Fernando Alonso was in position to win the world championship at two different points during the Brazilian Grand Prix.
2012 F1 race data articles archive
2012 F1 race data: lap charts, fastest laps, pit stop strategies and more.
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Hulkenberg wasn’t the only driver who impressed with his speed in the wet conditions – Jean-Eric Vergne did as well.
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel’s championship hopes were almost wrecked when a fault on his radio led to him making a slow extra pit stop late in the race.
2012 United States Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 United States Grand Prix
Posted onUnusually, Felipe Massa was the quicker of the two Ferraris at the Circuit of the Americas and matched Sebastian Vettel’s lap times at the end of the race.
2012 United States Grand Prix lap charts
2012 United States Grand Prix
Posted onSpins proved costly for Romain Grosjean and Paul di Resta, but the Lotus driver made it back into the points.
2012 United States GP tyre strategies and pit stops
2012 United States Grand Prix
Posted onAlmost every driver pitted just once in the United States Grand Prix but Mercedes leant towards a two-stopper which cost them dearly.
2012 Abu Dhabi GP tyre strategies and pit stops
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onDid Ferrari and Red Bull use Felipe Massa and Mark Webber tactically to help their team mates in the drivers’ championship?
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lap charts
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel avoided a penalty during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by allowing Romain Grosjean to re-pass him after going off the track.
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and had much higher straight-line speed thanks to the changes made to his car.
2012 Indian Grand Prix lap charts
2012 Indian Grand Prix
Posted onMark Webber wasn’t the only driver to lose time and places because of a KERS failure – Heikki Kovalainen did too.
2012 Indian Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 Indian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said he drove ‘at 120% for 60 laps’ during the Indian Grand Prix – but Jenson Button snatched the fastest lap off him.
2012 Indian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2012 Indian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s five-wheel change for McLaren was the fourth-quickest pit stop of the race.
2012 Korean Grand Prix lap charts
2012 Korean Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo was holding eighth place in front of his team mate when a braking problem sent him off the track and ultimately cost him the position.
2012 Korean Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 Korean Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso tried to put pressure on Red Bull in the final stint by taking it easy to begin with, then pumping in a sequence of quick laps, but to no avail.
2012 Korean Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2012 Korean Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren may not be screwing their cars together very well at the moment but when it comes to pit stops there’s none faster.
2012 Japanese Grand Prix lap charts
2012 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFelipe Massa’s run to second place showed that the much-maligned Ferrari F2012 had strong race pace.
2012 Japanese Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel couldn’t resist pumping in the fastest lap of the race on his penultimate tour of Suzuka despite his team urging him to take it easy.
2012 Japanese GP tyre strategies and pit stops
2012 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren set the fastest pit stop of the Japanese Grand Prix – and it allowed Lewis Hamilton to take fifth place off Kimi Raikkonen. Marussia also impressed on pit lane.
2012 Singapore Grand Prix lap charts
2012 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onThe two drivers on the front row were doomed not to finish the Singapore Grand Prix. The interactive lap and race charts show how the race developed.
2012 Singapore Grand Prix fastest laps
2012 Singapore Grand Prix fastest laps
Posted onNico Hulkenberg set the fastest lap in the Singapore Grand Prix. Here’s all the drivers’ lap times from the race in an interactive chart.