Hungary 2012 - Race results - Hamilton turns pole position into convincing Grand Prix victory
Published by Christine
A relatively mundane race at the Hungaroring allowed Lewis Hamilton to secure his second victory of the 2012 season. The main challenges came from the Lotus drivers, with Kimi Räikkönen able to get ahead of teammate Romain Grosjean, but both finishing on the podium. Further down the order, Michael Schumacher got off to a bad start, had a drive through penalty and then retired from the race.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.136 | Lap 68 |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:41:05.503 | 2 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | +1.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | +10.5 | 2 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | +11.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | +26.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +30.2 | 3 |
| 7 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | +33.8 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | +34.4 | 3 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | +38.3 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +51.2 | 2 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +57.2 | 2 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +62.8 | 2 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | +63.6 | 3 |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | +64.4 | 2 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 3 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 4 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | +2 laps | 3 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | +2 laps | 3 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | +2 laps | 2 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | +3 laps | 2 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | +3 laps | 2 |
| DNF | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | Lap 63 | 2 |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Lap 61 | 4 |
