2012 Formula One Season

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The 2012 Formula One Season was the 63rd season of Formula One. It was the penultimate year of 2.4 litre V8 engines, which were replaced in 2014 with 1.6 litre V6 turbo engines. It commenced in Australia on March 18, and concluded on November 25 in Brazil, after a record 20 races.
This season marked the return of the United States Grand Prix, and the race was held at a new circuit near Austin, Texas.
Sebastian Vettel was defending the drivers' championship crown, while his team, , was defending the constructors' title.
Both titles were retained, with Vettel taking the title by three points over an impressive Fernando Alonso, whose challenge was mostly unexpected after the pre-season, but he had led the championship until the sixteenth round. Red Bull's title challenge was a more comfortable affair, heading Alonso's team by 60 points.
In the days following the , news was announced that had evidence with which to challenge the outcome of the race and, potentially, the championship. This evidence consists of footage of Vettel overtaking Jean-Éric Vergne under waved yellow flags in the early laps of the race. If their claims were upheld, Vettel could be demoted to 8th by way of a 20-second time-penalty, which would gift Alonso the title by a single point. Ferrari would have until November 30th to make their appeal. By 29th November, Ferrari had queried the issue on advice from Ferrari fans on social networking sites. Although this was not a formal protest, the FIA released an official statement rejecting Ferrari's claim, and deemed that the original result would stand.
==Teams and Drivers==
===Entry List===
A total of 25 drivers, driving 24 cars (numbered 1–25, excl. 13) competed in 2012, the same number as in 2011. Of the 24 drivers, seven have won at least one Formula One World Championship (Vettel, Alonso, Button, Hamilton, Rosberg, Schumacher and Räikkönen), one more than in 2011, and once again an all-time record.
All engines were 2.4 litre V8s.
===Dates Drivers Confirmed===
Driver 	Date Confirmed 	Team
Lewis Hamilton 	January 18, 2008 	
Fernando Alonso 	September 30, 2009	
Michael Schumacher	December 23, 2009 	
Felipe Massa 	June 9, 2010 	
Sebastian Vettel 	March 15, 2011 	
Timo Glock 	July 24, 2011 	
Kamui Kobayashi 	July 28, 2011 	
Sergio Pérez 	July 28, 2011 	
Mark Webber 	August 27, 2011 	
Heikki Kovalainen 	September 11, 2011	
Jenson Button 	October 5, 2011 	
Nico Rosberg 	November 10, 2011 	
Pedro de la Rosa 	November 21, 2011 	
Charles Pic 	November 27, 2011 	
Kimi Räikkönen 	November 29, 2011 	
Pastor Maldonado 	December 1, 2011 	
Romain Grosjean 	December 9, 2011 	
Daniel Ricciardo 	December 14, 2011 	
Jean-Éric Vergne 	December 14, 2011 	
Paul di Resta 	December 19, 2011 	
Nico Hülkenberg 	December 19, 2011 	
Bruno Senna 	January 17, 2012 	
Narain Karthikeyan	February 3, 2012 	
Vitaly Petrov 	February 17, 2012 	
===Redundant Driver Confirmations===
Driver 	Contract Date Signed	Team	Reason
Vitantonio Liuzzi	March 9, 2011 	 	Replaced by Narain Karthikeyan before season started. Relegated to the team's test driver
Vitaly Petrov 	December 22, 2010 	 	Contract made redundant after Renault bought out by
Jarno Trulli 	September 11, 2011 	 	Replaced by Vitaly Petrov after first pre-season test
===Car Launch Dates===
Team	Chassis	Date 	Where
 	CT01 	January 26th 	Online/Magazine
 	MP4-27 	February 1st 	Woking
 	F2012 	February 3rd 	Online
 	VJM05 	February 3rd 	Silverstone
 	E20 	February 5th 	Online
 	C31 	February 6th 	Jerez
 	RB8 	February 6th 	Online
 	STR7 	February 6th 	Jerez
 	FW34 	February 7th 	Jerez
 	F1 W03 	February 21st	Barcelona
 	F112 	March 5th 	Barcelona
 	MR01 	March 5th 	Silverstone
Notes:
* Pictures of Caterham's car, the CT01, were leaked online on January 25th, as deliveries of the magazine they launched it with (F1 Racing) arrived a day before the official launch date.
