2012 Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil
José Carlos Pace · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Button | 2 | 24 | 2.754 | 71 | 305.9 | Lewis Hamilton |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 71 | Finished | 25 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 71 | +2.754s | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 71 | +3.615s | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 71 | +4.936s | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 71 | +5.708s | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 71 | +9.453s | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Mercedes | 71 | +11.907s | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 71 | +28.653s | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Ferrari | 71 | +31.250s | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 9 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 16 | 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 17 | 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 18 | 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 19 | 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 68 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 54 | ★ | — | Collision | |
| — | 18 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 5 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 16 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Renault | 1 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Renault | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 12 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision |