LXV Santander British Grand Prix
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| Date | Sunday 8 July 2012 |
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| Start time | 13:00 |
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| Event |  British GP |
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| Circuit | Silverstone |
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| Event Format | Race of 52 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #9 of 20 in 2012
#867 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 52 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5891 m |
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| Race Distance | 5891 × 52 − 134 = 306.198 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 | 21 |
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| Pit stops | 43 |
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| Debutants | None |
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 21st Place Finishes in a Season –  Hispania (4),
2. Most 23rd Place Qualifications – Hispania (33)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (897),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (670),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (1029),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Michael Schumacher (215),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Michael Schumacher (216),
6. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (240),
7. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (149),
8. Most 18th Place Finishes – Timo Glock (9),
9. Most 20th Place Finishes – Hispania (11),
10. Most 21st Place Finishes – Hispania (8),
11. Most 21st Place Finishes –  Narain Karthikeyan (4),
12. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (12.63%),
13. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio –  Marussia (16.67%),
14. Most Races Led – Ferrari (509),
15. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (13514),
16. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1900),
17. Most Poles – Ferrari (207),
18. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Michael Schumacher (52),
19. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (190),
20. Most 12th Place Qualifications –  Sauber (64),
21. Most 21st Place Qualifications – Timo Glock (19)
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| | Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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| Winner |  Mark Webber | The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP | Lord Chancellor |
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| 2nd Place | Fernando Alonso | The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP | Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
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| 3rd Place | Sebastian Vettel | Alan Gow | Chairman, Motor Sports Association |
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| Winning Constructor | Red Bull (represented by Peter Pedromou) | Lord Burns | Chairman, Santander UK |
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