2012 Alternate Formula One season

2012 Formula One season
Lewis Hamilton won the World Championship, the first for both himself and Red Bull Racing.
Season
Races	36
Start date	10 March
Start Event	Bahrain Grand Prix
End date	9 December
End Event	Singapore Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Template:GBR Lewis Hamilton
Constructor's Champion	Template:SUI Sauber-Ferrari
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2011	2013

The 2012 Formula One season was the 63rd Formula One season, and was the third season run after the Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series breakaway series was established. Lewis Hamilton won the Driver's Championship for Red Bull Racing after a season-long battle with McLaren's Sebastian Vettel that went to the last race of the season, in Singapore. Sauber-Ferrari were Constructor's Champions after an huge upturn in form halfway through the season

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	#	Driver	Rounds	Test Drivers
Petronas Mercedes Team Europe	Mercedes	MGP W03	Mercedes FO 108Z	1	Robert Kubica	1-10, 13-18, 21-36	Li Qi
					Template:AUS Daniel Melrose	11-12
					Li Qi	19-20
				2	Nico Rosberg	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2012	Ferrari Type 056	3	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	All	None
				4	Robert Wickens	1-20
					Template:FRA Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler	21-36
Template:AUT Red Bull Racing	Red Bull-Honda	RB8	Honda RA006E	5	Template:GBR Jenson Button	1-18, 21-34	Mitch Evans Template:FRA Jean-Éric Vergne
					Template:FRA Jean-Éric Vergne	19-20, 35-36
				6	Template:GBR Lewis Hamilton	All
Template:GBR Vodafone McLaren Honda	McLaren-Honda	MP4-27	Honda RA006E	7	Sebastian Vettel	All	None
				8	Vitantonio Liuzzi	1-16, 19-36
					Template:FRA Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler	17-18
Stefan Grand Prix	Stefan-Hyundai	S-03	Hyundai i002	9	Shinobu Katayama	1-16	None
					Miloš Pavlović	17-36
				10	Miloš Pavlović	1-10
					Vitaly Petrov	11-36
Template:FRA Renault F1 Team	Renault	R31	Renault RS27-2012	11	Template:FRA Romain Grosjean	All	None
				12	Template:FRA Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler	1-14
					Fernando Alonso	15-36
Template:SUI Sauber F1 Team	Sauber-Ferrari	C30	Ferrari Type 056	14	Pastor Maldonado	All	None
				15	Evgeny Restov	All
Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India-Hyundai	VJM05	Hyundai i002	16	Davide Valsecchi	All	Template:GBR Max Chilton
				17	Paulo Serafim	1-16, 19-36
					Template:GBR Max Chilton	17-18
Template:GBR Canon WilliamsF1	Williams-Honda	FW34	Honda RA006E	18	Esteban Guerrieri	1-6, 9-10	None
					Jarno Trulli	7-8, 11-36
				19	Takuma Sato	1-22, 25-36
					Esteban Guerrieri	23-24
Nokia KQ Motor Sports Hyundai	KQ-Hyundai	KQ-02	Hyundai i002	20	Sergio Pérez	All	None
				21	Mizuki Ukawa	1-8, 11-12
					Template:GBR Paul Di Resta	9-10, 13-36
Template:GBR EA Sports Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Hyundai	BT102	Hyundai i002	22	Michael Schumacher	1-18, 21-36	Nikola Nikolov
					Nikola Nikolov	19-20
				23	Rubens Barrichello	All
Template:GBR Lola Cars F1	Lola-Renault	T12/30	Renault RS27-2012	24	Template:GBR James James Davies	1-10, 13-36	None
					Template:GBR James Davies	11-12
				25	Nicolás Fontana	All
Marussia F1 Team	Marussia-Renault	MR01	Renault RS27-2012	26	Johnny Cecotto, Jr.	All	None
				27	Template:GBR John Bean	All

