| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One season | ||
 Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza | ||
| Date | 9 September 2012 | |
| Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012[1] | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.6 mi) | |
| Distance | 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.58 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry and Sizzlingly Sunny[2] | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:24.010 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
| Time | 1:27.239 on lap 53 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Second |  Sergio Pérez
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Sauber-Ferrari |
| Third |  Fernando Alonso
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Ferrari |
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 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 return to Asia for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton qualified on pole, ahead of team-mate 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]
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]
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.[10]
Paul di Resta was also demoted five places for an unscheduled gearbox change on Saturday morning, his second gearbox penalty of the season.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13] For Lotus, Jérôme d'Ambrosio finished the session fifteenth, over a second and a half slower than Schumacher and sixth-tenths down on team-mate Kimi Räikkönen. Ma Qinghua was the slowest runner after ninety minutes, nearly six seconds slower than Schumacher, and within two seconds of team-mate 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,[14] 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.[15] 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.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.211 | 1:24.394 | 1:24.010 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.672 | 1:24.255 | 1:24.133 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |  Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari | 1:24.882 | 1:24.505 | 1:24.247 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Paul di Resta
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.875 | 1:24.345 | 1:24.304 | 9 1 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Schumacher
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Mercedes | 1:25.302 | 1:24.675 | 1:24.540 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:25.011 | 1:24.687 | 1:24.802 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 1:24.689 | 1:24.515 | 1:24.833 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:25.151 | 1:24.742 | 1:24.855 | 7 |
| 9 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi
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Sauber-Ferrari | 1:25.317 | 1:24.683 | 1:25.109 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | Fernando Alonso
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Ferrari | 1:24.175 | 1:24.242 | 1:25.678 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 |  Mark Webber
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Red Bull-Renault | 1:25.556 | 1:24.809 | 11 | |
| 12 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams-Renault | 1:25.103 | 1:24.820 | 22 2 | |
| 13 | 15 | Sergio Pérez
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Sauber-Ferrari | 1:25.300 | 1:24.901 | 12 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna
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Williams-Renault | 1:25.135 | 1:25.042 | 13 | |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:25.728 | 1:25.312 | 14 | |
| 16 | 10 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio
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Lotus-Renault | 1:25.834 | 1:25.408 | 15 | |
| 17 | 17 |  Jean-Éric Vergne
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:25.649 | 1:25.441 | 16 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Caterham-Renault | 1:26.382 | 17 | ||
| 19 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov
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Caterham-Renault | 1:26.887 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock
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Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.039 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:27.073 | 20 | ||
| 22 | 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan
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HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.441 | 21 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa
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HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.629 | 23 | ||
| 107% time: 1:30.067 | |||||||
| 24 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes | no time | 24 3 | ||
| Source:[4] | |||||||
Notes:
- 1 — Paul di Resta was demoted five places for an unscheduled gearbox change.[11]
- 2 — Pastor Maldonado was given two five-place grid penalties for jumping the start and causing an avoidable accident during the previous race in Belgium.[10]
- 3 — Nico Hülkenberg failed to set a lap time when his car stopped on the circuit during the first qualifying period. As he was unable to get the car restarted, he was not allowed to take any further part in qualifying. His entry to the race depended on a special dispensation from race stewards, which was subsequently granted.
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | 1:19:41.221 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 15 | Sergio Pérez
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +4.356 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari | 53 | +20.594 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari | 53 | +29.667 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
Lotus-Renault | 53 | +30.881 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher
|
Mercedes | 53 | +31.259 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 53 | +33.550 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Paul di Resta
|
Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +41.057 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +43.898 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna
|
Williams-Renault | 53 | +48.144 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams-Renault | 53 | +48.682 | 22 | |
| 12 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 53 | +50.316 | 14 | |
| 13 | 10 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
Lotus-Renault | 53 | +1:15.861 | 15 | |
| 14 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
|
Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 15 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov
|
Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 16 | 25 | Charles Pic
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 17 | 24 | Timo Glock
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 18 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa
|
HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 23 | |
| 19 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan
|
HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 20 | 2 | Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault | 51 | Tyres | 11 | |
| 21 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes | 50 | Brakes | 24 | |
| 22 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 47 | Alternator | 5 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 32 | Fuel pressure | 2 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 8 | Suspension | 16 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/italy_876/circuit_diagram.html. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2012 (Race)". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 September 2012. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/876/7107/live_timing_popup.html#. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (7 December 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/united-states-grand-prix-remains-unchanged-2012-f1-calendar/. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Collantine, Keith (8 September 2012). "2012 Italian Grand Prix grid". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/08/2012-italian-grand-prix-grid/. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2012 Provisional Results". Formula One World Championship Limited. 9 September 2012. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/876/7107/. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Pirelli reveal tyre choices for final three rounds". Formula One. 16 October 2012. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13931.html. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (6 September 2012). "Monza’s two DRS zones shortened". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/06/monzas-drs-zones-shortened/. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ Strang, Simon; Beer, Matt (2 September 2012). "Belgian GP: Romain Grosjean gets one-race ban for start crash". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102185. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ Monza, Keith (4 September 2012). "Jerome d’Ambrosio to stand in for Grosjean at Monza". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/04/jerome-dambrosio-romain-grosjean-lotus-f1-monza/. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Collantine, Keith (2 September 2012). "Double penalty for Maldonado after jump start and crash". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/02/double-penalty-maldonado-jump-start-crash/. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Collantine, Keith (8 September 2012). "Di Resta gets five-place grid penalty". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/08/di-resta-fiveplace-grid-penalty/. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (5 September 2012). "Ma Qing Hua to drive for HRT in Monza practice". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/05/ma-qing-hua-drive-hrt-monza-practice/. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (7 September 2012). "Schumacher leads first Monza practice for Mercedes". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/07/2012-italian-grand-prix-practice-result-fp1/. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (7 September 2012). "McLaren head second practice as Alonso hits trouble". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/07/2012-italian-grand-prix-practice-result-fp2/. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (8 September 2012). "Hamilton leads Alonso by tiny margin at Monza". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/08/2012-italian-grand-prix-practice-result-fp3/. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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