2012 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Mark Webber won a tightly contested Monaco Grand Prix to become the season’s sixth different winner in six races. Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso completed the podium as the leading group finished closely packed together.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:14.381
Fastest lap	Sergio Perez	Sauber
Fastest-lap time	1:17.296 on lap 49
First	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Second	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 May 2012	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
24 May 2012	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
26 May 2012	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
26 May 2012	Qualifying	14:00
27 May 2012	Race	14:00

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

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 6 leading the 2012 F1 World Championship on 61 points, with Fernando Alonso on 61. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 109 points.

Race entries

The 12 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Fernando Alonso led Thursday’s FP1, while the Lotus drivers experienced very different mornings. Romain Grosjean looked immediately competitive, but Kimi Räikkönen completed only an installation lap before seeking changes to the steering. Sergio Pérez also showed strong pace on his return to the circuit where his previous Monaco weekend had ended in a heavy crash.

An approaching storm made tyre timing decisive in FP2. Jenson Button fitted supersofts early and went quickest, while Romain Grosjean’s strong lap came on the harder soft compound. Rain arrived before many rivals could try supersofts, and several drivers used the Mirabeau escape road as grip deteriorated.

Nico Rosberg narrowly led FP3 before Pastor Maldonado’s heavy accident at Casino Square ended meaningful running. Williams faced urgent repairs, and several drivers missed their intended supersoft laps. Pastor Maldonado was also under scrutiny for earlier contact with Sergio Pérez, turning the final practice session into a damaging start to his Saturday.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2012 Monaco Grand Prix FP1, 24 May 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:16.265	22
2	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.365s	17
3	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+0.446s	19
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.482s	12
5	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+0.495s	20
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.578s	19
7	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+0.773s	21
8	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.925s	13
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.957s	14
10	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.996s	18
11	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.148s	14
12	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.366s	18
13	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.841s	14
14	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.944s	25
15	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.987s	28
16	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.037s	16
17	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	+2.352s	20
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+2.774s	20
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	+3.076s	16
20	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+4.573s	26
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	+4.630s	18
22	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	+5.373s	9
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	+6.158s	15
24	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	No time	1

Free Practice 2 Classification

2012 Monaco Grand Prix FP2, 24 May 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:15.746	17
2	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.392s	19
3	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.856s	21
4	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.915s	23
5	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.074s	20
6	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.275s	15
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.402s	23
8	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.407s	22
9	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.547s	11
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.557s	21
11	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.629s	19
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.649s	21
13	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	+1.909s	18
14	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.054s	25
15	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+2.505s	24
16	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	+2.694s	25
17	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.776s	22
18	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+3.062s	26
19	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+3.521s	25
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	+3.563s	29
21	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+4.283s	13
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	+4.494s	21
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	+4.885s	12
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+5.140s	10

Free Practice 3 Classification

2012 Monaco Grand Prix FP3, 26 May 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:15.159	25
2	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.038s	21
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.050s	20
4	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.051s	20
5	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.286s	18
6	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.312s	19
7	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.575s	19
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.734s	23
9	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+0.951s	14
10	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.060s	19
11	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.067s	20
12	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+1.142s	21
13	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.152s	19
14	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.320s	20
15	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.868s	20
16	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	+1.896s	26
17	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	+2.117s	25
18	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.231s	19
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	+2.245s	22
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	+3.100s	18
21	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+3.329s	22
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	+3.940s	17
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+3.988s	19
24	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	+3.992s	19

Qualifying

Michael Schumacher headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Mark Webber second and Nico Rosberg third.

Michael Schumacher set the fastest qualifying time, but his five-place penalty from Spain meant Mark Webber inherited official pole position. Rosberg started alongside, while Pastor Maldonado carried penalties that sent him to the back.

