Canadian Grand Prix

Round 7 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada

2012-06-10

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Romain Grosjean

Lotus F1 · +2.513

Sergio Pérez

Sauber · +5.260

Who won the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix?

The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren, starting from 2nd on the grid. Romain Grosjean finished second, +2.513 behind, with Sergio Pérez completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:15.752. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 7 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Sergio Pérez was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 12 positions from P15 to finish P3.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	2	▲1	1:32:29.586	Finished	25
2	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	7	▲5	+2.513	Finished	18
3	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	15	▲12	+5.260	Finished	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	▼3	+7.295	Finished	12
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	3	▼2	+13.411	Finished	10
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	5	▼1	+13.842	Finished	8
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	4	▼3	+15.085	Finished	6
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	12	▲4	+15.567	Finished	4
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	11	▲2	+24.432	Finished	2
10	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	6	▼4	+25.272	Finished	1
11	Paul di Resta	Force India	8	▼3	+37.693	Finished	0
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	13	▲1	+46.236	Finished	0
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	22	▲9	+47.052	Finished	0
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	14	—	+1:04.475	Finished	0
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	19	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Jenson Button	McLaren	10	▼6	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Bruno Senna	Williams	16	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	17	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	18	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	23	▲3	—	+3 Laps	0
21	Timo Glock	Marussia	21	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	9	—	—	Rear wing	0
R	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	20	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	24	—	—	Suspension	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:14.661	1:14.187	1:13.784
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:14.891	1:14.371	1:14.087
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:14.916	1:14.314	1:14.151
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:14.956	1:14.479	1:14.346
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:15.098	1:14.568	1:14.411
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:15.194	1:14.641	1:14.465
7	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:15.163	1:14.627	1:14.645
8	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:15.019	1:14.639	1:14.705
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:14.892	1:14.480	1:14.812
10	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:14.799	1:14.680	1:15.182
11	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:15.101	1:14.688	—
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:14.995	1:14.734	—
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:15.106	1:14.748	—
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:15.552	1:15.078	—
15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:15.326	1:15.156	—
16	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:14.995	1:15.170	—
17	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:14.979	1:15.231	—
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:16.263	—	—
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:16.482	—	—
20	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:16.602	—	—
21	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:17.492	—	—
22	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:17.901	—	—
23	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:18.255	—	—
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:18.330	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Grosjean

1 stop

P3Pérez

1 stop

P4Vettel

2 stops

P5Alonso

1 stop

P6Rosberg

2 stops

P7Webber

2 stops

P8Räikkönen

1 stop

P9Kobayashi

1 stop

P10Massa

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 70

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P3	P3	P3	P1	P1	P1
Grosjean	P8	P7	P6	P1	P8	P8	P8	P6	P5	P5	P4	P4	P3	P2	P2
Pérez	P13	P13	P9	P7	P5	P5	P5	P4	P8	P8	P7	P5	P4	P3	P3
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P5	P4	P4
Alonso	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P2	P5	P5

2012 Canadian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix on 2012-06-10 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). P2: Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1), +2.513 behind. P3: Sergio Pérez (Sauber), +5.260 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix with a time of 1:15.752.

Which team won the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix?+

McLaren won the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Felipe Massa	1	12	14:19:28	21.128
Paul di Resta	1	13	14:20:45	21.489
Michael Schumacher	1	13	14:20:47	21.807
Jenson Button	1	15	14:23:32	21.748
Sebastian Vettel	1	16	14:24:31	21.639
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	16	14:24:55	22.278
Lewis Hamilton	1	17	14:25:51	21.375
Mark Webber	1	17	14:25:59	21.199
Daniel Ricciardo	1	17	14:26:17	21.689
Heikki Kovalainen	1	17	14:26:32	21.733
Vitaly Petrov	1	18	14:27:54	21.888
Fernando Alonso	1	19	14:28:31	21.133
Nico Rosberg	1	19	14:28:43	21.222
Romain Grosjean	1	21	14:31:23	21.830
Nico Hülkenberg	1	21	14:31:32	24.583
Bruno Senna	1	23	14:34:41	22.781
Kamui Kobayashi	1	24	14:35:30	21.453
Timo Glock	1	24	14:36:31	25.520
Charles Pic	1	28	14:41:55	23.291
Pastor Maldonado	1	29	14:42:22	22.704
Jenson Button	2	33	14:47:50	21.845
Nico Rosberg	2	38	14:53:57	21.179
Kimi Räikkönen	1	40	14:56:32	21.534
Sergio Pérez	1	41	14:57:52	21.407
Nico Hülkenberg	2	42	14:59:35	23.660
Heikki Kovalainen	2	42	15:00:15	21.704
Michael Schumacher	2	43	15:00:53	22.524
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	43	15:01:05	23.163
Vitaly Petrov	2	43	15:01:38	21.403
Paul di Resta	2	44	15:02:08	21.734
Jean-Éric Vergne	3	47	15:06:41	14.641
Lewis Hamilton	2	50	15:09:20	22.530
Mark Webber	2	52	15:12:15	21.254
Jenson Button	3	52	15:13:15	21.363
Felipe Massa	2	58	15:20:18	21.115
Daniel Ricciardo	2	58	15:20:40	21.558
Sebastian Vettel	2	63	15:26:26	22.428