The 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix started November 4th, 2012 at 14:00 on Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Mark Webber next to him. Pastor Maldonado started from third place.
After 1 hour, 45 minutes and 58 seconds Kimi Räikkönen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:43.964.
After the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 255 points. Vettel is 10 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
After 1 hour, 45 minutes and 58 seconds Kimi Räikkönen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:43.964.
After the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 255 points. Vettel is 10 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Circuit
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date
November 4th, 2012 at 14:00
Round
18/20
Winner
Kimi Räikkönen
Winning time
1:45:58.667
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:43.964
Fastest pitstop
Mark Webber 19.066 (lap 30)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:45:58.667 | 4 | 55 | 25 |
| 2 4 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +0.852 | 6 | 55 | 18 |
| 3 21 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +4.163 | 24 | 55 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | +7.787 | 5 | 55 | 12 |
| 5 2 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +13.007 | 3 | 55 | 10 |
| 6 9 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +20.076 | 15 | 55 | 8 |
| 7 1 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +22.896 | 8 | 55 | 6 |
| 8 6 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | +23.542 | 14 | 55 | 4 |
| 9 3 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | +24.160 | 12 | 55 | 2 |
| 10 6 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +27.463 | 16 | 55 | 1 |
| 11 2 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +28.075 | 13 | 55 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +34.906 | 17 | 55 | 0 |
| 13 5 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +47.764 | 18 | 55 | 0 |
| 14 7 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | +56.473 | 21 | 55 | 0 |
| 15 4 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +56.768 | 11 | 55 | 0 |
| 16 4 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +64.595 | 20 | 55 | 0 |
| 17 5 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +71.778 | 22 | 55 | 0 |
| - | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | DNF (Retired) | 19 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | DNF (Collision) | 9 | 37 | 0 |
| - | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | DNF (Collision) | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| - | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | DNF (Electrical) | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | DNF (Collision) | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | DNF (Collision) | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | DNF (Collision) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:41.497 | 1:40.901 | 1:40.630 | |
| 2 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:41.933 | 1:41.277 | 1:40.978 | +0.348 |
| 3 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:42.160 | 1:41.511 | 1:41.073 | +0.443 |
| 4 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:41.981 | 1:41.907 | 1:41.226 | +0.596 |
| 5 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:42.222 | 1:41.532 | 1:41.260 | +0.630 |
| 6 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:42.342 | 1:41.873 | 1:41.290 | +0.660 |
| 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.939 | 1:41.514 | 1:41.582 | +0.952 |
| 8 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.926 | 1:41.698 | 1:41.603 | +0.973 |
| 9 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.974 | 1:41.846 | 1:41.723 | +1.093 |
| 10 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:42.046 | 1:41.620 | 1:41.778 | +1.148 |
| 11 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:42.579 | 1:42.019 | ||
| 12 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:42.624 | 1:42.084 | ||
| 13 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:42.572 | 1:42.218 | ||
| 14 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.735 | 1:42.289 | ||
| 15 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:43.298 | 1:42.330 | ||
| 16 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:43.582 | 1:42.606 | ||
| 17 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:43.280 | 1:42.765 | ||
| 18 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:44.058 | |||
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:44.956 | |||
| 20 | #25 Charles Pic | Manor Marussia | 1:45.089 | |||
| 21 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:45.151 | |||
| 22 | #24 Timo Glock | Manor Marussia | 1:45.426 | |||
| 23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:45.766 | |||
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:46.382 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:42.130 | 18 | |
| 2 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:42.420 | +0.290 | 17 |
| 3 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:42.614 | +0.484 | 7 |
| 4 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:42.743 | +0.613 | 18 |
| 5 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:42.750 | +0.620 | 19 |
| 6 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:43.015 | +0.885 | 18 |
| 7 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:43.064 | +0.934 | 19 |
| 8 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:43.133 | +1.003 | 15 |
| 9 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:43.184 | +1.054 | 22 |
| 10 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:43.338 | +1.208 | 19 |
| 11 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:43.480 | +1.350 | 17 |
| 12 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:43.571 | +1.441 | 20 |
| 13 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43.593 | +1.463 | 20 |
| 14 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:43.635 | +1.505 | 19 |
| 15 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:44.010 | +1.880 | 22 |
| 16 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:44.025 | +1.895 | 18 |
| 17 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:44.071 | +1.941 | 19 |
| 18 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:44.149 | +2.019 | 19 |
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:45.301 | +3.171 | 22 |
| 20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:45.879 | +3.749 | 19 |
| 21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:46.036 | +3.906 | 19 |
