In the 2012 Formula 1 season Kamui Kobayashi drove a total of 20 races for Sauber. From the total of 20 races, Kamui managed to finish on the podium 1 times. With the best result a 3rd place during the Japanese Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Kobayashi didn't finish, this happend in 4 occasions.
The best result for Kamui during qualifying was at the Belgian Grand Prix as 2nd fastest.
Kamui Kobayashi finished the season on 12th place in the driver championship with a total of 60 points.
Kobayashi vs. Pérez Sauber 2012
10
Race
10
8
Qualify
11
2012 races
Australian GP
Mar 18th, 2012
6th
Malaysian GP
Mar 25th, 2012
DNF
Chinese GP
Apr 15th, 2012
10th
Bahrain GP
Apr 22nd, 2012
13th
Spanish GP
May 13th, 2012
5th
Monaco GP
May 27th, 2012
DNF
Canadian GP
Jun 10th, 2012
9th
European GP
Jun 24th, 2012
DNF
British GP
Jul 8th, 2012
11th
German GP
Jul 22nd, 2012
4th
Hungarian GP
Jul 29th, 2012
18th
Belgian GP
Sep 2nd, 2012
13th
Italian GP
Sep 9th, 2012
9th
Singapore GP
Sep 23rd, 2012
13th
Japanese GP
Oct 7th, 2012
3rd
Korean GP
Oct 14th, 2012
DNF
Indian GP
Oct 28th, 2012
14th
Abu Dhabi GP
Nov 4th, 2012
6th
United States GP
Nov 18th, 2012
14th
Brazilian GP
Nov 25th, 2012
9th
2012 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
1
Finishes in top 5
3
Finishes in points
9
Position
12th
High/low position
6th/14th
Points
60
DNF's
4
Fastest laps
1
High/low finish result
3rd/23rd
Average finish result
12.25
High/low qualifying result
2nd/18th
Average qualifying result
11.8
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
1
Points streak
1
Finish streak
7
2012 Standings progression
2012 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 6th | +36.766 | 13th | 1:30.620 | +1.433 | 13th | 1:26.590 (Q2) | +1.668 |
| 2 | Malaysian GP | DNF | DNF (Retired) | 17th | 1:44.202 | +3.480 | 17th | 1:38.069 (Q2) | +1.850 |
| 3 | Chinese GP | 10th | +38.720 | 3rd | 1:39.960 | 4th | 1:35.784 (Q3) | +0.663 | |
| 4 | Bahrain GP | 13th | +1:30.334 | 12th | 1:36.700 | +0.321 | 12th | 1:33.806 (Q2) | +1.384 |
| 5 | Spanish GP | 5th | +1:04.641 | 9th | 1:28.266 | +2.016 | 10th | 1:22.897 (Q2) | +1.190 |
| 6 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 11th | 1:25.480 | +8.184 | 12th | 1:15.508 (Q2) | +1.207 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 9th | +24.432 | 11th | 1:17.464 | +1.712 | 11th | 1:14.688 (Q2) | +0.904 |
| 8 | European GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 7th | 1:45.082 | +2.919 | 7th | 1:38.741 (Q3) | +0.655 |
| 9 | British GP | 11th | +45.370 | 17th | 1:35.478 | +0.817 | 12th | 1:57.071 (Q2) | +5.325 |
| 10 | German GP | 4th | +21.925 | 12th | 1:19.485 | +0.760 | 13th | 1:39.985 (Q2) | |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | 18th | +2 Laps | 15th | 1:25.745 | +1.609 | 15th | 1:22.300 (Q2) | +1.347 |
| 12 | Belgian GP | 13th | +116.119 | 2nd | 1:55.598 | +2.776 | 2nd | 1:47.871 (Q3) | +0.298 |
| 13 | Italian GP | 9th | +43.898 | 8th | 1:29.032 | +1.793 | 9th | 1:25.109 (Q3) | +1.099 |
| 14 | Singapore GP | 13th | +97.141 | 17th | 1:51.690 | +0.657 | 18th | 1:49.933 (Q1) | +3.571 |
| 15 | Japanese GP | 3rd | +24.538 | 3rd | 1:36.679 | +0.905 | 4th | 1:31.700 (Q3) | +0.861 |
| 16 | Korean GP | DNF | DNF (Collision damage) | 13th | 1:47.066 | +5.029 | 13th | 1:38.594 (Q2) | +1.352 |
| 17 | Indian GP | 14th | +1:26.495 | 17th | 1:29.204 | +1.001 | 17th | 1:27.219 (Q2) | +1.936 |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi GP | 6th | +20.076 | 15th | 1:45.423 | +1.459 | 16th | 1:42.606 (Q2) | +1.976 |
| 19 | United States GP | 14th | +1 Lap | 16th | 1:40.315 | +0.968 | 16th | 1:38.437 (Q2) | +2.780 |
| 20 | Brazilian GP | 9th | +31.250 | 14th | 1:18.973 | +0.904 | 15th | 1:14.380 (Q2) | +1.922 |