Race · Round 11 of 20 ·
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
Sir Lewis Hamilton won for McLaren from pole at Hungaroring. 2 of the starters were not classified.
Dry · High of 33 °C, 7.1 mm of 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
- HungaroringMogyorod, Hungary
- Winner
- Sir Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Entries
- 2422 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 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:21.794 | 1:21.060 | 1:20.953 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:22.755 | 1:21.657 | 1:21.366 | +0.413 | 22 m | +0.413 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:22.948 | 1:21.407 | 1:21.416 | +0.463 | 25 m | +0.050 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:22.028 | 1:21.618 | 1:21.583 | +0.630 | 34 m | +0.167 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:22.234 | 1:21.583 | 1:21.730 | +0.777 | 42 m | +0.147 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:22.095 | 1:21.598 | 1:21.844 | +0.891 | 48 m | +0.114 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:22.203 | 1:21.534 | 1:21.900 | +0.947 | 51 m | +0.056 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:22.475 | 1:21.504 | 1:21.939 | +0.986 | 53 m | +0.039 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 19 | 1:22.271 | 1:21.697 | 1:22.343 | +1.390 | 75 m | +0.404 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:22.176 | 1:21.653 | 1:22.847 | +1.894 | 102 m | +0.504 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:22.829 | 1:21.715 | — | — | 35 m | — |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:21.912 | 1:21.813 | — | — | 41 m | — |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:22.079 | 1:21.895 | — | — | 45 m | — |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:22.110 | 1:21.895 | — | — | 45 m | — |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:22.801 | 1:22.300 | — | — | 67 m | — |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:22.799 | 1:22.380 | — | — | 71 m | — |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:22.436 | 1:22.723 | — | — | 90 m | — |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:23.250 | — | — | — | 78 m | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:23.576 | — | — | — | 95 m | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:24.167 | — | — | — | 127 m | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:25.244 | — | — | — | 185 m | — |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:25.476 | — | — | — | 197 m | — |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:25.916 | — | — | — | 221 m | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 1:26.178 | — | — | — | 235 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Kimi Raikkonen | 1 · 5 | 1 · 2 | 18 · 20 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Romain Grosjean | 1 · 2 | 1 · 3 | 18 · 19 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Romain Grosjean · Kimi Raikkonen | 2 · 5 | 3 · 2 | 19 · 20 | Romain Grosjean | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Kimi Raikkonen | 4 · 5 | 6 · 2 | 15 · 20 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Fernando Alonso | 5 · 6 | 2 · 5 | 20 · 17 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Romain Grosjean · Sebastian Vettel | 2 · 3 | 3 · 4 | 19 · 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 6 | 4 · 5 | 17 · 17 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Jenson Button | 3 · 4 | 4 · 6 | 17 · 15 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Fernando Alonso | 4 · 6 | 6 · 5 | 15 · 17 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Felipe Massa | 6 · 7 | 5 · 9 | 17 · 18 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Bruno Senna | 4 · 9 | 6 · 7 | 15 · 16 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Bruno Senna | 8 · 9 | 13 · 7 | 15 · 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Bruno Senna · Mark Webber | 9 · 11 | 7 · 8 | 16 · 20 | Bruno Senna | Kept their order |
| Bruno Senna · Nico Hulkenberg | 9 · 10 | 7 · 11 | 16 · 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Mark Webber | 7 · 11 | 9 · 8 | 18 · 20 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Mark Webber | 10 · 11 | 11 · 8 | 15 · 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Paul di Resta | 11 · 12 | 8 · 12 | 20 · 16 | Paul di Resta | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Nico Rosberg | 7 · 13 | 9 · 10 | 18 · 16 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Pastor Maldonado | 7 · 8 | 9 · 13 | 18 · 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Nico Rosberg | 10 · 13 | 11 · 10 | 15 · 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Paul di Resta · Nico Rosberg | 12 · 13 | 12 · 10 | 16 · 16 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Nico Rosberg · Sergio Perez | 13 · 14 | 10 · 14 | 16 · 21 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Paul di Resta | 10 · 12 | 11 · 12 | 15 · 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Paul di Resta | 8 · 12 | 13 · 12 | 15 · 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Pastor Maldonado · Sergio Perez | 8 · 14 | 13 · 14 | 15 · 21 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Daniel Ricciardo | 14 · 18 | 14 · 15 | 21 · 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Kamui Kobayashi | 14 · 15 | 14 · 18 | 21 · 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | Kept their order |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Daniel Ricciardo | 16 · 18 | 16 · 15 | 12 · 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Heikki Kovalainen | 18 · 19 | 15 · 17 | 14 · 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Jean-Éric Vergne | 15 · 16 | 18 · 16 | 8 · 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Swapped places |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Heikki Kovalainen | 16 · 19 | 16 · 17 | 12 · 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Kept their order |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Heikki Kovalainen | 15 · 19 | 18 · 17 | 8 · 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Swapped places |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Vitaly Petrov | 19 · 20 | 17 · 19 | 17 · 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Kept their order |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Vitaly Petrov | 15 · 20 | 18 · 19 | 8 · 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Charles Pic | 20 · 21 | 19 · 20 | 18 · 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Kept their order |
