IV Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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| Date | Sunday 4 November 2012 |
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| Start time | 17:00 |
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| Event |  Abu Dhabi GP |
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| Circuit | Yas Marina |
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| Event Format | Race of 55 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #18 of 20 in 2012
#876 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 55 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5554 m |
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| Race Distance | 5554 × 55 − 115 = 305.355 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Entries | 24 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 17 |
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| Pit stops | 30 |
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| Debutants | None |
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| Milestones | Lotus F1 Team – 1st Win (Entrant)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  McLaren (56),
2. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – McLaren (56),
3. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season –  Vitaly Petrov (5)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Podium Finishes –  Ferrari (677),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (912),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (1044),
4. Most Retirements – Lotus (612),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (243),
6. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (12.67%),
7. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1918),
8. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (116),
9. Most 9th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (83),
10. Most 12th Place Qualifications –  Sauber (67),
11. Most 19th Place Qualifications –  Heikki Kovalainen (25),
12. Most 23rd Place Qualifications –  Hispania (40),
13. Most 24th Place Qualifications – Hispania (35),
14. Most 24th Place Qualifications –  Narain Karthikeyan (14),
15. Most 24th Place Qualifications in a Season – Narain Karthikeyan (11)
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| | Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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| Winner | Kimi Räikkönen | HH Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Vice-Chairman, Crown Prince's Court |
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| 2nd Place | Fernando Alonso | HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi | UAE Minister for Foreign Trade |
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| 3rd Place |  Sebastian Vettel | HE Mohamed Ben Sulayem | President ATCUAE, FIA Vice President |
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| Winning Constructor | Lotus (represented by Éric Boullier) | HH Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Vice-Chairman, Crown Prince's Court |
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