The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix started November 25th, 2012 at 17:00 on Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Mark Webber started from third place.
After 1 hour, 45 minutes and 22 seconds Jenson Button finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Felipe Massa in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Lewis Hamilton in a time of 1:18.069.
After the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 281 points. Vettel is 3 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Date
November 25th, 2012 at 17:00
Round
20/20
Winner
Jenson Button
Winning time
1:45:22.656
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton 1:18.069
Fastest pitstop
Nico Hülkenberg 14.128 (lap 58)

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1 1
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:45:22.656 2 71 25
2 5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +2.754 7 71 18
3 2
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +3.615 5 71 15
4 1
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull +4.936 3 71 12
5 1
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India +5.708 6 71 10
6 2
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +9.453 4 71 8
7 6
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes +11.907 13 71 6
8 9
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso +28.653 17 71 4
9 5
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber +31.250 14 71 2
10 2
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 +1 Lap 8 70 1
11 8
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham +1 Lap 19 70 0
12 10
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia +1 Lap 22 70 0
13 2
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso +1 Lap 15 70 0
14 6
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham +1 Lap 20 70 0
15 6
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +1 Lap 9 70 0
16 5
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia +1 Lap 21 70 0
17 7
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT +2 Laps 24 69 0
18 5
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT +2 Laps 23 69 0
19 9
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India Accident 10 68 0
-
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren DNF (Collision) 1 54 0
-
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 DNF (Accident) 18 5 0
-
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams DNF (Collision) 16 1 0
-
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams DNF (Collision) 11 0 0
-
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber DNF (Collision) 12 0 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:15.075 1:13.398 1:12.458
2
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:15.456 1:13.515 1:12.513 +0.055
3
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:16.180 1:13.667 1:12.581 +0.123
4
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:15.644 1:13.209 1:12.760 +0.302
5
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:16.263 1:14.048 1:12.987 +0.529
6
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:16.266 1:13.698 1:13.174 +0.716
7
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:15.536 1:13.704 1:13.206 +0.748
8
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:16.097 1:13.856 1:13.253 +0.795
9
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:16.432 1:13.698 1:13.298 +0.840
10
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:15.929 1:13.848 1:13.489 +1.031
11
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:15.901 1:14.121
12
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams 1:15.333 1:14.219
13
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:15.974 1:14.234
14
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:16.005 1:14.334
15
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:16.400 1:14.380
16
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:16.744 1:14.574
17
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:16.722 1:14.619
18
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:16.967
19
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:17.073
20
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 1:17.086
21
#24 Timo Glock
Manor Marussia 1:17.508
22
#25 Charles Pic
Manor Marussia 1:18.104
23
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:19.576
24
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:19.699
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:13.188 22
2
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:13.245 +0.057 21
3
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:13.385 +0.197 25
4
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:13.389 +0.201 17
5
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:13.420 +0.232 24
6
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:13.486 +0.298 21
7
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:13.602 +0.414 22
8
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:13.691 +0.503 15
9
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:13.700 +0.512 20
10
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:13.712 +0.524 17
11
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams 1:13.948 +0.760 20
12
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:14.126 +0.938 25
13
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:14.190 +1.002 26
14
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:14.192 +1.004 21
15
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:14.347 +1.159 24
16
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:14.687 +1.499 21
17
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:14.972 +1.784 19
18
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:15.159 +1.971 22
19
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 1:15.707 +2.519 21
20
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia 1:15.763 +2.575 24
21
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia 1:16.059 +2.871 21
22
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:16.198 +3.010 15
23
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:16.793 +3.605 18
24
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 3
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:14.026 35
2
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:14.300 +0.274 40
3
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:14.523 +0.497 37
4
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:14.553 +0.527 37
5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:14.592 +0.566 37
6
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:14.654 +0.628 36
7
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:14.669 +0.643 40
8
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:14.863 +0.837 40
9
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:14.994 +0.968 37
10
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:15.129 +1.103 39
11
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:15.131 +1.105 40
12
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:15.371 +1.345 39
13
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams 1:15.432 +1.406 45
14
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:15.542 +1.516 35
15
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:15.839 +1.813 43
16
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:15.902 +1.876 39
17
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:15.953 +1.927 47
18
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:16.048 +2.022 40
19
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:16.126 +2.100 39
20
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 1:16.655 +2.629 42
21
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:17.244 +3.218 15
22
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia 1:17.675 +3.649 42
23
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia 1:18.127 +4.101 31
24
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:18.139 +4.113 15
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:14.131 33
2
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:14.140 +0.009 35
3
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:14.198 +0.067 34
4
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:14.217 +0.086 31
5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:14.392 +0.261 28
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:14.716 +0.585 29
7
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:14.719 +0.588 33
8
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:14.738 +0.607 34
9
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:15.015 +0.884 37
10
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:15.050 +0.919 32
11
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:15.114 +0.983 36
12
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:15.255 +1.124 31
13
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:15.396 +1.265 32
14
#19 Valtteri Bottas
Williams 1:15.413 +1.282 23
15
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:15.587 +1.456 35
16
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:15.701 +1.570 16
17
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:16.048 +1.917 35
18
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:16.315 +2.184 36
19
#20 Giedo van der Garde
Caterham 1:16.460 +2.329 32
20
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia 1:16.506 +2.375 31
21
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:16.617 +2.486 30
22
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia 1:17.234 +3.103 26
23
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:17.678 +3.547 15
24
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:17.895 +3.764 13

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 5 10 281
2
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 3 13 278 -3
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1 7 207 -74
4
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 4 7 190 -91
5
Jenson Button
McLaren 3 6 188 -93
6
Mark Webber
Red Bull 2 4 179 -102
7
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 2 122 -159
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 3 96 -185
9
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1 2 93 -188
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber 3 66 -215
11
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 63 -218
12
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1 60 -221
13
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1 49 -232
14
Paul di Resta
Force India 46 -235
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1 1 45 -236
16
Bruno Senna
Williams 31 -250
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 16 -265
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 10 -271
19
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 0 -281
20
Timo Glock
Marussia 0 -281
21
Charles Pic
Marussia 0 -281
22
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 0 -281
23
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1 0 -281
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 0 -281
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 0 -281
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Red Bull 7 14 460
2 Ferrari 3 15 400 -60
3 McLaren 7 13 378 -82
4 Lotus F1 1 10 303 -157
5 Mercedes 1 3 142 -318
6 Sauber 4 126 -334
7 Force India 109 -351
8 Williams 1 1 76 -384
9 Toro Rosso 26 -434
10 Caterham 0 -460
11 Marussia 0 -460
12 HRT 0 -460

Other race results

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
2022
#63 George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
Carlos Sainz
1:13.785 -
George Russell
Kevin Magnussen
2021
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas
1:11.010 -
Sergio Pérez
Valtteri Bottas
2019
#33 Max Verstappen
Pierre Gasly
Carlos Sainz
1:10.698 -
Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen
2018
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Kimi Räikkönen
1:10.540 -
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
2017
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Valtteri Bottas
Kimi Räikkönen
1:11.044 -
Max Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas
2016
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Max Verstappen
1:25.305 -
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
2015
#6 Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
1:14.832 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
2014
#6 Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
Felipe Massa
1:13.555 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
2013
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
1:15.436 -
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
2011
#2 Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
Jenson Button
1:15.324 -
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
2010
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
1:13.851 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Hülkenberg
2009
#14 Mark Webber
Robert Kubica
Lewis Hamilton
1:13.733 -
Mark Webber
Rubens Barrichello
2008
#2 Felipe Massa
Fernando Alonso
Kimi Räikkönen
1:13.736 -
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa
2007
#6 Kimi Räikkönen
Felipe Massa
Fernando Alonso
1:12.445 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Felipe Massa
2006
#6 Felipe Massa
Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button
1:12.162 -
Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa
2005
#10 Juan Pablo Montoya
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
1:12.268 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
2004
#3 Juan Pablo Montoya
Kimi Räikkönen
Rubens Barrichello
1:11.473 -
Juan Pablo Montoya
Rubens Barrichello
2003
#11 Giancarlo Fisichella
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
Rubens Barrichello
2002
#1 Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
David Coulthard
Juan Pablo Montoya
2001
#4 David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Nick Heidfeld
Michael Schumacher
2000
#3 Michael Schumacher
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mika Häkkinen
1999
#1 Mika Häkkinen
Michael Schumacher
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mika Häkkinen
1998
#8 Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
1997
#3 Jacques Villeneuve
Gerhard Berger
Olivier Panis
Jacques Villeneuve
1996
#5 Damon Hill
Jean Alesi
Michael Schumacher
Damon Hill
1995
#1 Michael Schumacher
David Coulthard
Gerhard Berger
Damon Hill
1994
#5 Michael Schumacher
Damon Hill
Jean Alesi
Ayrton Senna
1993
#8 Ayrton Senna
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Alain Prost
1992
#5 Nigel Mansell
Riccardo Patrese
Michael Schumacher
Nigel Mansell
1991
#1 Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
1990
#1 Alain Prost
Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna
1989
#27 Nigel Mansell
Alain Prost
Maurício Gugelmin
Ayrton Senna
1988
#11 Alain Prost
Gerhard Berger
Nelson Piquet
Ayrton Senna
1987
#1 Alain Prost
Nelson Piquet
Stefan Johansson
Nigel Mansell
1986
#6 Nelson Piquet
Ayrton Senna
Jacques Laffite
Ayrton Senna
1985
#2 Alain Prost
Michele Alboreto
Elio de Angelis
Michele Alboreto
1984
#7 Alain Prost
Keke Rosberg
Elio de Angelis
Elio de Angelis
1983
#5 Nelson Piquet
Niki Lauda
Jacques Laffite
Keke Rosberg
1982
#15 Alain Prost
John Watson
Nigel Mansell
Alain Prost
1981
#2 Carlos Reutemann
Alan Jones
Riccardo Patrese
Nelson Piquet
1980
#16 René Arnoux
Elio de Angelis
Alan Jones
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
1979
#26 Jacques Laffite
Patrick Depailler
Carlos Reutemann
Jacques Laffite
1978
#11 Carlos Reutemann
Emerson Fittipaldi
Niki Lauda
Ronnie Peterson
1977
#12 Carlos Reutemann
James Hunt
Niki Lauda
James Hunt
1976
#1 Niki Lauda
Patrick Depailler
Tom Pryce
James Hunt
1975
#8 Carlos Pace
Emerson Fittipaldi
Jochen Mass
Jean-Pierre Jarier
1974
#5 Emerson Fittipaldi
Clay Regazzoni
Jacky Ickx
Emerson Fittipaldi
1973
#1 Emerson Fittipaldi
Jackie Stewart
Denny Hulme
Ronnie Peterson