2012 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton held off both Lotus drivers to win in Hungary, with Kimi Räikkönen second and Romain Grosjean third. Track position proved decisive as the leading cars stayed closely matched around the Hungaroring.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Pole time	1:20.953
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:24.136 on lap 68
First	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1
Third	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
27 July 2012	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
27 July 2012	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
28 July 2012	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
28 July 2012	Qualifying	14:00
29 July 2012	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Fernando Alonso arrived at round 11 leading the 2012 F1 World Championship on 154 points, with Mark Webber on 120. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 230 points.

Race entries

The 12 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Dani Clos, Jules Bianchi, Valtteri Bottas also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led a McLaren one-two in FP1 as Lotus compared its new double-DRS development on Kimi Räikkönen’s car with Romain Grosjean’s conventional setup. Traffic frustrated Fernando Alonso, while Valtteri Bottas impressed during his Williams outing. Red Bull’s lower positions reflected a different opening programme rather than providing a firm guide to its qualifying potential.

Lewis Hamilton stayed quickest in FP2 before rain interrupted dry running and compromised longer-run tyre work. Michael Schumacher crashed at Turn 12 after switching to intermediates. With mixed conditions offering little benefit and consuming tyres, some drivers stopped running, leaving teams short of complete race-preparation data for another weekend.

Mark Webber brought Red Bull back to the front in FP3 after an unsatisfactory Friday. Lotus was encouraged by its double-DRS testing but chose not to race the system without the compatible front wing. Kimi Räikkönen also felt more comfortable with the car, while McLaren continued to show strong harder-compound pace.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 27 July 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:22.821	30
2	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.101s	24
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.576s	24
4	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.807s	29
5	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.812s	24
6	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.024s	26
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.083s	25
8	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.162s	24
9	19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.331s	24
10	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+1.447s	27
11	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.479s	23
12	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.573s	19
13	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.725s	24
14	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.738s	22
15	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.787s	25
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.533s	25
17	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.738s	27
18	12	Jules Bianchi	Force India	+2.894s	26
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	+3.619s	27
20	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	+3.884s	23
21	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+3.934s	28
22	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	+4.194s	24
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	+4.280s	21
24	23	Dani Clos	HRT	+5.355s	24

Free Practice 2 Classification

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 27 July 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:21.995	20
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.185s	20
3	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	+0.258s	34
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.422s	29
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.587s	22
6	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.752s	17
7	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	+0.799s	23
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.829s	18
9	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.927s	12
10	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.165s	19
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.169s	29
12	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.342s	26
13	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.718s	26
14	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.819s	17
15	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.846s	28
16	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.333s	25
17	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.350s	28
18	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+2.628s	23
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	+2.828s	30
20	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+3.225s	30
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	+5.109s	28
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	+5.111s	19
23	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	+5.190s	24
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+5.827s	20

Free Practice 3 Classification

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 28 July 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:21.550	27
2	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.093s	17
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.121s	29
4	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	+0.326s	22
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.334s	13
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.403s	20
7	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.560s	24
8	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.586s	15
9	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	+0.641s	20
10	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.683s	24
11	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+0.831s	21
12	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+0.837s	20
13	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+0.942s	26
14	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+0.980s	25
15	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+1.047s	23
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.166s	24
17	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.318s	30
18	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.381s	30
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+2.486s	20
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	+2.997s	18
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	+3.674s	22
22	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	+3.947s	21
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	+5.235s	20
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+5.348s	26

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for McLaren, with Romain Grosjean second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Romain Grosjean, whose second place was his best qualifying result to that point. Sebastian Vettel qualified third, while Mark Webber missed Q3.

Qualifying Classification

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 28 July 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:21.794	1:21.060	1:20.953	18
2	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:22.755	1:21.657	1:21.366	26
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:22.948	1:21.407	1:21.416	18
4	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:22.028	1:21.618	1:21.583	22
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:22.234	1:21.583	1:21.730	22
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:22.095	1:21.598	1:21.844	19
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:22.203	1:21.534	1:21.900	19
8	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:22.475	1:21.504	1:21.939	22
9	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:22.271	1:21.697	1:22.343	24
10	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:22.176	1:21.653	1:22.847	19
11	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:22.829	1:21.715	—	17
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:21.912	1:21.813	—	15
13	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:22.079	1:21.895	—	16
14	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:22.110	1:21.895	—	17
15	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:22.801	1:22.300	—	17
16	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:22.799	1:22.380	—	10
17	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:22.436	1:22.723	—	17
18	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:23.250	—	—	8
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:23.576	—	—	8
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:24.167	—	—	7
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:25.244	—	—	9
22	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:25.476	—	—	10
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:25.916	—	—	9
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:26.178	—	—	11

What happened in the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix?

