2012 Italian Grand Prix

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2012 Italian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
Monza track map.svg
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Race details
Date9 September 2012
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012 [1]
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.6 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.58 miles)
Weather

Dry and sizzlingly sunny [2]
Air temp 28 °C (82 °F) [2]

Contents


Track temp 40 °C (104 °F) [2]
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:24.010
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Time 1:27.239 on lap 53
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second Sauber-Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 2012 Italian Grand Prix

The 2012 Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012) [1] was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy on 9 September 2012. [3] It was the thirteenth race of the 2012 season, and the final race in Europe before the teams returned to Asia for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton qualified on pole, ahead of teammate Jenson Button. The result gave McLaren their sixty-second front-row lock-out, breaking the previous record set by Williams. [4] Hamilton won the race by four seconds from Sergio Pérez, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. [5]

This was McLaren's last win at Monza until 2021.

Report

Background

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its silver-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the white-banded medium compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre. [6]

Circuit changes

The drag reduction system zones used in 2011 were shortened for the 2012 race. [7] The first DRS zone, located on the straight between the second Lesmo corner and the Variante Ascari, was shortened by fifty meters, while the DRS zone on the front straight was shortened by five meters.

Driver penalties

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean did not participate in the race due to receiving a one-race ban for his involvement in the first-lap incident at the Belgian Grand Prix that saw four cars crash heavily at the La Source hairpin. [8] Grosjean was replaced by the team's testing and reserve driver, Jérôme d'Ambrosio. [9] Estonian Kevin Korjus became reserve driver for the weekend. [10]

Pastor Maldonado received two five-place grid penalties. the first for jumping the start of the Belgian Grand Prix and the second for causing an avoidable accident with Timo Glock after Grosjean's accident. [11]

Paul di Resta was also demoted five places for an unscheduled gearbox change on Saturday morning, his second gearbox penalty of the season. [12]

Driver changes

Ma Qinghua became the first Chinese driver to take part in a Grand Prix weekend when he drove Narain Karthikeyan's HRT F112 in the first free practice session on Friday morning. [13] Valtteri Bottas drove Bruno Senna's Williams FW34 in the same session, while Jules Bianchi took Paul di Resta's place at Force India.

Free practice

Mercedes AMG driver Michael Schumacher was fastest in the first practice session, three-tenths of a second quicker than Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg. [14] For Lotus, Jérôme d'Ambrosio finished the session fifteenth, over a second and a half slower than Schumacher and sixth-tenths down on teammate Kimi Räikkönen. Ma Qinghua was the slowest runner after ninety minutes, nearly six seconds slower than Schumacher, and within two seconds of teammate Pedro de la Rosa. At the end of the session, both Fernando Alonso and Pastor Maldonado were observed to stop on the circuit with technical problems.

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in the second session, [15] narrowly edging out Button and Alonso, the latter of whom had another disrupted session with a series of technical problems surrounding the gearbox and brakes that limited his time on the circuit. Having set the fastest time in the morning session, Schumacher finished tenth following a series of off-track excursions. He was highly-critical of the speed bumps placed around the Variante della Roggia chicane, claiming they were a safety hazard that could result in serious injury if a driver hit them at speed.

Hamilton was once again fastest in the third session, just one thousandth of a second ahead of Alonso. [16] Paul di Resta finished the session third, while Sebastian Vettel suffered a loss of power on his final lap and pulled over at the Roggia chicane. The Red Bull RB8 was consistently one of the slowest cars through the speed trap, evidenced by the way neither Red Bull driver featured in the top ten runners in any of the free practice sessions, with the exception of Mark Webber, who set the ninth-fastest time of the first session.

Race

Vettel walking back to the pits after his retirement Vettel Monza 2012.jpg
Vettel walking back to the pits after his retirement

Felipe Massa made a great start to pass Jenson Button for second place. He pulled alongside pole sitter Lewis Hamilton going into the first chicane, but Hamilton had the inside line and was able to stay ahead. Fernando Alonso was able to make his way up from 10th to 7th place by the end of the first lap, and passed Kimi Räikkönen for 6th going into the first chicane on the second lap.

On lap 4, Sebastian Vettel passed Michael Schumacher under braking into the first chicane for 4th place. One lap later, Bruno Senna attempted to pass Nico Rosberg around the outside into the first chicane. Senna turned into Rosberg, they banged wheels, and Senna went straight through the chicane to take 11th. Fernando Alonso was able to pass Schumacher coming out of the Parabolica on lap 7.