* Ferrari were due to launch their new car in Maranello, but there was a large amount of snow in the town, so it was launched online instead.
===Driver Changes===
*Kimi Raikkonen returns to the sport after 2 years in rallying and will drive alongside Romain Grosjean who returns to the sport after GP2. As a result Vitaly Petrov's second year deal was terminated, and later replaced Jarno Trulli at Caterham ending his 15 year career in the sport.
*Rubens Barrichello was replaced at Williams by fellow Brazilian Bruno Senna. this deal left Rubens with out a drive and left the sport after 19 years.
*Following an incident at a nightclub in Shanghai, Adrian Sutil's Force India contract did not get renewed for another season and elected to promote test driver Nico Hulkenburg to partner Paul di Resta instead.
*Toro Rosso's lineup was complete new with them signing up Test drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne and left Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari out of a drive. Buemi later became Redbull's test driver while Alguersuari became Pirelli's test driver.
*Pedro de la Rosa replaced Vitantonio Liuzzi at HRT and will partner Narain Karthikeyan. Liuzzi stayed in the team as a test driver.
*Charles Pic will make his debut with Marussia alongside the experienced Timo Glock. This left Jerome D'Ambrosio out of a drive and later became a test driver for Lotus.
===Team Changes===
* Three teams changed names:
** Lotus will change to Caterham.
** Renault will change to Lotus.
** Virgin will change to Marussia.
* Williams will stop using Cosworth engines and begin using Renault engines.
==Calendar==
===Race Schedule===
Round	Race Title 	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Date 	Time 	Time 	Tyres 	Tyres
Round	Race Title 	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Date 	Local	UTC 	Option 	Prime
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Australian GP 	Albert Park, Melbourne 	March 18 	17:00	06:00	Soft 	Medium
2 	Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix 	Malaysian GP 	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	March 25 	16:00	08:00	Medium 	Hard
3 	UBS Chinese Grand Prix 	Chinese GP 	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 	April 15 	15:00	07:00	Soft 	Medium
4 	Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain GP 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 	April 22 	15:00	12:00	Soft 	Medium
5 	Gran Premio de España Santander 	Spanish GP 	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 	May 13 	14:00	12:00	Soft 	Hard
6 	Grand Prix de Monaco 	Monaco GP 	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 	May 27 	14:00	12:00	Supersoft	Soft
7 	Grand Prix du Canada 	Canadian GP 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 	June 10 	14:00	18:00	Supersoft	Soft
8 	Grand Prix of Europe 	European GP 	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia 	June 24 	14:00	12:00	Soft 	Medium
9 	Santander British Grand Prix 	British GP 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	July 8 	13:00	12:00	Soft 	Hard
10 	Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland	German GP 	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 	July 22 	14:00	12:00	Soft 	Medium
11 	Eni Magyar Nadydíj 	Hungarian GP 	Hungaroring, Budapest 	July 29 	14:00	12:00	Soft 	Medium
12 	Shell Belgian Grand Prix 	Belgian GP 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 	September 2 	14:00	12:00	Medium 	Hard
13 	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 	Italian GP 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 	September 9 	14:00	12:00	Medium 	Hard
14 	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 	Singapore GP 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay 	September 23	20:00	12:00	Supersoft	Soft
15 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Japanese GP 	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 	October 7 	15:00	06:00	Soft 	Hard
16 	Korean Grand Prix 	Korean GP 	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 	October 14 	15:00	06:00	Supersoft	Soft
17 	Airtel Indian Grand Prix 	Indian GP 	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	October 28 	15:00	09:30	Soft 	Hard
18 	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Abu Dhabi GP 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	November 4 	17:00	13:00	Soft 	Medium
19 	United States Grand Prix 	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin 	November 18 	13:00	19:00	Medium 	Hard
20 	Grande Prêmio do Brasil 	Brazilian GP 	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 	November 25 	14:00	16:00	Medium 	Hard
===Calendar Changes===
* Races not on the 2011 Calendar:
** The Bahrain Grand Prix returned after the 2011 race was postponed, and then cancelled, after the Arab Spring made the race a severe danger. Despite the violence in Bahrain having not subsided, the 2012 race went ahead as planned.
