The 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was Round 18 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 4 November 2012. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Kimi Räikkönen was the race winner in the Lotus Renault.
2012 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:45:58.667 | - | - | 1:44.458 | 50 | 172.878 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:45:59.519 | +0.852 | +0.852 | 1:44.090 | 53 | 172.855 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:02.830 | +4.163 | +3.311 | 1:43.964 | 54 | 172.765 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:06.454 | +7.787 | +3.624 | 1:44.533 | 50 | 172.667 | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:11.674 | +13.007 | +5.220 | 1:44.833 | 55 | 172.525 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:18.743 | +20.076 | +7.069 | 1:45.423 | 55 | 172.334 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:21.563 | +22.896 | +2.820 | 1:45.700 | 53 | 172.258 | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:22.209 | +23.542 | +0.646 | 1:45.693 | 49 | 172.240 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:22.827 | +24.160 | +0.618 | 1:45.617 | 53 | 172.224 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:26.130 | +27.463 | +3.303 | 1:45.903 | 53 | 172.135 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:26.742 | +28.075 | +0.612 | 1:45.225 | 51 | 172.118 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:33.573 | +34.906 | +6.831 | 1:46.113 | 53 | 171.934 | |
| 13 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:46.431 | +47.764 | +12.858 | 1:47.115 | 51 | 171.589 | |
| 14 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:55.140 | +56.473 | +8.709 | 1:47.661 | 54 | 171.356 | |
| 15 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:46:55.435 | +56.768 | +0.295 | 1:45.410 | 54 | 171.348 | |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:47:03.262 | +1:04.595 | +7.827 | 1:48.308 | 50 | 171.140 | |
| 17 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1:47:10.445 | +1:11.778 | +7.183 | 1:48.619 | 47 | 170.948 | |
| DNF | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 41 | 1:21:09.038 | 1:49.079 | 33 | 168.278 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 37 | 1:11:58.863 | 1:47.521 | 36 | 171.197 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 37 | 1:12:00.592 | 1:46.959 | 32 | 171.129 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 19 | 39:01.275 | 1:47.266 | 19 | 162.082 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 7 | 13:25.885 | 1:52.238 | 6 | 173.159 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 7 | 13:27.959 | 1:49.340 | 4 | 172.715 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli |