2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship | |||
 The Hungaroring circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | July 29, 2012 | ||
| Official name | Formula One Eni Magyar Nagydij 2012[1] | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.38 km (2.72 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 306.66 km (190.55 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:20,953 | ||
The 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula One Eni Magyar Nagydij 2012)[1] is a Formula One motor race that will take place at the Hungaroring circuit near Mogyoród, Hungary on 29 July 2012.[2] It will be the eleventh round of the 2012 season, and the twenty-seventh running of the Hungarian Grand Prix as a round of the World Championship.
Lewis Hamilton will start the seventy-lap race from pole position[3] — his first since the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix — alongside Romain Grosjean, in his career-best starting position.[4]
Report
Background
- Regulation changes
Red Bull Racing were referred to race stewards at the German Grand Prix after FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer noted that their engine maps had the potential to violate the technical regulations.[5] Red Bull stood accused of manipulating the relationship between the torque produced by the Red Bull RB8 and the degree to which the throttle was open — particularly in medium-speed corners — thereby allowing more air to pass through the exhaust and over the diffuser, generating more downforce. Red Bull were cleared of wrong-doing, as, in the stewards' words, they had not technically broken any rules, but the FIA announced plans to rewrite the regulations governing throttle mapping so as to outlaw the practice entirely ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.[6]
- Driver changes
Dani Clos took Narain Karthikeyan's place once again for the first free practice session on Friday morning.[7] Jules Bianchi drove in the place of Nico Hülkenberg at Force India, while Valtteri Bottas drove for Williams, replacing Bruno Senna.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.794 | 1:21.060 | 1:20.953 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:22.755 | 1:21.657 | 1:21.366 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.948 | 1:21.407 | 1:21.416 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.028 | 1:21.618 | 1:21.583 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:22.234 | 1:21.583 | 1:21.730 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari | 1:22.095 | 1:21.598 | 1:21.844 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 |  Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari | 1:22.203 | 1:21.534 | 1:21.900 | 7 |
| 8 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams-Renault | 1:22.475 | 1:21.504 | 1:21.939 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 | Bruno Senna
|
Williams-Renault | 1:22.271 | 1:21.697 | 1:22.343 | 9 |
| 10 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.176 | 1:21.653 | 1:22.847 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 |  Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.829 | 1:21.715 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:21.912 | 1:21.813 | 12 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 1:22.079 | 1:21.895 | 13 | |
| 14 | 15 |  Sergio Perez
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.110 | 1:21.895 | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.801 | 1:22.300 | 15 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:22.799 | 1:22.380 | 16 | |
| 17 | 7 | Michael Schumacher
|
Mercedes | 1:22.436 | 1:22.723 | 17 | |
| 18 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:23.250 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:23.576 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:24.167 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:25.244 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock
|
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:25.476 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa
|
HRT-Cosworth | 1:25.916 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan
|
HRT-Cosworth | 1:26.178 | 24 | ||
| 107% time: 1:27.519 | |||||||
| Source:[3] | |||||||
Race
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ a b "Formula One Eni Magyar Nagydij 2012". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (7 December 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Formula One Eni Magyar Nagydij 2012". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (28 July 2012). "Grosjean delighted to answer German GP woes with best F1 qualifying at Hungary". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|accesdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Benson, Andrew (22 July 2012). "German GP: Red Bull cleared of illegal engine mapping". BBC F1. BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (23 July 2012). "F1 seeks computer rule change on Red Bull". BBC F1. BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ Elizlde, Pablo (23 July 2012). "Clos to get another F1 Friday outing with HRT at Hungarian Grand Prix". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2012 Provisional Results". Formula 1. 20120729. Retrieved 20120729.
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