** The United States Grand Prix returns for the first time since 2007.
* Race on the 2011 Calendar but not on the 2012 Calendar:
** The Turkish Grand Prix could not negiotiate a renewed contract with Formula One Management (FOM), and as a result was not placed on the 2012 calendar.
* Circuit changes:
** The German Grand Prix switched back to the Hockenheimring from the Nürburgring, to continue the race's policy of switching between the two circuits.
* Schedule changes:
** Note: These do not include changes from the provisional calendar.
** The Bahrain Grand Prix returns as the fourth round (taking Turkey's place), meaning that the Australian Grand Prix is once again the season opener.
** The United States Grand Prix is placed as the nineteeth round.
** As a result, the Brazilian Grand Prix is still the final round of the championship, but as round twenty.
* Disputes:
** The United States Grand Prix has had monetary problems and there were fears that the circuit may not be completed on time, although all issues have been resolved and the race went ahead as planned by the organisers.
** The Bahrain Grand Prix, as mentioned above, caused extreme protests.
** The European Grand Prix organisers have written to Bernie Ecclestone, stating that the race may not be financially viable. The organisers of the Spanish Grand Prix have expressed similar concerns. Both races took place.
==Changes==
===Car Design Changes===
* The height of the nose of the Front Wing has been reduced from 625mm to 550mm (a change of 75mm, or 7.5 cm).
* Exhausts must exit the bodywork upwards in a periscope manner. It must also have an internal diameter of 75mm. This is so the teams cannot take advantage of off-throttle blown diffusers for extra downforce. The operating temperatures of the exhausts are likely to fall by about 200°C from 2011.
* Exotic engine maps have also been banned, with more conventional ones put in place.
* The use of helium in air guns have been banned, for being too expensive for the competitive gain.
* The re-active ride-height system developed by Lotus has been banned as "any aerodynamic effect created by the suspension should be incidental to its primary function" and "any device that influences the car's aerodynamics must remain immobile in relation to the spring part of the car".
===Other Regulation Changes===
* There will be tougher side impact crash testing, and all new cars must pass all the required FIA crash tests prior to any on-track testing.Rules and regulations - 2012 season changes. The Official F1 Website.
* All lapped cars will be allowed to unlap themselves under the safety car, ensuring a clean re-start without slower cars impeding those racing for the leading positions.
* Drivers may no longer leave the track without a justifible reason, and drivers may no longer move back onto the racing line having moved off it to defend a position.
* There will be a maximum race time of four hours to ensure that a lengthly suspension of a race does not result in a race that could run up to eight hours if left unregulated. Cars in the pit lane when the race was suspended will be allowed to re-join the cars on the grid in the position they were at the line of the race suspension.
* A three-day test session will be carried out during the season, in addition to the pre-season testing. Previously, mid-season testing away from track meetings was not allowed.
* All tyres allocated to a driver may now be used on the first day of practice. Formerly only three sets were permitted on the opening day of the Grand Prix weekend.
