2012 Formula One Season

The 2012 Formula One season is the 63rd season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested over an eleven race series that commenced on 18th March and ended on 21st October.
Notably, this season saw the return of the United States Grand Prix for the first time since the 2005 Formula One season, the race returned to Road America for the first time since 1994. This season is also notable for the debut, and subsequent disappearance of Baldrick Gump Jr. who vanished after having been checked into the hospital following a wreck at the United States Grand Prix. 
A topic of controversy was the banning of tobacco sponsorships in teams, as both Ferrari and Lotus F1 had cigarette sponsorships that featured on their cars. Neither team removed their sponsorships despite new laws being introduced by the EU near the end of the 2011 and several fines from the FIA. These fines were often small, in some cases as low as €1000. 
David Dwyer went into the season as the defending Drivers' Championship, with Red Bull as Constructors' Champions. 
Josef Steinbacher won his first World Drivers' Championship. Lotus F1 won their first World Constructors' Championship, their first after purchasing the team from Benetton who last won the Constuctors' Championship in 2000. 
==Season Summary ==
==Results and Standings==
Category:Seasons
Rnd	Race 	Date 	Circuit 	Pole Position 	Fastest Lap 	Race Winner 	Constructor
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	18th March 	Albert Park 	David Dwyer 	David Dwyer 	Josef Steinbacher	Lotus
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	8th April 	Bahrain International	David Dwyer 	David Dwyer 	Stine Olander 	Ferrari
3 	Austrian Grand Prix 	29th April 	Red Bull Ring 	Josef Steinbacher	Stine Olander 	Josef Steinbacher	Lotus
4 	British Grand Prix 	20th May 	Silverstone 	Josef Steinbacher	Baldrick Gump Jr. 	Josef Steinbacher	Lotus
5 	German Grand Prix 	10th June 	Nurburgring 	Josef Steinbacher	Eric Flynn 	Josef Steinbacher	Lotus
6 	Belgian Grand Prix 	24th June 	Spa-Francorchamps 	Matteo Margheriti	Stine Olander 	Matteo Margheriti	Mercedes
7 	Italian Grand Prix 	8th July 	Monza 	Matteo Margheriti	Baldrick Gump Jr. 	Stine Olander 	Ferrari
8 	Singapore Grand Prix 	16th September	Singapore 	Stine Olander 	Matteo Margheriti 	Stine Olander 	Ferrari
9 	Japanese Grand Prix 	23rd September	Suzuka 	Josef Steinbacher	Hans-Joachim Brehme	Stine Olander 	Ferrari
10 	United States Grand Prix	14th October 	Road America 	Itzmin Fernandez 	Matteo Margheriti 	Tatsuno Takamori 	Lotus
11 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	21st October 	Interlagos 	Matteo Margheriti	Eric Flynn 	Josef Steinbacher	Lotus