2012 European Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Hamilton leads the championship on 88 points after Canada. Alonso is second on 86, Vettel third on 85 — three drivers within three points of the lead after seven races.
Previous race
Hamilton won in Montreal from Grosjean and Pérez. The win moved Hamilton to the championship lead for the first time since Australia; Alonso and Vettel slipped to second and third after failing to split the leading group.
Entrants
Jules Bianchi drives for Force India in the first practice session, replacing Nico Hülkenberg. Valtteri Bottas again takes Bruno Senna’s Williams seat in FP1.
Tyre choices
Pirelli brings the white-banded medium compound as the prime and yellow-banded soft as the option — the same combination as last year’s Valencia race. The FIA has implemented a single longer DRS zone for 2012, replacing the two zones used in 2011. The detection point is at the approach to Turn 8, with activation between Turns 10 and 11 — the activation point brought forward 70 metres compared to 2011.
Weather
Fine and dry conditions are forecast for race day — 27°C air temperature, 45°C track.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15 Apr | 🇨🇳 Chinese Grand Prix | Rosberg | Rosberg | Button | Hamilton |
| 4 | 22 Apr | 🇧🇭 Bahrain Grand Prix | Vettel | Vettel | Räikkönen | Grosjean |
| 5 | 13 May | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Hamilton | Maldonado | Alonso | Räikkönen |
| 6 | 27 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Schumacher | Webber | Rosberg | Alonso |
| 7 | 10 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | Vettel | Hamilton | Grosjean | Pérez |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 88 | 1 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 86 | 1 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 85 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 79 | 1 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 67 | 1 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 55 | 0 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 53 | 0 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 45 | 1 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 37 | 0 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 29 | 1 |