==Results and Standings==
===Test Drivers===
Team	Driver 	Testing Role
 	Sébastien Buemi 	Reserve Driver
 	António Félix da Costa	Young Driver Programme
 	Robin Frijns 	Young Driver Programme
 	David Coulthard 	Demonstration Driver
 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Demonstration Driver
 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Demonstration Driver
 	Gary Paffett 	Reserve Driver
 	Oliver Turvey 	Reserve Driver
 	Kevin Magnussen 	Young Driver Programme
 	Davide Rigon 	Development Driver
 	Marc Gené 	Development Driver
 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Development Driver
 	Jules Bianchi 	Young Driver Programme
 	Sam Bird 	Development Driver
 	Brendon Hartley 	Development Driver
 	Anthony Davidson 	Development Driver
 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Reserve Driver
 	Kevin Korjus 	Reserve Driver
 	Nicolas Prost 	Development Driver
 	Davide Valsecchi 	Young Driver Programme
 	Edoardo Mortara 	Young Driver Programme
 	Jules Bianchi 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Gary Paffett 	Reserve Driver
 	Conor Daly 	Straight-Line Aerodynamic Test
 	Luiz Razia 	Young Driver Programme
 	Rodolfo González  	Young Driver Programme
 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Robin Frijns 	Young Driver Programme
 	 Sébastien Buemi 	Reserve Driver
 	Luiz Razia 	Young Driver Programme
 	Johnny Cecotto, Jr. 	Young Driver Programme
 	Valtteri Bottas 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Susie Wolff 	Development Driver
 	Luciano Bacheta 	Invitational Test
 	Giedo van der Garde 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Alexander Rossi 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Rodolfo González 	Young Driver Programme
 	Jarno Trulli 	Pre-Season Development Driver
 	Dani Clos 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Ma Qinghua 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Reserve Driver
 	Max Chilton 	Third & Reserve Driver
 	María de Villota 	Reserve Driver
 	Rio Haryanto 	Young Driver Programme
===Testing===
Test 	Track 	Date 	Fastest Driver 	Team 	Time
2012 Jerez Test 	Circuito de Jerez 	Feb 7 – Feb 10 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	1:17.613
2012 Barcelona Test 1 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Feb 21 – Feb 24	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1:22.312
2012 Barcelona Test 2 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Mar 1 – Mar 4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:22.030
2012 Mugello Test 	Mugello Circuit 	May 1 – May 3 	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault 	1:21.035
2012 Young Driver Test 1	Silverstone Circuit 	Jul 12 – Jul 13	Valtteri Bottas	 	48.963
2012 Young Driver Test 2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Sep 11 – Sep 13	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:16.985
===Results===
Notes:
* * : Lewis Hamilton () set the second fastest time in qualifying, but was penalised five places for a gearbox change prior to the weekend.
* † : Lewis Hamilton () set pole, but was excluded from qualifying because of a technical infringement.
* ‡ : Michael Schumacher () set the fastest time in qualifying in the final session, but had a five-place grid penalty.
* § : Mark Webber () qualified third, but received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
* ** : Sebastian Vettel () finished second, but received a twenty second penalty for an illegal overtake on Jenson Button on lap 66.
* †† : Pastor Maldonado () qualified third, but was penalised three grid-slots for blocking in Q1.
* ‡‡ : Jenson Button () qualified 3rd, but was demoted to 8th due to gearbox change penalty. Kamui Kobayashi promoted to 3rd.
* §§ : Sebastian Vettel () qualified 3rd, but was excluded from qualifying for not returning to the pits under the car's own power at the end of qualifying.
===Standings===
Points system: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 from first to tenth.
Drivers on equal points are separated by number of first places, then by number of second places if on equal number of first places and so on.
====Driver Placings====
Driver Placings	Driver Placings 	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	Driver Placings	
Pos 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts
1st 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22nd* 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	281
2nd 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	278
3rd 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	207
4th 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19th* 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	190
5th 	Jenson Button 	 	14th 	 	18th* 	 	16th* 	16th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	188
6th 	Mark Webber 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20th* 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	179
7th 	Felipe Massa 	 	15th 	13th 	 	15th 	 	 	16th 	 	12th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	122
8th 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18th 	 	 	 	 	19th* 	 	 	 	 	 	96
9th 	Nico Rosberg 	12th 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15th 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	13th 	15th 	93
10th 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	11th 	11th 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	15th 	11th 	 	66
11th 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	15th 	12th 	 	 	12th 	 	12th 	 	11th 	 	21st* 	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	63
12th 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	18th* 	13th 	 	13th 	 	 	14th 	 	14th 	 	60
13th 	Michael Schumacher	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	13th 	22nd* 	11th 	16th 	 	49
14th 	Paul di Resta 	 	 	12th 	 	14th 	 	11th 	 	 	11th 	12th 	 	 	 	12th 	12th 	12th 	 	15th 	19th* 	46
15th 	Pastor Maldonado 	13th* 	19th* 	 	 	 	 	13th 	12th 	16th 	15th 	13th 	 	11th 	 	 	14th 	16th 	 	 	 	45
16th 	Bruno Senna 	16th* 	 	 	22nd* 	 	 	17th 	 	 	17th 	 	12th 	 	18th* 	14th 	15th 	 	 	 	 	31
17th 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	11th 	 	16th 	14th 	12th 	12th 	15th 	 	14th 	14th 	16th 	 	 	 	13th 	 	15th 	12th 	 	 	16
18th 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	12th 	17th 	15th 	13th 	 	14th 	11th 	13th 	13th 	15th 	 	12th 	 	 	 	13th 	 	12th 	13th 	10
19th 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	16th 	18th 	16th 	17th 	 	19th 	13th 	 	16th 	19th 	14th 	15th 	19th 	17th 	16th 	17th 	16th 	17th 	11th 	0
20th 	Timo Glock 	14th 	17th 	19th 	19th 	18th 	14th 	 	 	18th 	22nd 	21st 	15th 	17th 	12th 	16th 	18th 	20th 	14th 	19th 	16th 	0
21st 	Charles Pic 	15th* 	20th 	20th 	 	 	 	20th 	15th 	19th 	20th 	20th 	16th 	16th 	16th 	 	19th 	19th 	 	20th 	12th 	0
22nd 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	18th 	23rd 	17th 	16th 	13th 	18th 	14th 	17th 	19th 	17th 	17th 	14th 	15th 	15th 	17th 	18th 	13th 	18th 	14th 	0
23rd 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
24rd 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	22nd 	22nd 	21st 	 	15th 	 	18th 	21st 	23rd 	 	 	19th 	 	 	20th 	21st 	 	22nd 	18th 	0
25th 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	21st 	21st 	20th 	19th 	 	 	17th 	20th 	21st 	22nd 	18th 	18th 	17th 	18th 	 	 	17th 	21st 	17th 	0
===Head-to-head: Team-mate comparisons===
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* Did not finish, but completed over 90% of the race-winner's distance and was classified.
====Constructor Placings====
Pos. 	Team	No.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts
rowspan=2	 	1 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22nd*	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	460
2 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20th*	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	460
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
rowspan=2	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	400
6 	 	 	15th 	13th 	 	15th 	 	 	16th 	 	12th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	400
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
rowspan=2	 	3 	 	14th 	 	18th*	 	16th*	16th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	378
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19th*	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	378
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4th 	 	9 	 	 	14th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	303
4th 	 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18th	 	 	13th 	 	19th*	 	 	 	 	 	303
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5th 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th 	13th	22nd*	11th	16th	 	142
5th 	 	8 	12th 	13th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15th	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	13th	15th 	142
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6th 	 	14 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	11th	 	18th*	13th 	 	13th 	 	 	14th 	 	14th	 	126
6th 	 	15 	 	 	11th	11th 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	 	 	 	11th	 	15th	11th	 	126
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7th 	 	11 	 	 	12th	 	14th	 	11th 	 	 	11th	12th 	 	 	 	12th 	12th	12th 	 	15th	19th*	109
7th 	 	12 	 	 	15th	12th 	 	 	12th 	 	12th	 	11th 	 	21st*	14th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	109
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8th 	 	18 	13th*	19th*	 	 	 	 	13th 	12th	16th	15th	13th 	 	11th 	 	 	14th	16th 	 	 	 	76
8th 	 	19 	16th*	 	 	22nd*	 	 	17th 	 	 	17th	 	12th 	 	18th*	14th 	15th	 	 	 	 	76
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9th 	 	16 	 	12th 	17th	15th 	13th	 	14th 	11th	13th	13th	15th 	 	12th 	 	 	 	13th 	 	12th	13th 	26
9th 	 	17 	11th 	 	16th	14th 	12th	12th 	15th 	 	14th	14th	16th 	 	 	 	13th 	 	15th 	12th	 	 	26
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10th 	 	20 	 	18th 	23rd	17th 	16th	13th 	18th 	14th	17th	19th	17th 	17th 	14th 	15th 	15th 	17th	18th 	13th	18th	14th 	0
10th 	 	21 	 	16th 	18th	16th 	17th	 	19th 	13th	 	16th	19th 	14th 	15th 	19th 	17th 	16th	17th 	16th	17th	11th 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11th 	 	24 	14th 	17th 	19th	19th 	18th	14th 	 	 	18th	22nd	21st 	15th 	17th 	12th 	16th 	18th	20th 	14th	19th	16th 	0
11th 	 	25 	15th*	20th 	20th	 	 	 	20th 	15th	19th	20th	20th 	16th 	16th 	16th 	 	19th	19th 	 	20th	12th 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12th 	 	22 	 	21st 	21st	20th 	19th	 	 	17th	20th	21st	22nd 	18th 	18th 	17th 	18th 	 	 	17th	21st	17th 	0
12th 	 	23 	 	22nd 	22nd	21st 	 	15th 	 	18th	21st	23rd	 	 	19th 	 	 	20th	21st 	 	22nd	18th 	0
* Did not finish, but completed over 90% of the race-winner's distance and was classified.
