2012 Monaco Grand Prix

The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix was the 71st running of the most famous race in Formula One. The race, which was the sixth race of the Season, took place on the 27 May 2012. As in previous years, the first two free practice sessions took place on a Thursday and the support races were on the Friday.
==Background==
*In response to Sergio Pérez's accident at the 2011 event, the track has been flattened slightly on approach to the Nouvelle Chicane. The barrier which Pérez hit has also been moved back slightly.
*In order to improve visibility and safety, the pit-exit has been partially cleared of trees and widened.
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is shown below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB8 	 	RS27-2012	
2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB8 	 	RS27-2012	
3 	Jenson Button 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-27 	 	FO 108Z 	
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-27 	 	FO 108Z 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F2012 	 	056 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F2012 	 	056 	
7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W03 	 	FO 108Z 	
8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W03 	 	FO 108Z 	
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E20 	 	RS27-2012	
10 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E20 	 	RS27-2012	
11 	Paul di Resta 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM05 	 	FO 108Z 	
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM05 	 	FO 108Z 	
14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C31 	 	056 	
15 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C31 	 	056 	
16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR7 	 	056 	
17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR7 	 	056 	
18 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams F1 	 	FW34 	 	RS27-2012	
19 	Bruno Senna 	Williams F1 	 	FW34 	 	RS27-2012	
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT01 	 	RS27-2012	
21 	Vitaly Petrov 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT01 	 	RS27-2012	
22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	HRT F1 Team 	 	F112 	 	CA2012 	
23 	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team 	 	F112 	 	CA2012 	
24 	Timo Glock 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR01 	 	CA2012 	
25 	Charles Pic 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR01 	 	CA2012 	
==Practice Overview==
===Practice Times===
No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Thursday 1	Thursday 1	Thursday 2	Thursday 2	Saturday	Saturday
No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Pos. 	Time 	Pos. 	Time 	Pos.
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:17.222 	9 	1:17.303 	10 	1:15.209	3
2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:18.106 	12 	1:17.148 	7 	1:16.219	10
3 	Jenson Button 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:17.190 	8 	1:15.746 	1 	1:15.471	6
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:16.747 	4 	1:17.375 	11 	1:15.734	7
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	1:16.265 	1 	1:16.661 	4 	1:15.210	4
6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	1:16.843 	6 	1:16.602 	3 	1:15.197	2
7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	1:17.413 	11 	1:17.293 	9 	1:15.893	8
8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	1:17.261 	10 	1:17.021 	6 	1:15.159	1
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	no time 	24 	1:19.267 	19 	1:16.301	13
10 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus-Renault 	1:16.630 	2 	1:16.138 	2 	1:15.445	5
11 	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	1:18.302 	16 	1:17.395 	12 	1:17.390	18
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	1:17.361 	12 	1:17.800 	14 	1:17.027	15
14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:17.038 	7 	1:17.153 	8 	1:16.311	13
15 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:16.711 	3 	1:18.251 	15 	1:16.110	9
16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Toro Rossso-Ferrari 	1:18.252 	15 	1:18.808 	18 	1:16.479	14
17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Toro Rossso-Ferrari 	1:18.209 	14 	1:18.522 	17 	1:16.226	11
18 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams-Renault 	1:16.760 	5 	1:16.820 	5 	1:18.488	21
19 	Bruno Senna 	Williams-Renault 	1:18.617 	17 	1:17.655 	13 	1:17.055	16
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Caterham-Renault 	1:19.039 	18 	1:20.029 	21 	1:17.276	17
21 	Vitaly Petrov 	Caterham-Renault 	1:19.341 	19 	1:18.440 	16 	1:17.404	19
22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:22.423 	23 	1:20.631 	23 	1:19.151	24
23 	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth 	1:20.838 	20 	1:20.886 	24 	1:19.147	23
24 	Timo Glock 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:21.638 	22 	1:19.309 	20 	1:18.259	20
25 	Charles Pic 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:20.895 	21 	1:20.240 	22 	1:19.099	22
==Qualifying Overview==
===Qualifying Times===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Q1 	Q1 	Q2 	Q2 	Q3 	Q3 	Laps
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Pos.	Time 	Pos.	Time 	Pos.	Laps
1 	7 	Michael Schumacher	 	1:15.873	5 	1:15.062	5 	1:14.301	1 	22
2 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	1:16.013	10 	1:15.035	4 	1:14.381	2 	19
