Race · Round 10 of 20 ·
2012 German Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso won for Ferrari from pole at Hockenheimring. 1 of the starters was not classified.
Dry · High of 20 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
- Circuit
- HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
- Winner
- Fernando AlonsoFerrari
- Pole
- Fernando Alonso
- Fastest lap
- Michael Schumacher
- Entries
- 2423 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:16.073 | 1:38.521 | 1:40.621 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:16.393 | 1:38.309 | 1:41.026 | +0.405 | 18 m | +0.405 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:16.500 | 1:39.382 | 1:41.496 | +0.875 | 40 m | +0.470 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:16.686 | 1:38.010 | 1:42.459 | +1.838 | 84 m | +0.963 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:16.271 | 1:39.467 | 1:43.501 | +2.880 | 131 m | +1.042 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:16.181 | 1:38.731 | 1:43.950 | +3.329 | 151 m | +0.449 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:16.507 | 1:38.659 | 1:44.113 | +3.492 | 159 m | +0.163 |
| 8 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:16.221 | 1:37.365 | 1:44.186 | +3.565 | 162 m | +0.073 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:16.352 | 1:39.703 | 1:44.889 | +4.268 | 194 m | +0.703 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:15.693 | 1:39.729 | 1:45.811 | +5.190 | 236 m | +0.922 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:16.516 | 1:39.789 | — | — | 114 m | — |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:15.726 | 1:39.933 | — | — | 121 m | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:16.481 | 1:39.985 | — | — | 123 m | — |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:16.265 | 1:40.212 | — | — | 134 m | — |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:16.685 | 1:40.574 | — | — | 151 m | — |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 19 | 1:16.426 | 1:40.752 | — | — | 159 m | — |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:15.988 | 1:41.551 | — | — | 197 m | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:16.741 | — | — | — | 63 m | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:17.620 | — | — | — | 116 m | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:18.531 | — | — | — | 171 m | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:19.220 | — | — | — | 213 m | — |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:19.291 | — | — | — | 217 m | — |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:19.912 | — | — | — | 255 m | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 1:20.230 | — | — | — | 274 m | — |
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso · Jenson Button | 1 · 6 | 1 · 2 | 18 · 19 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Sebastian Vettel | 1 · 2 | 1 · 5 | 18 · 20 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Jenson Button | 5 · 6 | 15 · 2 | 13 · 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Kimi Raikkonen | 6 · 10 | 2 · 3 | 19 · 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Kimi Raikkonen | 9 · 10 | 11 · 3 | 10 · 11 | Paul di Resta | Swapped places |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Kamui Kobayashi | 10 · 12 | 3 · 4 | 11 · 22 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Daniel Ricciardo | 10 · 11 | 3 · 13 | 11 · 19 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Kamui Kobayashi | 2 · 12 | 5 · 4 | 20 · 22 | Sebastian Vettel | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Kamui Kobayashi | 11 · 12 | 13 · 4 | 19 · 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Felipe Massa | 12 · 13 | 4 · 12 | 22 · 1 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Michael Schumacher | 2 · 3 | 5 · 7 | 20 · 14 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Sergio Perez | 2 · 17 | 5 · 6 | 20 · 17 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Sergio Perez | 3 · 17 | 7 · 6 | 14 · 17 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Sergio Perez | 16 · 17 | 19 · 6 | 13 · 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Vitaly Petrov | 17 · 18 | 6 · 16 | 17 · 14 | Vitaly Petrov | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Mark Webber | 3 · 8 | 7 · 8 | 14 · 12 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Nico Hulkenberg | 3 · 4 | 7 · 9 | 14 · 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Mark Webber | 4 · 8 | 9 · 8 | 12 · 12 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Paul di Resta | 8 · 9 | 8 · 11 | 12 · 10 | Paul di Resta | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Nico Rosberg | 4 · 21 | 9 · 10 | 12 · 12 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Pastor Maldonado | 4 · 5 | 9 · 15 | 12 · 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Nico Rosberg | 9 · 21 | 11 · 10 | 10 · 12 | Paul di Resta | Swapped places |
| Charles Pic · Nico Rosberg | 20 · 21 | 20 · 10 | 21 · 12 | Nico Rosberg | Swapped places |
| Nico Rosberg · Timo Glock | 21 · 22 | 10 · 22 | 12 · 19 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Felipe Massa | 9 · 13 | 11 · 12 | 10 · 1 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Felipe Massa | 11 · 13 | 13 · 12 | 19 · 1 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Bruno Senna | 13 · 14 | 12 · 17 | 1 · 1 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Jean-Éric Vergne | 11 · 15 | 13 · 14 | 19 · 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Jean-Éric Vergne | 5 · 15 | 15 · 14 | 13 · 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Swapped places |
| Bruno Senna · Jean-Éric Vergne | 14 · 15 | 17 · 14 | 1 · 6 | Bruno Senna | Swapped places |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Heikki Kovalainen | 15 · 16 | 14 · 19 | 6 · 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Vitaly Petrov | 5 · 18 | 15 · 16 | 13 · 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Bruno Senna · Vitaly Petrov | 14 · 18 | 17 · 16 | 1 · 14 | Bruno Senna | Swapped places |
| Vitaly Petrov · Romain Grosjean | 18 · 19 | 16 · 18 | 14 · 1 | Romain Grosjean | Kept their order |
| Bruno Senna · Romain Grosjean | 14 · 19 | 17 · 18 | 1 · 1 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Romain Grosjean | 16 · 19 | 19 · 18 | 13 · 1 | Romain Grosjean | Swapped places |
| Romain Grosjean · Charles Pic | 19 · 20 | 18 · 20 | 1 · 21 | Romain Grosjean | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Charles Pic | 16 · 20 | 19 · 20 | 13 · 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Kept their order |
| Charles Pic · Pedro de la Rosa | 20 · 23 | 20 · 21 | 21 · 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Pedro de la Rosa | 22 · 23 | 22 · 21 | 19 · 20 | Timo Glock | Swapped places |
| Pedro de la Rosa · Narain Karthikeyan | 23 · 24 | 21 · 23 | 20 · 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Narain Karthikeyan | 22 · 24 | 22 · 23 | 19 · 22 | Timo Glock | Kept their order |