| 22 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:46.261 | +4.131 | 22 |
| 23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:46.554 | +4.424 | 20 |
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:47.032 | +4.902 | 22 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:41.751 | 34 | |
| 2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:41.919 | +0.168 | 34 |
| 3 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:42.412 | +0.661 | 36 |
| 4 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:42.466 | +0.715 | 21 |
| 5 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:42.500 | +0.749 | 34 |
| 6 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:42.532 | +0.781 | 28 |
| 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:42.587 | +0.836 | 31 |
| 8 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:42.823 | +1.072 | 33 |
| 9 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:42.998 | +1.247 | 37 |
| 10 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:43.106 | +1.355 | 36 |
| 11 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:43.191 | +1.440 | 34 |
| 12 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43.200 | +1.449 | 36 |
| 13 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:43.255 | +1.504 | 34 |
| 14 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:43.267 | +1.516 | 32 |
| 15 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:43.578 | +1.827 | 34 |
| 16 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:43.689 | +1.938 | 32 |
| 17 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:44.260 | +2.509 | 27 |
| 18 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:45.005 | +3.254 | 19 |
| 19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:45.245 | +3.494 | 36 |
| 20 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:45.782 | +4.031 | 33 |
| 21 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:46.589 | +4.838 | 36 |
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:46.671 | +4.920 | 32 |
| 23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:46.707 | +4.956 | 26 |
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:47.406 | +5.655 | 35 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:43.285 | 21 | |
| 2 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:43.618 | +0.333 | 19 |
| 3 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:44.050 | +0.765 | 23 |
| 4 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:44.366 | +1.081 | 21 |
| 5 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:44.542 | +1.257 | 22 |
| 6 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:44.694 | +1.409 | 23 |
| 7 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:45.115 | +1.830 | 26 |
| 8 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:45.194 | +1.909 | 19 |
| 9 | #19 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:45.347 | +2.062 | 25 |
| 10 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:45.422 | +2.137 | 15 |
| 11 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.567 | +2.282 | 24 |
| 12 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:45.587 | +2.302 | 20 |
| 13 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:45.722 | +2.437 | 20 |
| 14 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:45.743 | +2.458 | 20 |
| 15 | #11 Jules Bianchi | Force India | 1:45.769 | +2.484 | 22 |
| 16 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:45.811 | +2.526 | 22 |
| 17 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:46.649 | +3.364 | 24 |
| 18 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:46.708 | +3.423 | 26 |
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:47.418 | +4.133 | 23 |
| 20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:47.891 | +4.606 | 21 |
| 21 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:48.354 | +5.069 | 22 |
| 22 | #25 Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:48.887 | +5.602 | 22 |
| 23 | #23 Qing Hua Ma | HRT | 1:50.487 | +7.202 | 20 |
| 24 | #21 Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 3 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | 9 | 255 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | 245 | -10 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 7 | 198 | -57 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 4 | 167 | -88 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 6 | 165 | -90 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 5 | 153 | -102 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 95 | -160 | |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 93 | -162 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | 90 | -165 | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 3 | 66 | -189 | |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1 | 58 | -197 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 49 | -206 | ||
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 46 | -209 | ||
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | 1 | 43 | -212 |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1 | 43 | -212 | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 30 | -225 | ||
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 12 | -243 | ||
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | -245 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | -255 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | -255 | ||
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | -255 | ||
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 | 0 | -255 | ||
| 23 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | -255 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -255 | ||
| 25 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | -255 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | George Russell | 1:26.993 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:28.391 - Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz | 1:26.103 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.926 - Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:39.283 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Max Verstappen | 1:40.867 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.650 - Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.729 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:44.517 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Valtteri Bottas | 1:44.496 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | 1:43.434 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:42.612 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | 1:41.274 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:40.279 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |