Formula One 2012

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The 2012 Formula One season race by race: every driver's result in all 20 Grands Prix, as seven different drivers win the first seven races and Sebastian Vettel beats Fernando Alonso to the title by three points, with Kimi Räikkönen third.

Measured in races from start (Race 1)

Offsets are measured from start

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Race 1 · AUS Button wins the opener Australian Grand Prix Jenson Button leads from the first corner in Melbourne, despite having to save fuel from lap eight.
Race 1 · AUS HRT fail to qualify Australian Grand Prix Both HRTs miss the 107% cut in Melbourne and do not start the race.
Race 2 · MAL Pérez second in the Malaysian rain Malaysian Grand Prix Sergio Pérez chases Alonso to the flag in a rain-interrupted race — his first podium, and Sauber's best result as an independent team.
Race 3 · CHN Rosberg's first win Chinese Grand Prix Nico Rosberg wins from pole in Shanghai — Mercedes' first win as a constructor since Fangio in 1955.
Race 5 · ESP Maldonado wins for Williams Spanish Grand Prix Pastor Maldonado holds off Alonso in Barcelona: the first Venezuelan winner and Williams' first win since 2004.
Race 6 · MON Webber wins Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Mark Webber wins from pole, making it six different winners in six races.
Race 7 · CAN Seven winners in seven races Canadian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton passes Alonso late on in Montreal to become the seventh different winner of the season.
Race 8 · EUR Alonso wins at home from eleventh European Grand Prix Fernando Alonso wins the European Grand Prix in Valencia, the first driver to win twice in 2012.
Race 8 · EUR Schumacher's last podium European Grand Prix Michael Schumacher finishes third in Valencia, his first podium since 2006.
Race 12 · BEL Grosjean's start crash at Spa Belgian Grand Prix Romain Grosjean triggers a pile-up at La Source that takes out Hamilton, Alonso and Pérez, and is banned for one race.
Race 13 · ITA d'Ambrosio stands in for Grosjean Italian Grand Prix Reserve driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio races Grosjean's Lotus at Monza and finishes 13th.
Race 15 · JPN Kobayashi on the podium at Suzuka Japanese Grand Prix Kamui Kobayashi finishes third at home, the first Japanese podium at Suzuka since 1990.
Race 18 · ABU Räikkönen wins in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen takes Lotus's only win of the season, while Vettel climbs from the pit lane to third.
Race 20 · BRA Vettel is World Champion Brazilian Grand Prix In a chaotic wet finale behind the safety car, sixth place is enough for Vettel's third straight title, three points ahead of Alonso.
Race 20 · BRA Schumacher's last race Brazilian Grand Prix The seven-time champion retires for the second time after the Brazilian Grand Prix, finishing seventh.