3 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:15.900	7 	1:15.022	2 	1:14.448	3 	21
4 	4 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:16.063	13 	1:15.166	7 	1:14.583	4 	20
5 	10 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:15.718	3 	1:15.219	8 	1:14.639	5 	27
6 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:16.153	14 	1:15.128	6 	1:14.948	6 	22
7 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:15.983	9 	1:14.911	1 	1:15.049	7 	19
8 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:15.889	6 	1:15.322	10 	1:15.199	8 	28
9 	18 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:16.017	11 	1:15.026	3 	1:15.245	9 	22
10 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:15.757	4 	1:15.234	9 	No time 	10 	24
11 	12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:15.418	1 	1:15.421	11 	 	 	17
12 	14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:15.648	2 	1:15.508	12 	 	 	19
13 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	1:16.399	16 	1:15.536	13 	 	 	18
14 	19 	Bruno Senna 	 	1:15.923	8 	1:15.703	14 	 	 	20
15 	11 	Paul di Resta 	 	1:16.062	12 	1:15.718	15 	 	 	14
16 	16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:16.360	15 	1:15.478	16 	 	 	19
17 	17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:16.491	17 	1:16.885	17 	 	 	14
18 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	1:16.538	18 	 	 	 	 	13
19 	21 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	1:17.404	19 	 	 	 	 	13
20 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	1:17.947	20 	 	 	 	 	11
21 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:18.096	21 	 	 	 	 	11
22 	25 	Charles Pic 	 	1:18.476	22 	 	 	 	 	12
23 	23 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	1:19.310	23 	 	 	 	 	8
24 	15 	Sergio Pérez 	 	No time 	24 	 	 	 	 	2
* 107% Time: 1:20.697
===Grid===
* Michael Schumacher was relegated five places on the grid for causing an avoidable accident with Bruno Senna during the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix (Qualified 1st).
† Sergio Pérez crashed in Q1 (first qualifying session) and did not set a time, meant he had to get Steward's permission to race, which he was granted permission to do so. Sauber changed his gearbox, and thus incurred a five-place grid penalty.
‡ Pastor Maldonado was relegated ten places for causing an avoidable accident with Sergio Pérez during FP3 (Saturday's practice session) (Qualified 9th). Williams also changed his gearbox, which incurred a five-place grid penalty. Sauber notified the FIA of the gearbox change before Williams did, and as a result Maldonado's gearbox penalty was applied after Pérez's, and he started from last on the grid.
==Race Overview==
===Race Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	78 	1:46:06.557 	147.312 	1 	25
2 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	78 	+ 0.063 s 	147.297 	2 	18
3 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	78 	+ 0.947 s 	147.290 	5 	15
4 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	78 	+ 1.343 s 	147.281 	9 	12
5 	4 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	78 	+ 4.101 s 	147.217 	3 	10
6 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	78 	+ 6.195 s 	147.169 	7 	8
7 	11 	Paul di Resta 	 	78 	+ 41.537 s 	146.357 	14 	6
8 	12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	78 	+ 42.562 s 	146.334 	10 	4
9 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	78 	+ 44.036 s 	146.300 	8 	2
10 	19 	Bruno Senna 	 	78 	+ 44.516 s 	146.289 	13 	1
11 	15 	Sergio Pérez 	 	77 	+ 1 lap 	145.277 	23 	
12 	17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	77 	+ 1 lap 	144.491 	16 	
13 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	77 	+ 1 lap 	144.361 	17 	
14 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	77 	+ 1 lap 	144.265 	19 	
15 	23 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	76 	+ 2 laps 	141.983 	22 	
16* 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	70 	Collision 	145.284 	12 	
Ret 	16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	65 	Steering 	145.609 	15 	
Ret 	25 	Charles Pic 	 	64 	Electrical 	144.701 	21 	
Ret 	7 	Michael Schumacher	 	63 	Fuel Pressure 	146.081 	6 	
Ret 	21 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	15 	Electrical 	134.575 	18 	
Ret 	14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	5 	Collision damage	119.761 	11 	
Ret 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	0 	Collision damage	 	20 	
Ret 	18 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	0 	Collision 	 	24 	
Ret 	10 	Romain Grosjean 	 	0 	Collision 	 	4 	
* Did not finish, but completed enough laps to be classified (90% ≈ 70 laps)
===Fastest Laps===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Lap	Time 	Gap 	Avg Speed	Race
1 	15 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	49 	1:17.296	 	155.558 	11
2 	12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	35 	1:18.423	1.127	153.322 	8
3 	2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	45 	1:18.805	1.509	152.579 	1
4 	4 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	46 	1:18.806	1.510	152.577 	5
5 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	45 	1:18.857	1.561	152.479 	3
6 	7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	52 	1:18.904	1.608	152.388 	Ret
7 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	46 	1:18.977	1.681	152.247 	2
8 	17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	25 	1:19.013	1.717	152.177 	12
9 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	43 	1:19.076	1.780	152.056 	4
10 	6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	41 	1:19.101	1.805	152.008 	6
11 	19 	Bruno Senna 	Williams-Renault 	51 	1:19.187	1.891	151.843 	10
12 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	51 	1:19.246	1.950	151.730 	9
13 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Caterham-Renault 	76 	1:19.305	2.009	151.617 	13
14 	25 	Charles Pic 	Marussia-Cosworth 	61 	1:19.604	2.308	151.048 	Ret
15 	24 	Timo Glock 	Marussia-Cosworth 	60 	1:19.637	2.341	150.985 	14
16 	16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	44 	1:19.752	2.456	150.767 	Ret
17 	11 	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	51 	1:19.757	2.461	150.758 	7
18 	3 	Jenson Button 	McLaren-Mercedes 	51 	1:19.923	2.627	150.445 	16
19 	23 	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth 	44 	1:20.286	2.990	149.765 	15
20 	21 	Vitaly Petrov 	Caterham-Renault 	12 	1:20.825	3.529	148.766 	Ret
21 	14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	4 	1:25.480	8.184	140.664 	Ret
===Laps in the Lead===
====Lap-by-Lap====
Stint	Driver 	Laps 	Lap Count	Distance (km)
1 	Mark Webber 	1 – 28 	28 	93.520
2 	Fernando Alonso 	29 	1 	3.340
3 	Felipe Massa 	30 	1 	3.340
4 	Sebastian Vettel	31 – 45	15 	50.100
5 	Mark Webber 	46 – 78	33 	110.220
====Totals====
Pos.	Driver 	Total	Distance (km)
1 	Mark Webber 	61 	203.740
2 	Sebastian Vettel	15 	50.100
3 	Fernando Alonso 	1 	3.340
4 	Felipe Massa 	1 	3.340
===Pitstops===
Pit No.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap	Time (secs)	Stop No.	Notes
1 	14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1 	28.390 	1 	
2 	21 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	3 	39.391 	1 	
3 	17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	17 	26.063 	1 	
4 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	27 	24.874 	1 	
5 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	29 	25.566 	1 	
6 	4 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	29 	25.748 	1 	
7 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	29 	26.380 	1 	
8 	12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	29 	26.447 	1 	
9 	19 	Bruno Senna 	 	29 	26.410 	1 	
10 	23 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	29 	27.306 	1 	
11 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	30 	25.220 	1 	
12 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	30 	26.066 	1 	
13 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	30 	25.567 	1 	
14 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	31 	24.993 	1 	
15 	25 	Charles Pic 	 	33 	27.186 	1 	
16 	7 	Michael Schumacher	 	34 	25.117 	1 	
17 	15 	Sergio Pérez 	 	34 	25.666 	1 	
18 	11 	Paul di Resta 	 	35 	25.642 	1 	
19 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	38 	25.219 	1 	
20 	15 	Sergio Pérez 	 	39 	19.677 	2 	Drive-through penalty
21 	16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	40 	25.355 	1 	
22 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	46 	25.079 	1 	
23 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	54 	36.503 	2 	
24 	17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	70 	26.157 	2 	
25 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	73 	31.293 	2 	
26 	23 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	74 	26.793 	2 	
==Milestones==
* Lotus F1's 500th Grand Prix under various guises, which started in as Toleman, which became Benetton in , Renault in and finally Lotus in .
* In a race without a safety car finish (or a safety car within the last 25% of the race), this was the second tightest finish between first and sixth places, just 6.195 seconds. The 1997 European Grand Prix was closer, with the top six being within 4.537 seconds.
*This is the first time in Formula One history that six different drivers have won the first six races of the season (Button, Alonso, Rosberg, Vettel, Maldonado, Webber).
* Paul di Resta's, Nico Hülkenberg's and Pastor Maldonado's 25th Grand Prix and start.
* 300th race of the partnership.
* 400th race that a car has led at least one lap.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts
1 	Fernando Alonso 	76
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	73
3 	Mark Webber 	73
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	63
5 	Nico Rosberg 	59
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	51
7 	Jenson Button 	45
8 	Romain Grosjean 	35
9 	Pastor Maldonado 	29
10 	Sergio Pérez 	22
11 	Paul di Resta 	21
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	19
13 	Bruno Senna 	15
14 	Felipe Massa 	10
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	7
16 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	4
17 	Daniel Ricciardo 	2
18 	Michael Schumacher 	2
19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	0
20 	Timo Glock 	0
21 	Narain Karthikeyan 	0
22 	Charles Pic 	0
23 	Vitaly Petrov 	0
24 	Pedro de la Rosa 	0
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts
1 	Red Bull-Renault 	146
2 	McLaren-Mercedes 	108
3 	Ferrari 	86
4 	Lotus-Renault 	86
5 	Mercedes 	61
6 	Williams-Renault 	44
7 	Sauber-Ferrari 	41
8 	Force India-Mercedes 	28
9 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	6
10 	Caterham-Renault 	0
11 	Marussia-Cosworth 	0
12 	HRT-Cosworth 	0
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