On lap 8, Bruno Senna tried to pass Paul di Resta on the outside going into the second chicane. Di Resta moved over, forcing Senna onto the gravel. Senna went straight through the chicane and back onto the racing line right in front of Mark Webber, who dodged around him as they entered the first Lesmo corner. On the next lap, Jean-Éric Vergne had a right rear suspension failure under braking into the first chicane. He spun and slid sideways over one of the curbs, launching his car into the air over the chicane.

Jenson Button retook 2nd place from Felipe Massa in the 2nd chicane on lap 19, who was suffering from a loss of telemetry and pitted on lap 20. Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel pitted at the same time on lap 21, and came out right behind Massa with only a car's length separating each of the three. Lewis Hamilton pitted on lap 24, allowing Sergio Pérez, who hadn't pitted yet, to take the lead from 2nd.

On lap 26, Fernando Alonso tried to go around the outside of Sebastian Vettel through Curva Grande. Vettel moved to the outside, pushing Alonso off the track and onto the grass. Alonso managed to keep control of his car and was furious at Vettel's antics. The move was similar to a move Vettel pulled on Alonso the year before, but this time Vettel was given a drive-through penalty. Alonso was able to pass Vettel on lap 29, and the drive-through on lap 35 put Vettel in 9th place behind Webber.

After the podium ceremony, third-placed Alonso took over a TV camera 2012 Italian GP - Alonso cameraman.jpg
After the podium ceremony, third-placed Alonso took over a TV camera

Lewis Hamilton retook the lead from Sergio Pérez on lap 29 at the first chicane. Pérez pitted on the next lap and came back out in 8th place. Jenson Button retired on lap 34 following a sudden loss of fuel pressure. This moved Felipe Massa back up to 2nd with Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez gaining on him. Massa was passed by Alonso on lap 40, and then by Pérez three laps later. Pérez quickly chased down Alonso and passed him on lap 46.

Sebastian Vettel retired on lap 47 with a failed alternator. On lap 51, Mark Webber clipped the curb on the exit of the Ascari chicane and spun. He fell out of the point-scoring positions and retired due to severely flat-spotted tires.

Lewis Hamilton won the race, completing a 3 race win streak for McLaren. In 2nd was Sergio Pérez, who started 12th, and was quickly catching him in the latter changes of the race. Fernando Alonso completed the podium to the joy of the Tifosi, having started 10th.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3Grid
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.2111:24.3941:24.0101
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.6721:24.2551:24.1332
36 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.8821:24.5051:24.2473
411 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:24.8751:24.3451:24.3049 1
57 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.3021:24.6751:24.5404
61 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:25.0111:24.6871:24.8025
78 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.6891:24.5151:24.8336
89 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:25.1511:24.7421:24.8557
914 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:25.3171:24.6831:25.1098
105 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:24.1751:24.2421:25.67810
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:25.5561:24.80911
1218 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:25.1031:24.82022 2
1315 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:25.3001:24.90112
1419 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:25.1351:25.04213
1516 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.7281:25.31214
1610 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus-Renault 1:25.8341:25.40815
1717 Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.6491:25.44116
1820 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:26.38217
1921 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:26.88718
2024 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:27.03919
2125 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:27.07320
2223 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:27.44121
2322 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:27.62923
107% time: 1:30.067
DNQ12 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes no time24 3
Source: [4]

Notes:

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 531:19:41.221125
215 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 53+4.3561218
35 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53+20.5941015
46 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa Ferrari 53+29.667312
59 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 53+30.881710
67 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Mercedes 53+31.25948
78 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53+33.55066
811 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 53+41.05794
914 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 53+43.89882
1019 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 53+48.144131
1118 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 53+48.68222
1216 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 53+50.31614
1310 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio Lotus-Renault 53+1:15.86115
1420 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 52+1 Lap17
1521 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 52+1 Lap18
1625 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 52+1 Lap20
1724 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 52+1 Lap19
1822 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 52+1 Lap23
1923 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 52+1 Lap21
202 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 51Spun off11
2112 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 50Brakes24
221 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 47Alternator5
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 32Fuel pressure2
Ret17 Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8Suspension16
Source: [5]

Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hülkenberg and Mark Webber retired but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the winner's race distance

Championship standings after the race

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