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Valencia Street Circuit Fernando Alonso won the European Grand Prix 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit on 24 June 2012, starting from P11 on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen finished second for Lotus F1, with Michael Schumacher completing the podium for Mercedes. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap with a time of 1:42.163.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus F1 | 57 | +6.421 | 18 | |
| 3 | 12 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 57 | +12.639 | 15 | |
| 4 | 19 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 57 | +13.628 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 57 | +19.993 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 57 | +21.176 | 8 | ⚡ 1:42.163 |
| 7 | 10 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 57 | +22.866 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 57 | +24.653 | 4 | |
| 9 | 15 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 57 | +27.777 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams | 57 | +35.961 | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Toro Rosso | 57 | +37.041 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 57 | +54.630 | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham | 57 | +1:15.871 | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham | 57 | +1:34.654 | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia | 57 | +1:36.551 | 0 | |
| 16 | 13 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 55 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus F1 | 40 | Electronics | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 33 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 33 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jean-Éric VergneVER | Toro Rosso | 26 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Fernando Alonso
- Pole Sebastian Vettel
- Circuit Valencia Street Circuit
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.626 | 1:38.530 | 1:38.086 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.169 | 1:38.616 | 1:38.410 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.825 | 1:38.570 | 1:38.475 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.530 | 1:38.489 | 1:38.505 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:39.464 | 1:38.531 | 1:38.513 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.061 | 1:38.504 | 1:38.623 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.651 | 1:38.703 | 1:38.741 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.009 | 1:38.689 | 1:38.752 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.622 | 1:38.563 | 1:38.801 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.858 | 1:38.519 | 1:38.992 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.409 | 1:38.707 | - |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.447 | 1:38.770 | - |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.388 | 1:38.780 | - |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:39.449 | 1:39.207 | - |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.353 | 1:39.358 | - |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.087 | 1:40.295 | - |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.924 | 1:40.358 | - |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:40.203 | - | - |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:40.395 | - | - |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.457 | - | - |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.171 | - | - |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.527 | - | - |
| 23 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:42.675 | - | - |