Season Calendar

	Grands Prix	Venue	Races	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Reject of the Race
1	Gulf Air Bahrain Grands Prix	Bahrain International Circuit	1	Sebastian Vettel	James James Davies	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Renault
			2	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Jenson Button	Red Bull-Honda	Takuma Sato
2	Petronas Malaysian Grands Prix	Sepang International Circuit	3	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Red Bull-Honda	Takuma Sato
			4	Nathan McKane	Romain Grosjean	Robert Kubica	Mercedes	Takuma Sato
3	Mitsukoshi Japanese Grands Prix	Fuji Speedway	5	Pastor Maldonado	Robert Kubica	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Esteban Guerrieri
			6	Nathan McKane	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Pastor Maldonado
4	Hyundai Korean Grands Prix	Korea International Circuit	7	Nathan McKane	Pastor Maldonado	Jarno Trulli	Williams-Honda	Williams-Honda
			8	Lewis Hamilton	Romain Grosjean	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Jenson Button
5	Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grands Prix	Istanbul Park	9	Nathan McKane	Michael Schumacher	Nathan McKane	Ferrari	Paul Di Resta
			10	Pastor Maldonado	James James Davies	Evgeny Restov	Sauber-Ferrari	Rubens Barrichello
6	Alice Grands Prix of Europe	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello	11	Jenson Button	Michael Schumacher	Lewis Hamilton	Red Bull-Honda	Daniel Melrose
			12	Nathan McKane	Takuma Sato	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Ferrari
7	Tiffany Monaco Grands Prix	Monaco Street Circuit	13	Lewis Hamilton	Michael Schumacher	Jarno Trulli	Williams-Honda	Red Bull-Honda
			14	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Williams-Honda
8	Santander British Grands Prix	Donington Park	15	Pastor Maldonado	Sebastian Vettel	Takuma Sato	Williams-Honda	Paulo Serafim
			16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Robert Kubica	Mercedes	Sebastian Vettel
9	Rogers Canadian Grands Prix	Vancouver Street Circuit	17	Lewis Hamilton	Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler	Lewis Hamilton	Red Bull-Honda	Sebastian Vettel
			18	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Jenson Button
10	Intelsat United States Grands Prix	Barber Motorsports Park	19	Takuma Sato	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Lewis Hamilton
			20	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Williams-Honda
11	Targobank Große Preise von Deutschland	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	21	Sebastian Vettel	Michael Schumacher	Romain Grosjean	Renault	Red Bull-Honda
			22	Nathan McKane	Davide Valsecchi	Jarno Trulli	Williams-Honda	Lewis Hamilton/ Sebastian Vettel
12	Telefónica Grandes Premios de España	Valencia Street Circuit	23	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Red Bull-Honda	Vitantonio Liuzzi
			24	Esteban Guerrieri	Sebastian Vettel	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Esteban Guerrieri
13	Campari Gran Premi d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	25	Nathan McKane	Evgeny Restov	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Renault
			26	Jarno Trulli	James James Davies	Jarno Trulli	Williams-Honda	Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler
14	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit	27	Nathan McKane	Sebastian Vettel	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Evgeny Restov
			28	Sebastian Vettel	James James Davies	Sebastian Vettel	McLaren-Honda	Takuma Sato
15	Airtel Indian Grands Prix	Buddh International Circuit	29	Nathan McKane	Pastor Maldonado	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Jenson Button
			30	Takuma Sato	Romain Grosjean	Nathan McKane	Ferrari	Pastor Maldonado
16	LG Grandes Premios del Uruguay	Street Circuit of Punta del Este	31	Lewis Hamilton	Pastor Maldonado	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Force India-Hyundai
			32	Evgeny Restov	Evgeny Restov	Evgeny Restov	Sauber-Ferrari	Jenson Button
17	Petrobras Grandes Prêmios do Brasil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	33	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Red Bull-Honda	Jenson Button
			34	Evgeny Restov	James James Davies	Pastor Maldonado	Sauber-Ferrari	Jarno Trulli
18	Avon Tyres Singapore Grands Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit	35	Lewis Hamilton	Evgeny Restov	Takuma Sato	Williams-Honda	Sebastian Vettel
			36	Nathan McKane	James James Davies	James James Davies	Lola-Renault	Everyone but JJD, MSC, MAL & PER

