The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on Sunday, 22 April 2012. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and was the race winner.
2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:10.990 | - | - | 1:36.379 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:14.323 | +3.333 | +3.333 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:21.184 | +10.194 | +6.861 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:49.778 | +38.788 | +28.594 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:06.450 | +55.460 | +16.672 | 10 | |
| 6 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:08.533 | +57.543 | +2.083 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:08.793 | +57.803 | +0.260 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:09.974 | +58.984 | +1.181 | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:15.989 | +1:04.999 | +6.015 | 2 | |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:22.480 | +1:11.490 | +6.491 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:23.692 | +1:12.702 | +1.212 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:27.529 | +1:16.539 | +3.837 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:41.324 | +1:30.334 | +13.795 | ||
| 14 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:36:44.713 | +1:33.723 | +3.389 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |||
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1 lap | ||||
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1 lap | ||||
| 18 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |||
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 2 laps | ||||
| 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 2 laps | ||||
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 2 laps | ||||
| 22 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 3 laps | 1 lap | |||
| DNF | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 25 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 24 |