Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Round 18 · Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2012-11-04

Winner: Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1)

Kimi Räikkönen

Lotus F1

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari · +0.852

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull · +4.163

Who won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

The 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Kimi Räikkönen driving for Lotus F1, starting from 4th on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second, +0.852 behind, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:43.964. It was an attrition-heavy race with 7 retirements. This was Round 18 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Sebastian Vettel was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 21 positions from P24 to finish P3.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	4	▲3	1:45:58.667	Finished	25
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	6	▲4	+0.852	Finished	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	24	▲21	+4.163	Finished	15
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	5	▲1	+7.787	Finished	12
5	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	3	▼2	+13.007	Finished	10
6	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	15	▲9	+20.076	Finished	8
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	8	▲1	+22.896	Finished	6
8	Bruno Senna	Williams	14	▲6	+23.542	Finished	4
9	Paul di Resta	Force India	12	▲3	+24.160	Finished	2
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	16	▲6	+27.463	Finished	1
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	13	▲2	+28.075	Finished	0
12	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	17	▲5	+34.906	Finished	0
13	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	18	▲5	+47.764	Finished	0
14	Timo Glock	Marussia	21	▲7	+56.473	Finished	0
15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	11	▼4	+56.768	Finished	0
16	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	20	▲4	+1:04.595	Finished	0
17	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	22	▲5	+1:11.778	Finished	0
R	Charles Pic	Marussia	19	—	—	Retired	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Mark Webber	Red Bull	2	—	—	Collision	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1	—	—	Electrical	0
R	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	23	—	—	Collision	0
R	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	7	—	—	Collision	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	10	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:41.497	1:40.901	1:40.630
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:41.933	1:41.277	1:40.978
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:42.160	1:41.511	1:41.073
4	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:41.981	1:41.907	1:41.226
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:42.222	1:41.532	1:41.260
6	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:42.342	1:41.873	1:41.290
7	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:41.939	1:41.514	1:41.582
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:41.926	1:41.698	1:41.603
9	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:41.974	1:41.846	1:41.723
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:42.046	1:41.620	1:41.778
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:42.579	1:42.019	—
12	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:42.624	1:42.084	—
13	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:42.572	1:42.218	—
14	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:42.735	1:42.289	—
15	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:43.298	1:42.330	—
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:43.582	1:42.606	—
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:43.280	1:42.765	—
18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:44.058	—	—
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:44.956	—	—
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:45.089	—	—
21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:45.151	—	—
22	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:45.426	—	—
23	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:45.766	—	—
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:46.382	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Räikkönen

1 stop

P2Alonso

1 stop

P3Vettel

2 stops

P4Button

1 stop

P5Maldonado

1 stop

P6Kobayashi

1 stop

P7Massa

1 stop

P8Senna

1 stop

P9di Resta

3 stops

P10Ricciardo

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Räikkönen	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Alonso	P4	P4	P4	P3	P2	P5	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Vettel	P14	P12	P19	P12	P8	P3	P2	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3
Button	P6	P6	P6	P5	P3	P6	P4	P3	P3	P3	P4	P4
Maldonado	P3	P3	P3	P2	P4	P11	P9	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 2012-11-04 at Yas Marina Circuit.

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

P1: Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1). P2: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +0.852 behind. P3: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), +4.163 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a time of 1:43.964.

Which team won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Lotus F1 won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Kimi Räikkönen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Nico Rosberg	1	1	17:05:24	29.277
Romain Grosjean	1	1	17:05:48	26.057
Paul di Resta	1	1	17:06:13	26.670
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	9	17:20:35	20.319
Romain Grosjean	2	9	17:21:21	21.017
Paul di Resta	2	9	17:21:58	19.829
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	17:31:03	24.962
Kamui Kobayashi	1	25	17:53:36	19.529
Felipe Massa	1	26	17:55:31	19.585
Daniel Ricciardo	1	26	17:55:32	20.122
Charles Pic	1	26	17:55:56	21.941
Michael Schumacher	1	27	17:57:17	19.701
Timo Glock	1	27	17:57:44	19.884
Vitaly Petrov	1	27	17:57:47	20.769
Fernando Alonso	1	28	17:58:45	19.368
Heikki Kovalainen	1	28	17:59:21	23.032
Pedro de la Rosa	1	28	17:59:46	22.272
Jenson Button	1	29	18:00:35	19.455
Pastor Maldonado	1	29	18:00:45	20.723
Sergio Pérez	1	30	18:02:32	19.486
Mark Webber	1	30	18:02:33	19.066
Kimi Räikkönen	1	31	18:03:59	20.278
Bruno Senna	1	32	18:06:19	22.587
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	33	18:08:11	19.885
Sebastian Vettel	2	37	18:15:02	19.918
Sergio Pérez	2	38	18:17:35	33.431
Daniel Ricciardo	2	38	18:17:36	21.231
Paul di Resta	3	39	18:19:26	20.265
Michael Schumacher	2	41	18:24:11	21.270
Sergio Pérez	3	44	18:30:24	26.858