870th GP – Belgium 2012

MediaEntrantsPractice 1Practice 2Practice 3QualifyingGrand PrixStandings

2012 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Obs
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
3	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
4	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [04]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
5	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [296]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
6	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [09]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [07]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [05]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
19	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	3rd
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
23	Dani Clos	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	3rd
24	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
25	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
Bottas and Clos entered as 3rd drivers, only take part at the first Free Practice session on friday.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Obs
1	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:11.389	20
2	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:11.941	14
3	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:12.004	12
4	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:12.824	15
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:13.191	13
6	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:13.861	16
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [07]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:14.210	14
8	19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:14.660	16	3rd
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:14.860	12
10	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [09]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:15.402	13
11	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:15.812	11
12	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:16.409	16
13	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:16.786	10
14	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:16.788	16
15	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [04]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:16.827	5
16	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:16.861	8
17	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:17.519	14
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:18.199	10
19	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:19.546	12
20	23	Dani Clos	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:19.689	12	3rd
21	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:38.701	9
22	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [296]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:40.749	4
23	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [05]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:46.580	9
24	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		2

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:49.354	4
2	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:49.750	3
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [296]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:50.497	3
4	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:51.333	3
5	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:51.660	4
6	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:52.076	4
7	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:53.232	4
8	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:58.232	3
9	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	02:59.125	5
10	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	03:12.901	4
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [07]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		3
12	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [09]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		4
13	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		1
14	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [04]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		2
15	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		3
16	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		2
17	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		2
18	19	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		3
19	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		0
20	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [05]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		0
21	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		0
22	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		0
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		0
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		0

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [296]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:48.542	18
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [05]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:48.683	21
3	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:48.850	23
4	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:48.863	20
5	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.091	18
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.092	16
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.164	21
8	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.266	23
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.292	23
10	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.382	22
11	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.561	23
12	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [04]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.615	19
13	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [09]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.621	26
14	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.674	23
15	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.710	21
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.776	22
17	19	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:50.027	20
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:52.339	21
19	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:52.566	20
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:52.630	18
21	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:52.809	22
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:53.383	22
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:53.562	23
24	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [07]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:58.113	5

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.250	01:47.654	01:47.573	14
2	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.686	01:48.569	01:47.871	18
3	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:48.993	01:48.780	01:47.893	20
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [05]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.546	01:48.414	01:48.205	14
5	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.642	01:47.980	01:48.219	16
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [296]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.401	01:48.598	01:48.313	15
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.859	01:48.546	01:48.392	13
8	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [04]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.605	01:48.563	01:48.394	16
9	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:50.126	01:48.714	01:48.538	18
10	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:50.033	01:48.729	01:48.890	19
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.722	01:48.792		12
12	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.362	01:48.855		13
13	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [09]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.742	01:49.081		14
14	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.588	01:49.147		13
15	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.763	01:49.354		13
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.572	01:49.543		13
17	19	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:49.958	01:50.088		15
18	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [07]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:50.181			10
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:51.739			7
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:51.967			6
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:52.336			8
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:53.030			6
23	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:53.493			6
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:54.989			8
Webber and Rosberg drop five grid places for unscheduled gearbox changes. Maldonado drops three places for impeding Hulkenberg in Q1.

Official Name	2012 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps
Date	September 2
Pole	Jenson Button 01:47.573
Fastest Lap	Bruno Senna 01:52.822
Podium	1st Jenson Button (44) , 2nd Sebastian Vettel, 3rd Kimi Räikkönen
GP Number	870
Round	12
Weather	Cloudy
Prev race	Magyar Nagydíj July 29
Next race	Gran Premio d’Italia September 9

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Cat	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	3	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:29:08.530	44	01:54.293	44	1	25
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:29:22.154	44	01:54.198	0	10	18
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [05]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:29:33.864	44	01:53.640	0	3	15
4	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:29:36.373	44	01:53.760	0	11	12
5	6	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:29:38.375	44	01:53.464	0	14	10
6	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:29:39.774	44	01:53.768	0	12	8
7	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [09]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:30:01.904	44	01:53.507	0	13	6
8	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:30:07.395	44	01:53.995	0	15	4
9	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:30:11.512	44	01:54.605	0	16	2
10	11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:30:12.313	44	01:54.562	0	9	1
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [07]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:30:13.641	44	01:53.073	0	23	0
12	19	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:30:20.059	44	01:52.822	0	17	0
13	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [04]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		01:31:04.649	44	01:55.598	0	2	0
14	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	43	01:56.741	0	19	0
15	24	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	43	01:56.956	0	20	0
16	25	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	43	01:57.939	0	22	0
17	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	43	01:56.475	0	18	0
18	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	43	01:57.315	0	21	0
DNF	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Accident	30	01:59.113	0	24	0
DNF	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Accident	5	02:56.181	0	6	0
DNF	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Accident	0		0	4	0
DNF	5	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [296]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Accident	0		0	5	0
DNF	4	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [04]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		Accident	0		0	7	0
DNF	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [04]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Accident	0		0	8	0
T	19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0
T	23	Dani Clos	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [03]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0
Grosjean was given a one-race suspension penalty for causing the first corner accident that also eliminated Alonso, Hamilton and Perez.

Formula 1 2012 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	164
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	140
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	132
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	131
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	117
6	Jenson Button	McLaren	101
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	77
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	76
9	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	47
10	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	35
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	35
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	33
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	31
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	29
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	28
16	Bruno Senna	Williams	24
17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	8
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	4

Formula 1 2012 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Red Bull Racing Renault	272
2	McLaren Mercedes	218
3	Lotus Renault	207
4	Ferrari	199
5	Mercedes	112
6	Sauber Ferrari	80
7	Force India Mercedes	59
8	Williams Renault	53
9	Toro Rosso Ferrari	12