The 2012 European Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the Valencia Street Circuit in Spain on Sunday, 24 June 2012. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and Fernando Alonso was the race winner for Ferrari.
2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix Of Europe Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | - | - | 25 | |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:23.070 | +6.421 | +6.421 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:29.288 | +12.639 | +6.218 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:30.277 | +13.628 | +0.989 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:36.642 | +19.993 | +6.365 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:37.825 | +21.176 | +1.183 | 1:42.163 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:39.515 | +22.866 | +1.690 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:41.302 | +24.653 | +1.787 | 4 | |
| 9 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:44.426 | +27.777 | +3.124 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:52.610 | +35.961 | +8.184 | 1 | |
| 11 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:44:53.690 | +37.041 | +1.080 | ||
| 12 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:45:11.279 | +54.630 | +17.589 | ||
| 13 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:45:32.520 | +1:15.871 | +21.241 | ||
| 14 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:45:51.303 | +1:34.654 | +18.783 | ||
| 15 | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 57 | 1:45:53.200 | +1:36.551 | +1.897 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |||
| 17 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 56 | 1 lap | ||||
| 18 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 56 | 1 lap | ||||
| 19 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |||
| DNF | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 40 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 33 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 33 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 26 | |||||
| DNS | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli |