2012 Belgian Grand Prix
The 2012 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place, at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium on 2 September 2012, the first event after a five-week summer break. It was the twelfth race of the 2012 Formula One World Championship, and the seventy-seventh running of the Belgian Grand Prix.
| 2012 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 2 September 2012 | ||||
| Official name | 2012 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Fine and Dry Air Temp 23 °C (73 °F) Track Temp 33 °C (91 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:47.573 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:52.822 on lap 43 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Jenson Button started from pole position, his first pole position since the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, and won the race. Sebastian Vettel finished second and Kimi Räikkönen third. The race featured a five-car collision at La Source, for which Romain Grosjean received a race ban.
This was the 300th race for Michael Schumacher.