An extra formation lap was required after Michael Schumacher lined up incorrectly and then switched off his engine. He started from the pit lane and later received a speeding penalty, while the race distance was reduced to 69 laps.

Hamilton led Grosjean in the early stages, with Button moving ahead of Vettel. The Lotus remained close, but Hamilton retained the advantage through the first round of stops.

Räikkönen extended his middle stint and produced quick laps in clear air. He emerged from his final stop alongside Grosjean and secured second at the first corner, then closed on Hamilton.

Hamilton defended the lead to win ahead of Räikkönen and Grosjean. Vettel finished fourth and Alonso fifth, while Button took sixth after losing time behind Bruno Senna. Alonso increased his championship lead despite missing the podium.

Further down the points places, Bruno Senna, Mark Webber, Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2012 rules.

After the race, Fernando Alonso headed the drivers’ standings with 164 points, followed by Mark Webber on 124. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 246, with McLaren on 193.

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 29 July 2012, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	69	1:41:05.503	25
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	69	+1.032	18
3	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	69	+10.518	15
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	69	+11.614	12
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	69	+26.653	10
6	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	69	+30.243	8
7	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	69	+33.899	6
8	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	69	+34.458	4
9	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	+38.350	2
10	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	69	+51.234	1
11	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	69	+57.283	0
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	69	+1:02.887	0
13	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	69	+1:03.606	0
14	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	69	+1:04.494	0
15	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	68	+1 Lap	0
16	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	68	+1 Lap	0
17	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	68	+1 Lap	0
18	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	67	Hydraulics	0
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	67	+2 Laps	0
20	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	67	+2 Laps	0
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	66	+3 Laps	0
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	66	+3 Laps	0
Ret	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	60	Steering	0
Ret	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	58	Technical	0

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	68	1:24.136	187.453
2	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	65	1:25.218	185.073
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	41	1:25.402	184.674
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	65	1:25.677	184.082
5	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	63	1:25.723	183.983
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	41	1:25.728	183.972
7	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	65	1:25.738	183.951
8	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	61	1:25.745	183.936
9	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	58	1:25.830	183.753
10	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	58	1:25.831	183.751
11	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	54	1:25.920	183.561
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	57	1:25.976	183.441
13	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	59	1:26.050	183.284
14	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	66	1:26.061	183.260
15	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	60	1:26.073	183.235
16	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	65	1:26.248	182.863
17	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	59	1:26.508	182.313
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	62	1:26.595	182.130
19	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	56	1:26.778	181.746
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	59	1:27.629	179.981
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	55	1:28.447	178.316
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	22	1:28.727	177.754
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	56	1:28.765	177.678
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	56	1:29.506	176.207

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2012 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2012 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	164
2	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	124
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	122
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	117
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	116
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	77
7	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	76
8	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	76
9	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Sauber	47
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	33
11	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	29
12	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	29
13	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	27
14	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	25
15	Bruno Senna	Brazilian	Williams	24
16	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	19
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	4
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	2
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Caterham	0
20	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Caterham	0
21	Timo Glock	German	Marussia	0
22	Charles Pic	French	Marussia	0
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Indian	HRT	0
24	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	HRT	0

2012 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	246
2	McLaren	193
3	Lotus F1	192
4	Ferrari	189
5	Mercedes	106
6	Sauber	80
7	Williams	53
8	Force India	46
9	Toro Rosso	6
10	Caterham	0
11	Marussia	0
12	HRT	0

2012 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2012 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	18 March
2	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	25 March
3	2012 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	15 April
4	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	22 April
5	2012 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	13 May
6	2012 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	27 May
7	2012 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	10 June
8	2012 European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	24 June
9	2012 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	8 July
10	2012 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	22 July
11	2012 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	29 July
12	2012 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	2 September
13	2012 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	9 September
14	2012 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	23 September
15	2012 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	7 October
16	2012 Korean Grand Prix	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	14 October
17	2012 Indian Grand Prix	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	28 October
18	2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	4 November
19	2012 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	18 November
20	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	25 November