Standings

Driver Standings

Pos	Driver	BHR		MAL Template:MAS		JPN		KOR		TUR Template:TUR		EUR		MON		GBR Template:GBR		CAN		USA Template:USA		GER		ESP		ITA		ABU		IND		URU		BRA		SIN		Points
1	Template:GBR Lewis Hamilton	4	3	1	3	3	7	5	3	2	Ret	1	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	1	Ret	16	Ret	DSQ	Ret	3	2	2	7	7	4	2	Ret	Ret	5	1	4	6	11	357
2	Sebastian Vettel	1	2	Ret	12	2	1	Ret	1	20	Ret	Ret	1	18	1	4	19	Ret	Ret	1	1	13	Ret	2	4	16	10	20	1	3	10	4	9	2	5	22	4	353
3	Pastor Maldonado	20	Ret	4	Ret	1	21	2	2	10	Ret	11	11	Ret	Ret	12	4	Ret	Ret	5	14	5	Ret	5	1	1	3	1	6	1	19	1	8	4	1	Ret	3	319
4	Evgeny Restov	Ret	4	10	11	Ret	4	6	5	11	1	4	Ret	9	3	2	10	Ret	Ret	8	9	6	3	Ret	24	4	2	21	7	5	Ret	7	1	20	2	2	6	267
5	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	8	6	9	8	5	2	3	8	1	Ret	14	15	Ret	21	Ret	3	5	Ret	7	3	21	6	4	5	7	5	2	2	24	1	Ret	6	8	7	7	Ret	252
6	Jarno Trulli							1	4			5	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	3	19	10	1	Ret	12	11	1	Ret	3	23	2	6	3	5	Ret	3	DSQ	224
7	Takuma Sato	11	Ret	19	15	Ret	16	4	23	Ret	2	7	3	2	7	1	12	2	Ret	2	16	4	12	EX	EX	8	21	9	23	19	16	8	2	3	15	1	7	215
8	Template:GBR James James Davies	2	13	Ret	Ret	4	14	20	7	5	Ret	EX	EX	7	8	8	Ret	8	7	11	2	Ret	5	8	16	5	19	18	5	6	6	9	4	Ret	3	4	1	198
9	Template:GBR Jenson Button	6	1	2	9	6	8	7	24	3	13	8	4	Ret	2	13	9	Ret	8	EX	EX	DSQ	Ret	1	6	10	20	3	8	Ret	9	5	16	Ret	12			192
10	Michael Schumacher	3	8	8	7	21	Ret	12	9	4	5	16	13	5	21	Ret	11	Ret	3	INJ	INJ	7	9	20	7	6	8	10	16	Ret	15	3	Ret	6	16	10	2	147
11	Template:FRA Romain Grosjean	Ret	Ret	15	2	10	3	17	21	6	3	13	7	15	18	6	14	3	Ret	17	7	1	16	Ret	8	Ret	11	6	11	10	22	15	Ret	21	8	16	18	134
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	12	9	12	10	8	18	10	6	9	Ret	3	10	13	13	5	2	EX	EX	24	4	14	2	18	15	13	13	15	21	4	4	2	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	131
13	Nico Rosberg	7	14	6	19	9	6	14	20	12	4	2	9	11	14	Ret	13	Ret	1	6	6	12	15	19	17	3	Ret	16	10	16	17	11	18	15	17	Ret	16	113
14	Rubens Barrichello	Ret	5	11	17	13	12	13	14	22	14	10	17	4	15	10	Ret	7	6	4	8	8	10	5	3	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	3	13	Ret	9	13	13	15	107
15	Robert Kubica	17	Ret	7	1	7	11	16	6	19	Ret	EX	EX	16	5	16	1	Ret	Ret	INJ	INJ	16	7	16	20	14	23	Ret	14	21	13	16	22	16	19	Ret	9	88
