2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 24 | 3.333 | 57 | 308.5 | Sebastian Vettel |
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 | 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 57 | ★ | Finished | 25 | |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 57 | +3.333s | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 57 | +10.194s | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 57 | +38.788s | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 57 | +55.460s | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 57 | +57.543s | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 57 | +57.803s | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 57 | +58.984s | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 57 | +64.999s | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | 22 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Mercedes | 57 | +71.490s | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Ferrari | 57 | +72.702s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 57 | +76.539s | Finished | ||
| 13 | 12 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Ferrari | 57 | +90.334s | Finished | ||
| 14 | 17 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 57 | +93.723s | Finished | ||
| 15 | 6 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 16 | 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Renault | 56 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 17 | 16 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Renault | 56 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 55 | — | Exhaust | ||
| 19 | 23 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Cosworth | 55 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 20 | 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Cosworth | 55 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 21 | 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Cosworth | 55 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 22 | 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Renault | 54 | — | Vibrations | ||
| — | 21 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Renault | 25 | — | Puncture | ||
| — | 19 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Cosworth | 24 | — | Engine |