2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydij 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Hungaroring circuit near Mogyorod, Hungary on 29 July 2012. It was the eleventh round of the 2012 season, and the 27th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix as a round of the World Championship.
Lewis Hamilton started the sixty nine lap race from pole position-his first since the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix-alongside Romain Grosjean, in his career-best starting position. Hamilton went on to win the race with Kimi Raikkonen second and Grosjean finishing third.
| 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 11 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship | |||
The Hungaroring circuit |
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 July 2012 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydíj 2012 | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.381 km (2.722 mi) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 302.249 km (187.809 mi) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 70 laps, 306.630 km (190.531 mi) | ||
| Weather | Fine and Dry. Very Hot Air Temp 30 °C (86 °F) Track Temp 45 °C (113 °F) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:20.953 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:24.136 on lap 68 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Second |
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Lotus-Renault | |
| Third |
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Lotus-Renault | |
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Lap leaders
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Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.794 | 1:21.060 | 1:20.953 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus-Renault | 1:22.755 | 1:21.657 | 1:21.366 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.948 | 1:21.407 | 1:21.416 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.028 | 1:21.618 | 1:21.583 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus-Renault | 1:22.234 | 1:21.583 | 1:21.730 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:22.095 | 1:21.598 | 1:21.844 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:22.203 | 1:21.534 | 1:21.900 | 7 |
| 8 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Renault | 1:22.475 | 1:21.504 | 1:21.939 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams-Renault | 1:22.271 | 1:21.697 | 1:22.343 | 9 |
| 10 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.176 | 1:21.653 | 1:22.847 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.829 | 1:21.715 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes | 1:21.912 | 1:21.813 | 12 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:22.079 | 1:21.895 | 13 | |
| 14 | 15 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.110 | 1:21.895 | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.801 | 1:22.300 | 15 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:22.799 | 1:22.380 | 16 | |
| 17 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 1:22.436 | 1:22.723 | 17 | |
| 18 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.250 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham-Renault | 1:23.576 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham-Renault | 1:24.167 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:25.244 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:25.476 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT-Cosworth | 1:25.916 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT-Cosworth | 1:26.178 | 24 | ||
| 107% time: 1:27.519 | |||||||
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | 1:41:05.503 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus-Renault | 69 | +1.032 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus-Renault | 69 | +10.518 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull-Renault | 69 | +11.614 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 69 | +26.653 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +30.243 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams-Renault | 69 | +33.899 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull-Renault | 69 | +34.458 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 69 | +38.350 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 69 | +51.234 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +57.283 | 10 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +1:02.887 | 12 | |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Renault | 69 | +1:03.606 | 8 | |
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Pérez |
Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +1:04.494 | 14 | |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 68 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 68 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham-Renault | 68 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 18 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber-Ferrari | 67 | Hydraulics | 15 | |
| 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham-Renault | 67 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia-Cosworth | 67 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia-Cosworth | 66 | +3 Laps | 22 | |
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT-Cosworth | 66 | +3 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT-Cosworth | 60 | Steering | 24 | |
| Ret | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 58 | Technical | 17 | |
| Source: | |||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Fernando Alonso |
164 |
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2 | Mark Webber |
124 |
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3 | Sebastian Vettel |
122 |
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4 | Lewis Hamilton |
117 |
 1 |
5 | Kimi Räikkönen |
116 |
| Source: | |||
| Pos. | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |  Red Bull-Renault |
246 |
| 1 |
2 | McLaren-Mercedes |
193 |
| 1 |
3 | Lotus-Renault |
192 |
| 2 |
4 |  Ferrari |
189 |
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5 | Mercedes |
106 |
| Source: | |||
References
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