LXVIII Shell Belgian Grand Prix
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| Date | Sunday 2 September 2012 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Belgian GP |
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| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps |
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| Event Format | Race of 44 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #12 of 20 in 2012
#870 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 44 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 7004 m |
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| Race Distance | 7004 × 44 − 124 = 308.052 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Entries | 24 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 18 |
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| Pit stops | 38 |
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| Debutants | None |
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| Milestones | Car 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)
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| Records Broken |
None
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| 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)
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| | Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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| Winner | Jenson Button | Vicomte Etienne Davignon | Minister of State |
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| 2nd Place | Sebastian Vettel | Mr Jean-Claude Marcourt | Vice President and Minister of Economy, Walloon Government |
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| 3rd Place | Kimi Räikkönen | Mr François Cornélis | President, Royal Automobile Club of Belgium |
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| Winning Constructor | McLaren (represented by Paddy Lowe) | Mr Ben van Beurden | Executive Vice President of Shell Chemicals |
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