2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on 25 November 2012. The race was the twentieth and final round of the 2012 Formula One World Championship, and marked the forty-first running of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The race was won by Jenson Button driving for McLaren, scoring the 15th and last victory of his Formula One career, as well as McLaren's last Grand Prix victory until the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
| 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 20 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 November 2012 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2012 | ||||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Race start: drops of rain, light rain shower getting heavier at the end. Air Temp 19 °C (66 °F) Track Temp 21 °C (70 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:12.458 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:18.069 on lap 38 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
It was at this race that Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 World Drivers' Championship, his third title in a row. Fernando Alonso finished second in both the race and the championship and had the provisional championship lead at a late stage of the race, before Vettel moved up the order to have a three-point cushion. The race also marked the 306th and final one for Michael Schumacher, after he announced his retirement for the second time.