Qualifying Classification

2012 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 26 May 2012

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:15.873	1:15.062	1:14.301	22
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:16.013	1:15.035	1:14.381	19
3	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:15.900	1:15.022	1:14.448	21
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:16.063	1:15.166	1:14.583	20
5	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:15.718	1:15.219	1:14.639	27
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:16.153	1:15.128	1:14.948	22
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:15.983	1:14.911	1:15.049	19
8	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:15.889	1:15.322	1:15.199	28
9	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:16.017	1:15.026	1:15.245	22
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:15.757	1:15.234	no time	24
11	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:15.418	1:15.421	—	17
12	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:15.648	1:15.508	—	19
13	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:16.399	1:15.536	—	18
14	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:15.923	1:15.709	—	20
15	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:16.062	1:15.718	—	14
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:16.360	1:15.878	—	19
17	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:16.491	1:16.885	—	14
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:16.538	—	—	13
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:17.404	—	—	13
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:17.947	—	—	11
21	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:18.096	—	—	11
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:18.476	—	—	12
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:19.310	—	—	8
—	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	no time	—	—	2

What happened in the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix?

Webber held the lead at the start, while contact involving Romain Grosjean, Alonso and Schumacher left the Lotus stranded across the track. Several other cars were caught in the disruption, prompting an early safety car.

Webber controlled the restart with Rosberg and Hamilton behind him. The threat of rain encouraged drivers to extend their stints, and Alonso gained a place on Hamilton through the pit-stop sequence.

Vettel ran longer on his starting tyres and briefly led before stopping, rejoining fourth. Light rain added uncertainty near the finish, but the leaders remained on slicks and no decisive opening appeared.

Webber won ahead of Rosberg and Alonso, followed by Vettel, Hamilton and Massa. Schumacher retired with a fuel-pressure problem. Alonso’s podium moved him into the championship lead after another new winner in an unpredictable season.

Further down the points places, Paul di Resta, Nico Hülkenberg, Kimi Räikkönen and Bruno Senna completed the scoring positions. Sergio Perez set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2012 rules.

After the race, Fernando Alonso headed the drivers’ standings with 76 points, followed by Sebastian Vettel on 73. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 146, with McLaren on 108.

2012 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 27 May 2012, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	78	1:46:06.557	25
2	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	78	+0.643	18
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	78	+0.947	15
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	78	+1.343	12
5	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	78	+4.101	10
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	78	+6.195	8
7	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	78	+41.537	6
8	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	78	+42.562	4
9	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	78	+44.036	2
10	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	78	+44.516	1
11	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	77	+1 Lap	0
12	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	77	+1 Lap	0
13	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	77	+1 Lap	0
14	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	77	+1 Lap	0
15	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	76	+2 Laps	0
16	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	70	Collision	0
Ret	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	65	Steering	0
Ret	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	64	Electrical	0
Ret	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	63	Fuel pressure	0
Ret	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	15	Electrical	0
Ret	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	5	Collision damage	0
Ret	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	0	Collision	0
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	0	Collision	0
Ret	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	0	Collision	0

2012 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	49	1:17.296	155.557
2	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	35	1:18.423	153.322
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	45	1:18.805	152.579
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	46	1:18.806	152.577
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	45	1:18.857	152.478
6	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	52	1:18.904	152.387
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	46	1:18.977	152.246
8	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	25	1:19.013	152.177
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	43	1:19.076	152.056
10	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	41	1:19.101	152.008
11	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	51	1:19.187	151.843
12	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	51	1:19.246	151.730
13	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	76	1:19.305	151.617
14	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	61	1:19.604	151.047
15	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	60	1:19.637	150.985
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	44	1:19.752	150.767
17	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	51	1:19.757	150.757
18	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	51	1:19.923	150.444
19	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	44	1:20.286	149.764
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	12	1:20.825	148.765
21	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	4	1:25.480	140.664

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

2012 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	76
2	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	73
3	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	73
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	63
5	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	59
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	51
7	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	45
8	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	35
9	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	29
10	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Sauber	22
11	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	21
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	19
13	Bruno Senna	Brazilian	Williams	15
14	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	7
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	4
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	2
18	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	2
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Caterham	0
20	Timo Glock	German	Marussia	0
21	Charles Pic	French	Marussia	0
22	Narain Karthikeyan	Indian	HRT	0
23	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Caterham	0
24	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	HRT	0

2012 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	146
2	McLaren	108
3	Ferrari	86
4	Lotus F1	86
5	Mercedes	61
6	Williams	44
7	Sauber	41
8	Force India	28
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