16	Fernando Alonso															3	7	6	Ret	9	22	Ret	8	12	22	Ret	4	4	Ret	7	8	20	14	7	18	5	Ret	85
17	Davide Valsecchi	15	Ret	14	4	19	17	15	11	14	6	Ret	5	14	10	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	7	14	12	6	11	Ret	17	11	17	10	10	21	8	Ret	67
18	Template:FRA Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler	13	7	Ret	16	Ret	22	11	15	17	Ret	15	Ret	8	17	EX	EX	4	Ret			Ret	16	9	11	23	Ret	5	17	12	5	10	7	19	10	14	8	56
19	Johnny Cecotto, Jr.	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	16	15	Ret	19	23	10	17	22	3	20	9	16	9	4	13	Ret	3	14	Ret	18	22	14	19	18	22	7	18	21	17	9	20	12	55
20	Sergio Pérez	19	10	21	Ret	Ret	9	9	18	8	9	18	12	6	Ret	7	15	Ret	9	15	20	Ret	17	15	19	15	18	13	9	11	Ret	21	15	Ret	14	15	5	39
21	Shinobu Katayama	5	17	13	5	14	Ret	18	Ret	15	7	6	8	20	16	17	22																					38
22	Template:GBR John Bean	18	15	18	21	15	20	23	25†	16	11	22	20	Ret	11	14	17	10	5	23	15	2	Ret	10	23	21	12	22	20	13	12	22	17	12	20	18	14	30
23	Template:GBR Paul Di Resta									13	12	EX	EX	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	12	13	Ret	19	11	13	Ret	17	8	22	9	Ret	14	Ret	13	11	11	Ret	28
24	Robert Wickens	9	11	5	6	12	13	8	12	Ret	Ret	12	23	10	9	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	22	11																	27
25	Esteban Guerrieri	14	Ret	3	Ret	11	19	EX	EX	7	Ret													Ret	Ret													22
26	Vitaly Petrov											Ret	16	19	19	15	20	Ret	2	18	10	15	Ret	13	10	18	9	12	12	14	14	12	13	18	Ret	12	17	22
27	Nicolás Fontana	10	12	16	13	20	23	21	16	Ret	8	19	18	17	6	Ret	18	Ret	10	19	12	17	11	17	25	17	16	14	13	18	18	Ret	11	11	6	9	19	24
28	Paulo Serafim	16	18	20	14	Ret	5	19	13	21	Ret	20	19	12	12	Ret	Ret	EX	EX	14	17	15	18	14	9	19	22	17	19	15	20	19	20	14	22	17	10	13
29	Template:FRA Jean-Éric Vergne																			10	5															21	Ret	11
30	Template:AUS Daniel Melrose											21	7																									6
31	Template:GBR James Davies											9	14																									2
32	Mizuki Ukawa	21	19	17	22	17	10	22	22			23	21																									1
33	Miloš Pavlović	Ret	16	22	20	18	Ret	Ret	17	18	Ret							Ret	Ret	21	Ret	18	20	21	21	20	15	23	15	20	21	23	19	Ret	23	19	13	0
34	Nikola Nikolov																			25	18																	0
35	Li Qi																			20	21																	0
36	Template:GBR Max Chilton																	Ret	Ret																			0

