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2012 Bahrain GP

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 VIII  Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry ListPenalties
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 22 April 2012
Start time15:00
Event Bahrain GP
Circuit Sakhir
Event FormatRace of 57 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#4 of 20 in 2012
#862 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps57
Circuit Perimeter5412 m
Race Distance5412 × 57 − 246 = 308.238 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers24
Finishers22
Pit stops71
DebutantsNone
Records Broken 1. Most 21st Place Finishes Narain Karthikeyan (3),
2. Most Consecutive 4th Place Finishes Mark Webber (4),
3. Most Consecutive 21st Place Finishes Hispania (3),
4. Most 12th Place Qualifications Sauber (62)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1021),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (889),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Michael Schumacher (214),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Michael Schumacher (213),
5. Most 9th Place Finishes Ferrari (49),
6. Most 20th Place Finishes Hispania (10),
7. Most 21st Place Finishes Hispania (7),
8. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio Marussia (25.00%),
9. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1890),
10. Most 9th Place Qualifications Ferrari (82),
11. Most 11th Place Qualifications Lotus (61)

World Championship standings
1  Sebastian Vettel 53 up
2  Lewis Hamilton 49 up
3  Mark Webber 48 up
4  Jenson Button 43 up
5  Fernando Alonso 43 up
6  Nico Rosberg 35 
7  Kimi Räikkönen 34 up
8  Romain Grosjean 23 up
9  Sergio Pérez 22 up
10  Paul di Resta 15 up
11  Bruno Senna 14 up
12  Kamui Kobayashi 9 up
13  Pastor Maldonado 4 
  Jean-Éric Vergne 4 
15  Daniel Ricciardo 2 
  Felipe Massa 2 
  Nico Hülkenberg 2 
18  Michael Schumacher 2 up
1  Red Bull / Renault 101 up
2  McLaren / Mercedes 92 up
3  Lotus / Renault 57 up
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 45 up
5  Mercedes / Mercedes 37 
6  Sauber / Ferrari 31 up
7  Williams / Renault 18 
8  Force India / Mercedes 17 
9  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 6 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 1Car 1
EntrantRed Bull RacingRed Bull RacingRed Bull Racing
Driver Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel
Car Red Bull RB8 Red Bull RB8 Red Bull RB8
EngineRenault RS27-2012Renault RS27-2012Renault RS27-2012
Time1:35'10.9901'32.4221'36.379
Speed194.302 km/h210.807 km/h202.152 km/h