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2012 Hungarian GP
2011 Belgian GP

2012 Belgian GP

2012 Italian GP
2013 Belgian GP
 LXVIII  Shell Belgian Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry ListPenalties
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 2 September 2012
Start time14:00
Event Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Event FormatRace of 44 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#12 of 20 in 2012
#870 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps44
Circuit Perimeter7004 m
Race Distance7004 × 44 − 124 = 308.052 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers24
Finishers18
Pit stops38
DebutantsNone
MilestonesCar 24 – 500th Race Entry (Car Number)
Williams F1 Team – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
 Bruno Senna – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Vitaly Petrov – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Hispania – 100th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (901),
2. Most Retirements Lotus (611),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1033),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Michael Schumacher (218),
5. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Michael Schumacher (217),
6. Most 5th Place Finishes Ferrari (106),
7. Most 12th Place Finishes Williams (32),
8. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1906),
9. Most 6th Place Qualifications Ferrari (162),
10. Most 19th Place Qualifications Heikki Kovalainen (23),
11. Most 21st Place Qualifications Timo Glock (20),
12. Most 24th Place Qualifications in a Season Narain Karthikeyan (8)

World Championship standings
1  Fernando Alonso 164 
2  Sebastian Vettel 140 up
3  Mark Webber 132 up
4  Kimi Räikkönen 131 up
5  Lewis Hamilton 117 up
6  Jenson Button 101 up
7  Nico Rosberg 77 up
8  Romain Grosjean 76 
9  Sergio Pérez 47 
10  Michael Schumacher 35 up
11  Felipe Massa 35 up
12  Kamui Kobayashi 33 up
13  Nico Hülkenberg 31 up
14  Pastor Maldonado 29 up
15  Paul di Resta 28 up
16  Bruno Senna 24 up
17  Jean-Éric Vergne 8 
18  Daniel Ricciardo 4 
1  Red Bull / Renault 272 
2  McLaren / Mercedes 218 
3  Lotus / Renault 207 
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 199 
5  Mercedes / Mercedes 112 
6  Sauber / Ferrari 80 
7  Force India / Mercedes 59 up
8  Williams / Renault 53 up
9  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 12 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 3Car 3Car 19
EntrantVodafone McLaren MercedesVodafone McLaren MercedesWilliams F1 Team
Driver Jenson Button Jenson Button Bruno Senna
Car McLaren MP4/27 McLaren MP4/27 Williams FW34
EngineMercedes FO108ZMercedes FO108ZRenault RS27-2012
Time1:29'08.5301'47.5731'52.822
Speed207.344 km/h234.393 km/h223.488 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Jenson ButtonVicomte Etienne DavignonMinister of State
2nd Place Sebastian VettelMr Jean-Claude MarcourtVice President and Minister of Economy, Walloon Government
3rd Place Kimi RäikkönenMr François CornélisPresident, Royal Automobile Club of Belgium
Winning ConstructorMcLaren (represented by Paddy Lowe)Mr Ben van BeurdenExecutive Vice President of Shell Chemicals