| Charles Pic · Timo Glock | 21 · 22 | 20 · 21 | 20 · 18 | Timo Glock | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Pedro de la Rosa | 22 · 23 | 21 · 22 | 18 · 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 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:22.821 | — | 0 m | — | 30 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:22.922 | +0.101 | 5 m | +0.101 | 24 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:23.397 | +0.576 | 30 m | +0.475 | 24 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:23.628 | +0.807 | 43 m | +0.231 | 29 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:23.633 | +0.812 | 43 m | +0.005 | 24 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:23.845 | +1.024 | 54 m | +0.212 | 26 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:23.904 | +1.083 | 57 m | +0.059 | 25 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:23.983 | +1.162 | 61 m | +0.079 | 24 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 19 | 1:24.152 | +1.331 | 70 m | +0.169 | 24 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:24.268 | +1.447 | 77 m | +0.116 | 27 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:24.300 | +1.479 | 78 m | +0.032 | 23 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:24.394 | +1.573 | 83 m | +0.094 | 19 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:24.546 | +1.725 | 91 m | +0.152 | 24 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:24.559 | +1.738 | 92 m | +0.013 | 22 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:24.608 | +1.787 | 95 m | +0.049 | 25 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:25.354 | +2.533 | 134 m | +0.746 | 25 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:25.559 | +2.738 | 145 m | +0.205 | 27 |
| 18 | Jules Bianchi | Force India | 12 | 1:25.715 | +2.894 | 153 m | +0.156 | 26 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:26.440 | +3.619 | 191 m | +0.725 | 27 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:26.705 | +3.884 | 205 m | +0.265 | 23 |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:26.755 | +3.934 | 208 m | +0.050 | 28 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:27.015 | +4.194 | 222 m | +0.260 | 24 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:27.101 | +4.280 | 226 m | +0.086 | 21 |
| 24 | Dani Clos (never started a Grand Prix) | HRT | 23 | 1:28.176 | +5.355 | 283 m | +1.075 | 24 |
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 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:21.995 | — | 0 m | — | 20 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:22.180 | +0.185 | 10 m | +0.185 | 20 |
| 3 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 19 | 1:22.253 | +0.258 | 14 m | +0.073 | 34 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:22.417 | +0.422 | 23 m | +0.164 | 29 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:22.582 | +0.587 | 31 m | +0.165 | 22 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:22.747 | +0.752 | 40 m | +0.165 | 17 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:22.794 | +0.799 | 43 m | +0.047 | 23 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:22.824 | +0.829 | 44 m | +0.030 | 18 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:22.922 | +0.927 | 50 m | +0.098 | 12 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:23.160 | +1.165 | 62 m | +0.238 | 19 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:23.164 | +1.169 | 62 m | +0.004 | 29 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:23.337 | +1.342 | 72 m | +0.173 | 26 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:23.713 | +1.718 | 92 m | +0.376 | 26 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:23.814 | +1.819 | 97 m | +0.101 | 17 |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:23.841 | +1.846 | 99 m | +0.027 | 28 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:24.328 | +2.333 | 125 m | +0.487 | 25 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:24.345 | +2.350 | 126 m | +0.017 | 28 |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:24.623 | +2.628 | 140 m | +0.278 | 23 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:24.823 | +2.828 | 151 m | +0.200 | 30 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:25.220 | +3.225 | 172 m | +0.397 | 30 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:27.104 | +5.109 | 273 m | +1.884 | 28 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:27.106 | +5.111 | 273 m | +0.002 | 19 |
| 23 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:27.185 | +5.190 | 277 m | +0.079 | 24 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 1:27.822 | +5.827 | 311 m | +0.637 | 20 |
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 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:21.550 | — | 0 m | — | 27 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:21.643 | +0.093 | 5 m | +0.093 | 17 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:21.671 | +0.121 | 7 m | +0.028 | 29 |
| 4 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 19 | 1:21.876 | +0.326 | 18 m | +0.205 | 22 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:21.884 | +0.334 | 18 m | +0.008 | 13 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 9 | 1:21.953 | +0.403 | 22 m | +0.069 | 20 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 10 | 1:22.110 | +0.560 | 30 m | +0.157 | 24 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:22.136 | +0.586 | 31 m | +0.026 | 15 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 1:22.191 | +0.641 | 34 m | +0.055 | 20 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 1:22.233 | +0.683 | 37 m | +0.042 | 24 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 1:22.381 | +0.831 | 45 m | +0.148 | 21 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 1:22.387 | +0.837 | 45 m | +0.006 | 20 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:22.492 | +0.942 | 51 m | +0.105 | 26 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 12 | 1:22.530 | +0.980 | 53 m | +0.038 | 25 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 15 | 1:22.597 | +1.047 | 56 m | +0.067 | 23 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:22.716 | +1.166 | 63 m | +0.119 | 24 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:22.868 | +1.318 | 71 m | +0.152 | 30 |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:22.931 | +1.381 | 74 m | +0.063 | 30 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:24.036 | +2.486 | 134 m | +1.105 | 20 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:24.547 | +2.997 | 161 m | +0.511 | 18 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:25.224 | +3.674 | 197 m | +0.677 | 22 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:25.497 | +3.947 | 212 m | +0.273 | 21 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 1:26.785 | +5.235 | 281 m | +1.288 | 20 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 1:26.898 | +5.348 | 287 m | +0.113 | 26 |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Where this comes from
- Round
- 11 of 2012
- Grand Prix
- Hungarian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.