N4 FORMULA 1 · 2012 · ROUND 18
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit · Yas Marina, Abou Dabi · United Arab Emirates · 04 Nov 2012
POLEHamilton
FASTEST LAPVettel 1:43.964
LAPS55
DISTANCE305.5 Kms
BEST PIT STOP19.066
RACE WINNERKimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team · 1:45:58.667
Every session
Practice, qualifying, sprint and race classifications for the weekend.| Pos | Driver | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Charles PicManor Marussia F1 Team | Engine | – |
| 0 |  Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | Fuel pressure | – |
| 0 |  Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | Accident | – |
| 0 |  Narain KarthikeyanHRT Formula One Team | Accident | – |
| 0 |  Nico HulkenbergForce India | Accident | – |
| 0 |  Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | Accident | – |
| 0 |  Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | Accident | – |
| 1 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:45:58.667 | – |
| 2 |  Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | +0.800 | – |
| 3 |  Sebastian VettelFLRed Bull Racing | +4.100 | – |
| 4 |  Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | +7.700 | – |
| 5 |  Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | +13.000 | – |
| 6 |  Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team | +20.000 | – |
| 7 |  Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | +22.800 | – |
| 8 |  Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team | +23.500 | – |
| 9 |  Paul di RestaForce India | +24.100 | – |
| 10 |  Daniel RicciardoRacing Bulls | +27.400 | – |
| 11 |  Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas | +28.000 | – |
| 12 |  Jean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls | +34.900 | – |
| 13 |  Heikki KovalainenCaterham F1 Team | +47.700 | – |
| 14 |  Timo GlockManor Marussia F1 Team | +56.400 | – |
| 15 |  Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team | +56.700 | – |
| 16 |  Vitaly PetrovCaterham F1 Team | +64.500 | – |
| 17 |  Pedro de la RosaHRT Formula One Team | +71.700 | – |
| Pos | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | 1:40.630 |
| 2 | Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | 1:40.978 |
| 3 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing | 1:41.073 |
| 4 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | 1:41.226 |
| 5 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:41.260 |
| 6 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | 1:41.290 |
| 7 | Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | 1:41.582 |
| 8 | Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:41.603 |
| 9 | Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | 1:41.723 |
| 10 | Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | 1:41.778 |
| Pos | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | 1:40.901 |
| 2 | Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | 1:41.277 |
| 3 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing | 1:41.511 |
| 4 | Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | 1:41.514 |
| 5 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:41.532 |
| 6 | Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | 1:41.620 |
| 7 | Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:41.698 |
| 8 | Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | 1:41.846 |
| 9 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | 1:41.873 |
| 10 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | 1:41.907 |
| 11 | Paul di RestaForce India | 1:42.218 |
| 12 | Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:42.289 |
| 13 | Nico HulkenbergForce India | 1:42.019 |
| 14 | Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team | 1:42.084 |
| 15 | Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team | 1:42.330 |
| 16 | Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team | 1:42.606 |
| 17 | Daniel RicciardoRacing Bulls | 1:42.765 |
| Pos | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | 1:41.497 |
| 2 | Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:41.926 |
| 3 | Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | 1:41.933 |
| 4 | Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | 1:41.939 |
| 5 | Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | 1:41.974 |
| 6 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | 1:41.981 |
| 7 | Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | 1:42.046 |
| 8 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing | 1:42.160 |
| 9 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:42.222 |
| 10 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | 1:42.342 |
| 11 | Paul di RestaForce India | 1:42.572 |
| 12 | Nico HulkenbergForce India | 1:42.579 |
| 13 | Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team | 1:42.624 |
| 14 | Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:42.735 |
| 15 | Daniel RicciardoRacing Bulls | 1:43.280 |
| 16 | Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team | 1:43.298 |
| 17 | Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team | 1:43.582 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls | 1:44.058 |
| 19 | Heikki KovalainenCaterham F1 Team | 1:44.956 |
| 20 | Charles PicManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:45.089 |
| 21 | Vitaly PetrovCaterham F1 Team | 1:45.151 |
| 22 | Timo GlockManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:45.426 |
| 23 | Pedro de la RosaHRT Formula One Team | 1:45.766 |
| 24 | Narain KarthikeyanHRT Formula One Team | 1:46.382 |
| Pos | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | 1:42.130 |
| 2 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | 1:42.420 |
| 3 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing | 1:42.614 |
| 4 | Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | 1:42.743 |
| 5 | Nico HulkenbergForce India | 1:42.750 |
| 6 | Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | 1:43.015 |
| 7 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | 1:43.064 |
| 8 | Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | 1:43.133 |
| 9 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:43.184 |
| 10 | Paul di RestaForce India | 1:43.338 |
| 11 | Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | 1:43.480 |
| 12 | Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team | 1:43.571 |
| 13 | Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:43.593 |
| 14 | Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:43.635 |
