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| Date | Sunday 22 April 2012 |
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| Start time | 15:00 |
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| Event |  Bahrain GP |
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| Circuit | Sakhir |
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| Event Format | Race of 57 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #4 of 20 in 2012
#862 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 57 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5412 m |
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| Race Distance | 5412 × 57 − 246 = 308.238 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Entries | 24 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 22 |
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| Pit stops | 71 |
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| Debutants | None |
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| 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)
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| 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)
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