Round 8 · 24 June 2012
2012 European Grand Prix: results
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) won the 2012 European Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 24 June 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit (Spain), starting from position 11. Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) and Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Nico Rosberg (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 11 | 1:44:16.649 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | +6.421 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | +12.639 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | +13.628 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | +19.993 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | +21.176 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | +22.866 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 9 | +24.653 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | +27.777 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | +35.961 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | +37.041 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | +54.630 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | +75.871 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | +94.654 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 23 | +96.551 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | — | — | Electronics |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | — | — | — | Withdrew |