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:16.595 | — | 0 m | — | 27 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:17.093 | +0.498 | 30 m | +0.498 | 22 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:17.370 | +0.775 | 46 m | +0.277 | 21 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:17.382 | +0.787 | 47 m | +0.012 | 20 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:17.413 | +0.818 | 49 m | +0.031 | 28 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:17.599 | +1.004 | 60 m | +0.186 | 17 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:17.915 | +1.320 | 79 m | +0.316 | 27 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:17.995 | +1.400 | 84 m | +0.080 | 22 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:18.020 | +1.425 | 85 m | +0.025 | 20 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:18.130 | +1.535 | 92 m | +0.110 | 21 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:18.226 | +1.631 | 97 m | +0.096 | 22 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:18.339 | +1.744 | 104 m | +0.113 | 21 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 19 | 1:18.422 | +1.827 | 109 m | +0.083 | 28 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:18.709 | +2.114 | 126 m | +0.287 | 30 |
| 15 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:18.831 | +2.236 | 134 m | +0.122 | 14 |
| 16 | Jules Bianchi | Force India | 11 | 1:18.972 | +2.377 | 142 m | +0.141 | 21 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:19.039 | +2.444 | 146 m | +0.067 | 34 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:19.674 | +3.079 | 184 m | +0.635 | 24 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:19.963 | +3.368 | 201 m | +0.289 | 24 |
| 20 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:20.122 | +3.527 | 211 m | +0.159 | 27 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:20.169 | +3.574 | 213 m | +0.047 | 20 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:20.539 | +3.944 | 236 m | +0.370 | 18 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:21.138 | +4.543 | 271 m | +0.599 | 24 |
| 24 | Dani Clos (never started a Grand Prix) | HRT | 23 | 1:21.740 | +5.145 | 307 m | +0.602 | 27 |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:27.476 | — | 0 m | — | 14 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:27.564 | +0.088 | 5 m | +0.088 | 24 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:27.902 | +0.426 | 22 m | +0.338 | 24 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:28.402 | +0.926 | 48 m | +0.500 | 26 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:28.420 | +0.944 | 49 m | +0.018 | 20 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:28.495 | +1.019 | 53 m | +0.075 | 22 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:28.513 | +1.037 | 54 m | +0.018 | 23 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:28.516 | +1.040 | 54 m | +0.003 | 16 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:28.877 | +1.401 | 73 m | +0.361 | 21 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:29.327 | +1.851 | 97 m | +0.450 | 22 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:29.364 | +1.888 | 99 m | +0.037 | 26 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:29.719 | +2.243 | 117 m | +0.355 | 15 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:29.785 | +2.309 | 121 m | +0.066 | 24 |
| 14 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:30.090 | +2.614 | 137 m | +0.305 | 19 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:30.220 | +2.744 | 143 m | +0.130 | 16 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 19 | 1:30.291 | +2.815 | 147 m | +0.071 | 22 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:30.331 | +2.855 | 149 m | +0.040 | 27 |
| 18 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:30.437 | +2.961 | 155 m | +0.106 | 14 |
| 19 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:30.617 | +3.141 | 164 m | +0.180 | 16 |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:31.207 | +3.731 | 195 m | +0.590 | 20 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:32.241 | +4.765 | 249 m | +1.034 | 22 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 1:32.349 | +4.873 | 255 m | +0.108 | 17 |
| 23 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:32.777 | +5.301 | 277 m | +0.428 | 18 |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:42.566 | +15.090 | 789 m | +9.789 | 8 |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:16.014 | — | 0 m | — | 14 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:16.091 | +0.077 | 5 m | +0.077 | 21 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:16.202 | +0.188 | 11 m | +0.111 | 21 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:16.238 | +0.224 | 13 m | +0.036 | 27 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:16.447 | +0.433 | 26 m | +0.209 | 19 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:16.475 | +0.461 | 28 m | +0.028 | 18 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:16.664 | +0.650 | 39 m | +0.189 | 18 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:16.771 | +0.757 | 46 m | +0.107 | 15 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:16.807 | +0.793 | 48 m | +0.036 | 25 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 19 | 1:16.930 | +0.916 | 55 m | +0.123 | 23 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:16.962 | +0.948 | 57 m | +0.032 | 26 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:17.033 | +1.019 | 61 m | +0.071 | 26 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:17.148 | +1.134 | 68 m | +0.115 | 24 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:17.238 | +1.224 | 74 m | +0.090 | 25 |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:17.266 | +1.252 | 75 m | +0.028 | 22 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:17.419 | +1.405 | 85 m | +0.153 | 23 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:17.491 | +1.477 | 89 m | +0.072 | 26 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:18.366 | +2.352 | 142 m | +0.875 | 21 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:18.818 | +2.804 | 169 m | +0.452 | 23 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:19.778 | +3.764 | 226 m | +0.960 | 22 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:20.235 | +4.221 | 254 m | +0.457 | 22 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:20.318 | +4.304 | 259 m | +0.083 | 9 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 1:20.741 | +4.727 | 284 m | +0.423 | 22 |
| 24 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:20.914 | +4.900 | 295 m | +0.173 | 25 |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
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Where this comes from
- Round
- 10 of 2012
- Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Shortened circuit · 4.574 km · 17 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.