935
freePractice1ResultsHeikki Kovalainen191:18.177
freePractice1ResultsPedro de la Rosa201:18.182
freePractice1ResultsBruno Senna211:18.762
freePractice1ResultsNarain Karthikeyan221:19.354
freePractice1ResultsTimo Glock231:20.004
freePractice1ResultsCharles Pic241:20.067
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton11:15.259
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso21:15.313
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa31:15.410
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel41:15.531
freePractice2ResultsPaul di Resta51:15.544
freePractice2ResultsKamui Kobayashi61:15.651
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher71:15.697
freePractice2ResultsNico Hülkenberg81:15.799
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button91:15.812
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg101:15.878
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez111:15.898
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber121:15.907
freePractice2ResultsPastor Maldonado131:15.987
freePractice2ResultsRomain Grosjean141:16.360
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen151:16.562
freePractice2ResultsHeikki Kovalainen161:16.981
freePractice2ResultsBruno Senna171:17.022
freePractice2ResultsVitaly Petrov181:17.075
freePractice2ResultsJean-Éric Vergne191:17.124
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo201:17.716
freePractice2ResultsPedro de la Rosa211:18.908
freePractice2ResultsTimo Glock221:19.084
freePractice2ResultsNarain Karthikeyan231:19.378
freePractice2ResultsCharles Pic241:19.902
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel11:14.442
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso21:14.448
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton31:14.712
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber41:14.724
freePractice3ResultsPastor Maldonado51:14.755
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa61:14.767
freePractice3ResultsMichael Schumacher71:14.796
freePractice3ResultsRomain Grosjean81:14.873
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen91:14.977
freePractice3ResultsNico Hülkenberg101:14.992
freePractice3ResultsPaul di Resta111:15.067
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez121:15.112
freePractice3ResultsKamui Kobayashi131:15.126
freePractice3ResultsBruno Senna141:15.237
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button151:15.327
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo161:15.498
freePractice3ResultsVitaly Petrov171:16.268
freePractice3ResultsHeikki Kovalainen181:16.545
freePractice3ResultsPedro de la Rosa191:17.705
freePractice3ResultsTimo Glock201:17.974
freePractice3ResultsNarain Karthikeyan211:18.189
freePractice3ResultsCharles Pic221:18.684
freePractice3ResultsJean-Éric Vergne23Unknown
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg24Unknown

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Felipe Massa11221.128
Paul di Resta11321.489
Michael Schumacher11321.807
Jenson Button11521.748
Sebastian Vettel11621.639
Jean-Éric Vergne11622.278
Lewis Hamilton11721.375
Mark Webber11721.199
Daniel Ricciardo11721.689
Heikki Kovalainen11721.733
Vitaly Petrov11821.888
Fernando Alonso11921.133
Nico Rosberg11921.222
Romain Grosjean12121.830
Nico Hülkenberg12124.583
Bruno Senna12322.781
Kamui Kobayashi12421.453
Timo Glock12425.520
Charles Pic12823.291
Pastor Maldonado12922.704
Jenson Button23321.845
Nico Rosberg23821.179
Kimi Räikkönen14021.534
Sergio Pérez14121.407
Nico Hülkenberg24223.660
Heikki Kovalainen24221.704
Michael Schumacher24322.524
Jean-Éric Vergne24323.163
Vitaly Petrov24321.403
Paul di Resta24421.734
Jean-Éric Vergne34714.641
Lewis Hamilton25022.530
Mark Webber25221.254
Jenson Button35221.363
Felipe Massa25821.115
Daniel Ricciardo25821.558
Sebastian Vettel26322.428

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