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Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 25 Nov 2012
- Name
- Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/878
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 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2012 Formula 1 World Championship · round 20
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:45:22.656 · 71 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:45:25.410 · 71 laps · ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:45:26.271 · 71 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:45:27.592 · 71 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:45:28.364 · 71 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:45:32.109 · 71 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:45:34.563 · 71 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:45:51.309 · 71 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:45:53.906 · 71 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Time not recorded · 70 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Time not recorded · 70 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Time not recorded · 69 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Time not recorded · 69 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Accident · Time not recorded · 68 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 1 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Bruno Senna | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:15.075 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:15.456 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:16.180 · 22 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:15.644 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.263 · 25 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:16.266 · 24 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:15.536 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.097 · 25 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | Q1 1:16.432 · 22 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:15.929 · 26 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:15.901 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Q1 1:15.333 · 21 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:15.974 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:16.005 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:16.400 · 24 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.744 · 22 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.722 · 23 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:16.967 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Q1 1:17.073 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Q1 1:17.086 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Q1 1:17.508 · 13 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Q1 1:18.104 · 14 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:19.576 · 13 laps · cosworth | |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Q1 1:19.699 · 12 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.458 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:12.513 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:12.581 · renault | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:12.760 · renault | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:12.987 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:13.206 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.253 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:13.298 · renault | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:13.489 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:14.121 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:14.219 · renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:14.234 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:14.334 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:14.380 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:14.574 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:13.174 · renault | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:14.619 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.967 · renault | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:17.073 · renault | |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:17.086 · renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:17.508 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:18.104 · cosworth | |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:19.576 · cosworth | |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.699 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 281 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 278 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 207 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 190 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 188 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 179 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 122 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 96 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 93 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 66 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 63 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 25 | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:14.131 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:14.140 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:14.198 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:14.217 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:14.392 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:14.716 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:14.719 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 8 | 1:14.738 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 9 | 1:15.015 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:15.050 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 11 | 1:15.114 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 12 | 1:15.255 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:15.396 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 14 | 1:15.413 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 15 | 1:15.587 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 16 | 1:15.701 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:16.048 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 18 | 1:16.315 |
| freePractice1Results | Giedo van der Garde | 19 | 1:16.460 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:16.506 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 21 | 1:16.617 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Pic | 22 | 1:17.234 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 23 | 1:17.678 |
| freePractice1Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:17.895 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:14.026 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:14.300 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:14.523 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:14.553 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:14.592 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:14.654 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:14.669 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:14.863 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:14.994 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 10 | 1:15.129 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:15.131 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 1:15.371 |
| freePractice2Results | Bruno Senna | 13 | 1:15.432 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:15.542 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 15 | 1:15.839 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 16 | 1:15.902 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:15.953 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 18 | 1:16.048 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 19 | 1:16.126 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | 1:16.655 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 21 | 1:17.244 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:17.675 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Pic | 23 | 1:18.127 |
| freePractice2Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:18.139 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 1 | 1:13.188 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:13.245 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:13.385 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:13.389 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 5 | 1:13.420 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 6 | 1:13.486 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:13.602 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 1:13.691 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 9 | 1:13.700 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:13.712 |
| freePractice3Results | Bruno Senna | 11 | 1:13.948 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 12 | 1:14.126 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:14.190 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | 1:14.192 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 15 | 1:14.347 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 16 | 1:14.687 |
| freePractice3Results | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | 1:14.972 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 18 | 1:15.159 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:15.707 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:15.763 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Pic | 21 | 1:16.059 |
| freePractice3Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 22 | 1:16.198 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 23 | 1:16.793 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 24 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.