2012· Round 4
Bahrain Grand Prix 2012
22 April 2012 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 4 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), with Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) second and Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1) third. Held on 22 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir/Bahrain.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇩🇪Sebastian Vettel | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | 🇫🇮Kimi Räikkönen | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | 🇫🇷Romain Grosjean | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 🇦🇺Mark Webber | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 🇩🇪Nico Rosberg | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 🇬🇧Paul di Resta | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 🇪🇸Fernando Alonso | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 🇬🇧Lewis Hamilton | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | 🇧🇷Felipe Massa | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | 🇩🇪Michael Schumacher | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 🇲🇽Sergio Pérez | — |
| 12 | 13 | 🇩🇪Nico Hülkenberg | — |
| 13 | 12 | 🇯🇵Kamui Kobayashi | — |
| 14 | 17 | 🇫🇷Jean-Éric Vergne | — |
| 15 | 6 | 🇦🇺Daniel Ricciardo | — |
| 16 | 18 | 🇷🇺Vitaly Petrov | — |
| 17 | 16 | 🇫🇮Heikki Kovalainen | — |
| 18 | 4 | 🇬🇧Jenson Button | — |
| R | 19 | 🇫🇷Charles Pic | — |
| 19 | 23 | 🇩🇪Timo Glock | — |
| 20 | 20 | 🇪🇸Pedro de la Rosa | — |
| 21 | 24 | 🇮🇳Narain Karthikeyan | — |
| R | 21 | 🇻🇪Pastor Maldonado | — |
| 22 | 15 | 🇧🇷Bruno Senna | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.308 | 1:33.527 | 1:32.422 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.813 | 1:33.209 | 1:32.520 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 1:34.015 | 1:33.311 | 1:32.637 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | 1:34.792 | 1:33.416 | 1:32.711 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | 1:34.588 | 1:33.219 | 1:32.821 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.988 | 1:33.556 | 1:32.912 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.041 | 1:33.246 | 1:33.008 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | 1:33.814 | 1:33.660 | 1:33.394 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 1:34.760 | 1:33.403 | — |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | 1:36.624 | 1:33.510 | — |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.552 | 1:33.789 | — |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:34.131 | 1:33.806 | — |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:34.601 | 1:33.807 | — |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | 1:34.372 | 1:33.912 | — |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | 1:34.466 | 1:34.017 | — |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:34.852 | 1:36.132 | — |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:34.639 | — | — |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | 1:34.865 | — | — |
| 19 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:35.014 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:35.823 | — | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | 1:37.683 | — | — |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1:37.883 | — | — |
| 23 | Timo Glock | 1:37.905 | — | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | 1:38.314 | — | — |