Bahrain 2012 - Race result - A race of two halves gives Vettel his first win of the year
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel converted his pole position into an early lead, and guided the rest of the field to the end of the race practically untroubled. Behind him, there was plenty of overtaking in the first half of the race, and an exciting moment when Kimi closed up to Vettel for the lead, but it was not to be. The second half of the race settled, with field spread rife,but there were four retirements by the time the chequered flag fell.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.379 | Lap 41 |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.10.990 | 3 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | +3.3 | 3 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | +10.1 | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | +38.7 | 3 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +55.4 | 3 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +57.5 | 2 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | +57.8 | 3 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +58.9 | 3 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | +64.9 | 3 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +71.4 | 3 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | +72.7 | 3 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +76.5 | 3 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | +90.3 | 3 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +93.7 | 3 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 3 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 4 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +2 laps | 5 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | +2 laps | 3 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 3 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 4 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | +3 laps | 4 |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | Lap 25 | 3 |
| DNF | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | Lap 24 | 1 |