===Statistics===
Sources:Manipe F1 Stats Centre - 2012 Season Manipe F1 - 2012 Standings 
====Drivers====
WDC	Driver 	Races	Starts	Poles	FR	Wins	Podia	FLs	Laps Led	kms Led	GPs Led	DNFs	Pts	Report
1 	Vettel 	20 	20 	6 	8 	5 	10 	6 	368 	1949 	11 	1 	281	Report
2 	Alonso 	20 	20 	2 	3 	3 	13 	0 	216 	1101 	7 	2 	278	Report
3 	Räikkönen 	20 	20 	0 	0 	1 	7 	2 	44 	236 	3 	0 	207	Report
4 	Hamilton 	20 	20 	7 	11	4 	7 	1 	232 	1157 	10 	5 	190	Report
5 	Button 	20 	20 	1 	5 	3 	6 	2 	123 	710 	4 	2 	188	Report
6 	Webber 	20 	20 	2 	6 	2 	4 	1 	66 	233 	2 	2 	179	Report
7 	Massa 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	1 	3 	1 	1 	122	Report
8 	Grosjean 	19 	19 	0 	1 	0 	3 	1 	4 	19 	3 	7 	96 	Report
9 	Rosberg 	20 	20 	1 	2 	1 	2 	2 	48 	261 	1 	3 	93 	Report
10 	Pérez 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	3 	1 	12 	67 	3 	6 	66 	Report
11 	Hülkenberg 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	30 	129 	1 	1 	46 	Report
15 	Maldonado 	20 	20 	1 	2 	1 	1 	0 	37 	172 	1 	5 	45 	Report
16 	Senna 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	31 	Report
17 	Vergne 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	16 	Report
18 	Ricciardo 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	10 	Report
20 	Glock 	20 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	Report
19 	Petrov 	20 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	Report
21 	Pic 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5 	0 	Report
22 	Kovalainen 	20 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	Report
23 	D'Ambrosio 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	Report
24 	Karthikeyan	20 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	7 	0 	Report
25 	De la Rosa 	20 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	Report
====Constructors====
WCC	Team	Races	Starts	Poles	FR	Wins	Podia	FLs	Laps Led	kms Led	GPs Led	DNFs	Pts	Report
1 	-R 	20 	40 	8 	14	7 	14 	7 	434 	2182 	12 	3 	460	Report
2 	 	20 	40 	2 	3 	3 	15 	0 	217 	1104 	7 	3 	400	Report
3 	-M 	20 	40 	8 	16	7 	13 	3 	355 	1867 	12 	7 	378	Report
4 	-R 	20 	40 	0 	1 	1 	10 	3 	48 	254 	4 	7 	303	Report
5 	 	20 	40 	1 	3 	1 	3 	3 	48 	261 	1 	10 	142	Report
6 	-F 	20 	40 	0 	1 	0 	4 	2 	12 	67 	3 	10 	126	Report
7 	-M 	20 	40 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	31 	135 	1 	2 	109	Report
8 	-R 	20 	40 	1 	2 	1 	1 	1 	37 	172 	1 	7 	76 	Report
9 	-F 	20 	40 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5 	26 	Report
10 	-R 	20 	39 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	3 	0 	Report
11 	-C 	20 	39 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	6 	0 	Report
12 	-C 	20 	38 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	11 	0 	Report
== See also==
==Notes==
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