| 15 | Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team | 1:44.010 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls | 1:44.025 |
| 17 | Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team | 1:44.071 |
| 18 | Daniel RicciardoRacing Bulls | 1:44.149 |
| 19 | Heikki KovalainenCaterham F1 Team | 1:45.301 |
| 20 | Timo GlockManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:45.879 |
| 21 | Charles PicManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:46.036 |
| 22 | Vitaly PetrovCaterham F1 Team | 1:46.261 |
| 23 | Pedro de la RosaHRT Formula One Team | 1:46.554 |
| 24 | Narain KarthikeyanHRT Formula One Team | 1:47.032 |
| Pos | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing | 1:41.751 |
| 2 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | 1:41.919 |
| 3 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | 1:42.412 |
| 4 | Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | 1:42.466 |
| 5 | Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | 1:42.500 |
| 6 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:42.532 |
| 7 | Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | 1:42.587 |
| 8 | Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | 1:42.823 |
| 9 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | 1:42.998 |
| 10 | Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team | 1:43.106 |
| 11 | Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team | 1:43.191 |
| 12 | Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:43.200 |
| 13 | Nico HulkenbergForce India | 1:43.255 |
| 14 | Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:43.267 |
| 15 | Paul di RestaForce India | 1:43.578 |
| 16 | Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team | 1:43.689 |
| 17 | Daniel RicciardoRacing Bulls | 1:44.260 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls | 1:45.073 |
| 19 | Vitaly PetrovCaterham F1 Team | 1:45.245 |
| 20 | Heikki KovalainenCaterham F1 Team | 1:45.782 |
| 21 | Timo GlockManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:46.589 |
| 22 | Charles PicManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:46.671 |
| 23 | Pedro de la RosaHRT Formula One Team | 1:46.707 |
| 24 | Narain KarthikeyanHRT Formula One Team | 1:47.406 |
| Pos | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren Racing | 1:43.285 |
| 2 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing | 1:43.618 |
| 3 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing | 1:44.050 |
| 4 | Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari | 1:44.366 |
| 5 | Mark WebberRed Bull Racing | 1:44.542 |
| 6 | Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:44.694 |
| 7 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team | 1:45.115 |
| 8 | Nico RosbergMercedes-AMG Petronas | 1:45.194 |
| 9 |  Valtteri BottasWilliams F1 Team | 1:45.347 |
| 10 | Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team | 1:45.422 |
| 11 | Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari | 1:45.567 |
| 12 | Nico HulkenbergForce India | 1:45.587 |
| 13 | Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team | 1:45.722 |
| 14 | Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team | 1:45.743 |
| 15 |  Jules BianchiForce India | 1:45.769 |
| 16 | Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team | 1:45.811 |
| 17 | Daniel RicciardoRacing Bulls | 1:46.649 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls | 1:46.708 |
| 19 | Heikki KovalainenCaterham F1 Team | 1:47.418 |
| 20 | Timo GlockManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:47.891 |
| 21 | Pedro de la RosaHRT Formula One Team | 1:48.354 |
| 22 |  Max ChiltonManor Marussia F1 Team | 1:48.887 |
| 23 |  Ma Qing HuaHRT Formula One Team | 1:50.487 |
Race data
Positions, pace and pit lane. All from the official timing feed.Positions gained
Grid to flag- 1Narain KarthikeyanHRT Formula One Team · P23 to P0▲23
- 2Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing · P24 to P3▲21
- 3Charles PicManor Marussia F1 Team · P19 to P0▲19
- 4Nico HulkenbergForce India · P10 to P0▲10
- 5Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team · P9 to P0▲9
- 6Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team · P15 to P6▲9
Fastest laps
Best lap by driver- 1Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing · lap 54 · 192.320 km/h1:43.964
- 2Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari · lap 53 · 192.087 km/h1:44.090+0.126
- 3Kimi RaikkonenLotus F1 Team · lap 50 · 191.410 km/h1:44.458+0.494
- 4Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing · lap 50 · 191.273 km/h1:44.533+0.569
- 5Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team · lap 55 · 190.726 km/h1:44.833+0.869
- 6Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas · lap 51 · 190.015 km/h1:45.225+1.261
- 7Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team · lap 54 · 189.682 km/h1:45.410+1.446
- 8Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team · lap 55 · 189.658 km/h1:45.423+1.459
- 9Paul di RestaForce India · lap 53 · 189.310 km/h1:45.617+1.653
- 10Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team · lap 49 · 189.174 km/h1:45.693+1.729
Fastest pit stops
Best stop per driver- 1Mark WebberRed Bull Racing · 1 stop (lap 30)19.066best stop
- 2Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari · 1 stop (lap 28)19.368best stop
- 3Jenson ButtonMcLaren Racing · 1 stop (lap 29)19.455best stop
- 4Sergio PerezSauber F1 Team · 3 stops (lap 30, 38, 44)19.486best stop
- 5Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team · 1 stop (lap 25)19.529best stop
- 6Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari · 1 stop (lap 26)19.585best stop
- 7Michael SchumacherMercedes-AMG Petronas · 2 stops (lap 27, 41)19.701best stop
- 8Timo GlockManor Marussia F1 Team · 1 stop (lap 27)19.884best stop
Pit crew ranking
Average stop time by team- 1McLaren Racing1 stops · best 19.45519.455average
- 2Scuderia Ferrari2 stops · best 19.36819.477average
- 3Manor Marussia F1 Team2 stops · best 19.88420.913average
- 4Williams F1 Team2 stops · best 20.72321.655average
- 5Caterham F1 Team2 stops · best 20.76921.901average
- 6HRT Formula One Team1 stops · best 22.27222.272average
- 7Red Bull Racing3 stops · best 19.06629.636average
- 8Mercedes-AMG Petronas3 stops · best 19.70129.983average
- 9Racing Bulls4 stops · best 20.12230.500average
- 10Lotus F1 Team3 stops · best 20.27831.136average
- 11Sauber F1 Team4 stops · best 19.48642.927average
- 12Force India3 stops · best 26.67046.644average
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