Singapore Grand Prix

Round 14 · Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore

2012-09-23

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Jenson Button

McLaren · +8.959

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari · +15.227

Who won the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix?

The 2012 Singapore Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Red Bull, starting from 3rd on the grid. Jenson Button finished second, +8.959 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nico Hülkenberg with a time of 1:51.033. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 14 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. Timo Glock was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P20 to finish P12.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	3	▲2	2:00:26.144	Finished	25
2	Jenson Button	McLaren	4	▲2	+8.959	Finished	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	5	▲2	+15.227	Finished	15
4	Paul di Resta	Force India	6	▲2	+19.063	Finished	12
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	10	▲5	+34.784	Finished	10
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	12	▲6	+35.759	Finished	8
7	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	8	▲1	+36.698	Finished	6
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	13	▲5	+42.829	Finished	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	15	▲6	+45.820	Finished	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	14	▲4	+50.619	Finished	1
11	Mark Webber	Red Bull	7	▼4	+1:27.175	Finished	0
12	Timo Glock	Marussia	20	▲8	+1:31.918	Finished	0
13	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	▲4	+1:37.141	Finished	0
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	11	▼3	+1:39.413	Finished	0
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	19	▲4	+1:47.967	Finished	0
16	Charles Pic	Marussia	21	▲5	+2:12.925	Finished	0
17	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	24	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Bruno Senna	Williams	22	▲4	—	Retired	0
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	18	▼1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	16	—	—	Collision	0
R	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	2	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	23	—	—	Accident	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1	—	—	Gearbox	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:48.285	1:46.665	1:46.362
2	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:49.494	1:47.602	1:46.804
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:48.240	1:46.791	1:46.905
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:49.381	1:47.661	1:46.939
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:49.391	1:47.567	1:47.216
6	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:48.028	1:47.667	1:47.241
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:48.717	1:47.513	1:47.475
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:47.688	1:47.529	1:47.788
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:49.546	1:47.823	—
10	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:49.463	1:47.943	—
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:49.547	1:47.975	—
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:48.169	1:48.261	—
13	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:49.767	1:48.344	—
14	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:49.055	1:48.505	—
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:49.023	1:48.774	—
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:49.564	1:48.849	—
17	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:49.809	—	—
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:49.933	—	—
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:50.846	—	—
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:51.137	—	—
21	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:51.370	—	—
22	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:51.762	—	—
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:52.372	—	—
24	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:53.355	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Vettel

2 stops

P2Button

2 stops

P3Alonso

2 stops

P4di Resta

2 stops

P5Rosberg

2 stops

P6Räikkönen

2 stops

P7Grosjean

2 stops

P8Massa

3 stops

P9Ricciardo

2 stops

P10Pérez

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 59

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Vettel	P2	P4	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Button	P3	P2	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P5	P5	P6	P5	P4	P7	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
di Resta	P6	P6	P8	P6	P5	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Rosberg	P9	P8	P10	P8	P7	P4	P8	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2012 Singapore Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix on 2012-09-23 at Marina Bay Street Circuit.

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

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). P2: Jenson Button (McLaren), +8.959 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +15.227 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix.

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

Nico Hülkenberg set the fastest lap of the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix with a time of 1:51.033.

Which team won the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Vitaly Petrov	1	1	20:06:04	36.148
Felipe Massa	1	1	20:06:31	31.958
Mark Webber	1	8	20:19:35	29.333
Bruno Senna	1	10	20:23:50	30.317
Sebastian Vettel	1	10	20:23:17	29.117
Fernando Alonso	1	11	20:25:22	29.557
Daniel Ricciardo	1	11	20:25:50	30.992
Michael Schumacher	1	11	20:25:39	30.879
Heikki Kovalainen	1	12	20:27:55	30.440
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	12	20:27:44	30.499
Nico Rosberg	1	12	20:27:30	29.546
Paul di Resta	1	12	20:27:23	31.026
Lewis Hamilton	1	12	20:27:09	29.124
Timo Glock	1	13	20:30:01	30.977
Kimi Räikkönen	1	13	20:29:37	29.669
Pastor Maldonado	1	13	20:29:11	30.234
Kamui Kobayashi	1	14	20:31:56	30.693
Romain Grosjean	1	14	20:31:24	32.080
Jenson Button	1	14	20:31:06	30.019
Charles Pic	1	16	20:36:09	30.647
Nico Hülkenberg	1	18	20:39:33	30.363
Sergio Pérez	1	18	20:39:37	30.043
Pedro de la Rosa	1	18	20:40:26	33.042
Vitaly Petrov	2	18	20:40:30	30.341
Narain Karthikeyan	1	19	20:42:28	32.436
Felipe Massa	2	19	20:42:14	29.403
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	24	20:51:30	29.898
Timo Glock	2	25	20:54:19	32.015
Bruno Senna	2	25	20:53:24	30.828
Heikki Kovalainen	2	26	20:55:51	30.099
Mark Webber	2	28	20:58:56	29.304
Pastor Maldonado	2	29	21:00:34	30.540
Fernando Alonso	2	29	21:00:36	29.190
Pedro de la Rosa	2	30	21:05:01	32.625
Kamui Kobayashi	2	30	21:03:49	30.842
Vitaly Petrov	3	30	21:04:39	30.405
Daniel Ricciardo	2	31	21:05:16	29.789
Kimi Räikkönen	2	32	21:07:02	29.370
Charles Pic	2	32	21:08:32	30.834
Michael Schumacher	2	33	21:09:20	30.338
Nico Rosberg	2	33	21:09:07	29.687
Paul di Resta	2	33	21:08:49	30.029
Jenson Button	2	33	21:08:25	29.662
Sebastian Vettel	2	33	21:08:19	31.137
Romain Grosjean	2	33	21:09:08	31.753
Felipe Massa	3	33	21:10:02	29.455
Pastor Maldonado	3	33	21:09:10	30.981
Bruno Senna	3	33	21:09:41	30.684
Sergio Pérez	2	40	21:26:57	30.217
Nico Hülkenberg	2	40	21:26:54	30.613
Pedro de la Rosa	3	40	21:27:06	44.101
Mark Webber	3	40	21:26:54	29.348
Vitaly Petrov	4	40	21:27:04	41.154
Heikki Kovalainen	3	45	21:38:17	30.232
Nico Hülkenberg	3	50	21:48:19	34.601
Kamui Kobayashi	3	50	21:48:02	36.146