2012 Singapore Grand Prix
The 2012 Singapore Grand Prix (officially the 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore on 23 September 2012 as the fourteenth round of the 2012 season. The race was the thirteenth time that a Singapore Grand Prix has been held, and the fifth time it was a round of the Formula One World Championship.
| 2012 Singapore Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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Marina Bay Street Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 23 September 2012 | ||||
| Official name | 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Marina Bay Street Circuit Marina Bay, Singapore | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.073 km (3.152 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 59 laps, 299.170 km (185.896 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 61 laps, 309.316 km (192.201 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Hot and humid Air Temp 29 °C (84 °F) Track Temp 31 °C (88 °F) | ||||
| Attendance |
252,951 (3-Day Total) 84,317 (3-Day Average) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:46.362 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:51.033 on lap 52 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Lewis Hamilton started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, his second of the season, after Hamilton's gearbox failed early in the race.
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