Constructor Standings

Pos	Constructor	#	BHR		MAL Template:MAS		JPN		KOR		TUR Template:TUR		EUR		MON		GBR Template:GBR		CAN		USA Template:USA		GER		ESP		ITA		ABU		IND		URU		BRA		SIN		Points
1	Template:SUI Sauber-Ferrari	14	20	Ret	4	Ret	1	21	2	2	10	Ret	11	11	Ret	Ret	12	4	Ret	Ret	5	14	5	Ret	5	1	1	3	1	6	1	19	1	8	4	1	Ret	3	586
		15	Ret	4	10	11	Ret	4	6	5	11	1	4	Ret	9	3	2	10	11	Ret	8	9	6	3	Ret	24	4	2	21	7	5	Ret	7	1	20	2	2	6
2	Template:AUT Red Bull-Honda	5	6	1	2	9	6	8	7	24	3	13	8	4	Ret	2	13	9	Ret	8	10	5	DSQ	Ret	1	6	10	20	3	8	Ret	9	5	16	Ret	12	21	Ret	560
		6	4	3	1	3	3	7	5	3	2	Ret	1	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	1	Ret	16	Ret	DSQ	Ret	3	2	2	7	7	4	2	Ret	Ret	5	1	4	6	11
3	Template:GBR McLaren-Honda	7	1	2	Ret	12	2	1	Ret	1	20	Ret	Ret	1	18	1	4	19	Ret	Ret	1	1	13	Ret	2	4	16	10	20	1	3	10	4	9	2	5	22	4	496
		8	12	9	12	10	8	18	10	8	9	Ret	3	10	13	13	5	2	4	Ret	24	4	14	2	18	15	13	13	15	21	4	4	2	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
4	Template:GBR Williams-Honda	18	14	Ret	3	Ret	11	19	1	4	Ret	2	5	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	3	19	10	1	Ret	12	11	1	Ret	3	23	2	6	3	5	Ret	3	DSQ	464
		19	11	Ret	19	15	Ret	16	4	23	7	Ret	7	3	2	7	1	12	2	Ret	2	16	4	12	Ret	Ret	8	21	9	23	19	16	8	2	3	15	1	7
5	Ferrari	3	8	6	9	8	5	2	3	8	1	Ret	14	15	Ret	21	Ret	3	5	Ret	7	3	21	6	4	5	7	5	2	2	24	1	Ret	6	8	7	7	Ret	332
		4	9	11	5	6	12	13	8	12	Ret	Ret	12	23	10	9	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	22	11	Ret	16	9	11	23	Ret	5	17	12	5	10	7	19	10	14	8
6	Template:GBR Brabham-Hyundai	22	3	8	8	7	21	Ret	12	9	4	5	16	13	5	21	Ret	11	Ret	3	25	18	7	9	20	7	6	8	10	16	Ret	15	3	Ret	6	16	10	2	254
		23	Ret	5	11	17	13	12	13	14	22	14	10	17	4	15	10	Ret	7	6	4	8	8	10	5	3	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	3	13	Ret	9	13	13	15
7	Template:FRA Renault	11	Ret	Ret	15	2	10	3	17	21	6	3	13	7	15	18	6	14	3	Ret	17	7	1	16	Ret	8	Ret	11	6	11	10	22	15	Ret	21	8	16	18	229
		12	13	7	Ret	16	Ret	22	11	15	17	Ret	15	Ret	8	17	3	7	6	Ret	9	22	Ret	8	12	22	Ret	4	4	Ret	7	8	20	14	7	18	5	Ret
8	Template:GBR Lola-Renault	24	2	13	Ret	Ret	4	14	20	7	5	Ret	9	14	7	8	8	Ret	8	7	11	2	Ret	5	8	16	5	19	18	5	6	6	9	4	Ret	3	4	1	224
		25	10	12	16	13	20	23	21	16	Ret	8	19	18	17	6	Ret	18	Ret	10	19	12	17	11	17	25	17	16	14	13	18	18	Ret	11	11	6	9	19
9	Mercedes	1	17	Ret	7	1	7	11	16	6	19	Ret	9	14	16	5	16	1	Ret	Ret	20	21	16	7	16	20	14	23	Ret	14	21	13	16	22	16	19	Ret	9	197
		2	7	14	6	19	9	6	14	20	12	4	2	9	11	14	Ret	13	Ret	1	6	6	12	15	19	17	3	Ret	16	10	16	17	13	18	15	17	Ret	16
10	Force India-Hyundai	16	15	Ret	14	4	19	17	15	11	14	6	Ret	5	14	10	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	7	14	12	6	11	Ret	17	11	17	10	10	21	8	Ret	86
		17	16	18	20	14	Ret	5	19	13	21	Ret	20	19	12	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	17	15	18	14	9	19	22	17	19	15	20	19	20	14	22	17	10
11	Marussia-Renault	26	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	16	15	Ret	19	23	10	17	22	3	20	9	16	9	4	13	Ret	3	14	Ret	18	22	14	19	18	22	7	18	21	17	9	20	12	85
		27	18	15	18	21	15	20	23	25	16	11	22	20	Ret	11	14	17	10	5	23	15	2	Ret	10	23	21	12	22	20	13	12	22	17	12	20	18	14
12	KQ-Hyundai	20	19	10	21	Ret	Ret	9	9	18	8	9	18	12	6	Ret	7	15	Ret	9	15	20	Ret	17	15	19	15	18	13	9	11	Ret	21	15	Ret	14	15	5	68
		21	21	19	17	22	17	10	22	22	13	12	23	21	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	12	13	Ret	19	11	13	Ret	17	8	22	9	Ret	14	Ret	13	11	11	Ret
13	Stefan-Hyundai	9	5	17	13	5	14	Ret	18	Ret	15	7	6	8	20	16	17	22	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	18	20	21	21	20	15	23	15	20	21	23	19	Ret	23	19	13	59
		10	Ret	16	22	20	18	Ret	Ret	17	18	Ret	Ret	16	19	19	15	20	Ret	2	18	10	15	Ret	13	10	18	9	12	12	14	14	12	13	18	Ret	12	17