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Brazil 2012
Round 20 • November 25, 2012
Circuit
José Carlos Pace
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Sebastian Vettel arrives in Brazil needing to finish in the points to secure his third consecutive championship. But when disaster strikes early in the race, he faces an almost impossible task. What follows is one of the greatest recovery drives in F1 history, with the championship hanging in the balance until the very last lap.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 1:45:22.656 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | +2.754 | 18 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | +3.615 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | +4.936 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | +5.708 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | +9.453 | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | +11.907 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean Eric Vergne | +28.653 | 4 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | +31.250 | 2 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | Charles Pic | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro De La Rosa | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | +2 laps | 0 |
| 19 | Paul Di Resta | Accident | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:15.075 | 1:13.398 | 1:12.458 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 1:15.456 | 1:13.515 | 1:12.513 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 1:16.180 | 1:13.667 | 1:12.581 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:15.644 | 1:13.209 | 1:12.760 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | 1:16.263 | 1:14.048 | 1:12.987 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:16.266 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.174 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | 1:15.536 | 1:13.704 | 1:13.206 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 1:16.097 | 1:13.856 | 1:13.253 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | 1:16.432 | 1:13.698 | 1:13.298 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | 1:15.929 | 1:13.848 | 1:13.489 |
| 11 | Paul Di Resta | 1:15.901 | 1:14.121 | - |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | 1:15.333 | 1:14.219 | - |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | 1:15.974 | 1:14.234 | - |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.005 | 1:14.334 | - |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:16.400 | 1:14.380 | - |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:16.744 | 1:14.574 | - |
| 17 | Jean Eric Vergne | 1:16.722 | 1:14.619 | - |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | 1:16.967 | - | - |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:17.073 | - | - |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:17.086 | - | - |