Three of the top four finishers all started outside of the top ten: Fernando Alonso won from 11th, Michael Schumacher went from 12th to third and Mark Webber finished behind him having started 19th.
Here’s how they did it.
European Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | |
Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Pastor Maldonado | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Romain Grosjean | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nico Rosberg | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Kamui Kobayashi | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nico Hulkenberg | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Jenson Button | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Paul di Resta | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Fernando Alonso | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Michael Schumacher | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Felipe Massa | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Bruno Senna | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Sergio Perez | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Heikki Kovalainen | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Daniel Ricciardo | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Jean-Eric Vergne | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Webber | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Vitaly Petrov | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Pedro de la Rosa | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Narain Karthikeyan | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Charles Pic | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Alonso owed his progress in the race to several things: a good start, rapid pit work by Ferrari, his own overtaking prowess – and a ready supply of unused tyres due to his exit in the second part of qualifying.
He passed Button off the line, and took Rosberg and Di Resta in turns four and five. Hulkenberg was dispensed with on lap 12.
Quick pit stops got him ahead of two rivals who might have proved especially hard to pass: Raikkonen at his first stop, Hamilton at his second – the latter thanks to more problems for McLaren on pit lane.
In between the two Alonso made light work of passing Webber, Senna and Schumacher in little more than one lap in a quite superb piece of driving.
Having inherited third from Hamilton, he nailed Grosjean with an opportunistic pass for second after the restart. It was Vettel’s retirement which ultimately handed him the lead, but Alonso and his team’s graft won him every other place he gained.
European Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | |
Sebastian Vettel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lewis Hamilton | 1.969 | 4.002 | 5.386 | 6.836 | 7.613 | 8.508 | 9.202 | 9.691 | 10.113 | 12.381 | 13.834 | 15.284 | 30.116 | 36.479 | 36.922 | 27.649 | 17.972 | 19.882 | 21.798 | 22.908 | 24.066 | 25.111 | 26.556 | 27.831 | 28.87 | 29.772 | 30.647 | 63.098 | 57.604 | 12.809 | 4.395 | 4.82 | 1.725 | 2.085 | 1.6 | 1.709 | 1.892 | 2.561 | 2.731 | 3.444 | 3.903 | 3.585 | 3.784 | 3.92 | 3.717 | 3.938 | 4.276 | 4.266 | 4.217 | 3.611 | 3.504 | 3.524 | 3.757 | 4.58 | 8.655 | ||
Pastor Maldonado | 4.535 | 6.476 | 7.678 | 8.61 | 10.236 | 11.52 | 12.403 | 13.289 | 13.69 | 14.63 | 16.194 | 18.497 | 21.455 | 39.47 | 44.013 | 33.834 | 24.262 | 29.026 | 34.118 | 37.725 | 38.198 | 38.075 | 39.855 | 40.289 | 40.705 | 41.393 | 41.697 | 67.905 | 64.195 | 18.84 | 8.454 | 8.229 | 3.148 | 4.327 | 4.663 | 6.485 | 8.692 | 9.108 | 9.335 | 9.763 | 10.204 | 9.9 | 10.156 | 10.174 | 10.265 | 10.556 | 10.871 | 10.542 | 10.128 | 9.449 | 8.73 | 8.285 | 7.88 | 7.561 | 8.652 | 22.817 | 34.63 |
Romain Grosjean | 2.744 | 4.418 | 6.001 | 7.397 | 8.205 | 9.162 | 9.89 | 10.527 | 10.562 | 11.476 | 11.976 | 12.551 | 13.691 | 14.458 | 15.293 | 21.053 | 15.81 | 17.541 | 18.734 | 19.036 | 19.971 | 20.321 | 20.695 | 20.806 | 20.55 | 20.247 | 19.067 | 41.925 | 35.585 | 5.886 | 1.425 | 0.968 | 0.391 | 0.86 | 0.589 | 0.71 | 0.732 | 0.742 | 0.694 | 1.465 | |||||||||||||||||
Kimi Raikkonen | 5.088 | 7.517 | 8.739 | 9.427 | 10.839 | 12.212 | 13.087 | 14.302 | 14.34 | 15.16 | 16.716 | 18.892 | 20.256 | 37.354 | 41.721 | 32.492 | 23.709 | 27.764 | 33.009 | 34.586 | 35.261 | 35.557 | 36.959 | 37.379 | 37.4 | 37.23 | 36.953 | 61.234 | 55.634 | 11.772 | 3.341 | 3.946 | 1.623 | 2.39 | 2.562 | 2.359 | 2.763 | 3.281 | 3.401 | 3.976 | 4.841 | 4.613 | 4.491 | 4.502 | 4.378 | 4.447 | 4.907 | 4.952 | 5.328 | 5.024 | 4.484 | 4.256 | 4.333 | 5.267 | 7.451 | 7.486 | 6.421 |
Nico Rosberg | 8.531 | 11.155 | 13.307 | 14.881 | 17.019 | 19.116 | 20.879 | 22.6 | 24.072 | 26.121 | 27.723 | 28.982 | 30.278 | 31.488 | 32.236 | 23.785 | 15.458 | 19.314 | 23.225 | 40.536 | 47.265 | 48.835 | 50.467 | 52.208 | 53.474 | 54.514 | 55.363 | 68.475 | 59.034 | 17.054 | 4.609 | 5.599 | 2.385 | 5.905 | 8.37 | 11.023 | 12.812 | 15.069 | 16.36 | 17.596 | 18.82 | 19.173 | 20.682 | 21.604 | 22.486 | 37.207 | 43.013 | 43.657 | 42.159 | 39.419 | 36.839 | 34.267 | 31.751 | 28.585 | 26.136 | 24.794 | 21.176 |
Kamui Kobayashi | 4.013 | 5.055 | 6.434 | 7.98 | 9.009 | 10.121 | 11.06 | 11.888 | 12.326 | 13.445 | 15.096 | 16.84 | 18.926 | 37.848 | 42.877 | 33.073 | 24.002 | 28.444 | 33.816 | 57.01 | 62.795 | 62.889 | 63.97 | 64.543 | 65.487 | 65.868 | 65.723 | 80.758 | 72.203 | 21.616 | 10.532 | 10.555 | 4.339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nico Hulkenberg | 6.1 | 7.7 | 9.813 | 10.793 | 12.101 | 13.616 | 15.332 | 16.683 | 17.591 | 19.086 | 20.639 | 23.324 | 24.879 | 42.132 | 47.408 | 37.902 | 28.082 | 29.804 | 35.091 | 38.692 | 40.405 | 41.572 | 43.154 | 44.828 | 46.429 | 47.666 | 48.9 | 72.779 | 65.2 | 19.621 | 9.154 | 9.089 | 3.676 | 4.676 | 5.127 | 6.83 | 9.065 | 9.977 | 10.32 | 10.88 | 11.603 | 11.569 | 12.468 | 12.739 | 12.66 | 12.821 | 13.428 | 13.562 | 13.555 | 12.967 | 12.67 | 12.899 | 13.426 | 14.229 | 15.836 | 18.353 | 19.993 |
Jenson Button | 9.571 | 12.64 | 14.291 | 15.493 | 17.487 | 19.688 | 21.624 | 23.631 | 25.075 | 40.649 | 46.029 | 46.66 | 47.405 | 48.244 | 48.468 | 39.355 | 29.354 | 31.113 | 35.671 | 39.798 | 41.243 | 42.613 | 44.275 | 45.924 | 47.544 | 62.377 | 67.169 | 84.871 | 75.462 | 28.033 | 12.256 | 11.831 | 4.911 | 6.235 | 6.957 | 8.747 | 10.356 | 12.542 | 13.845 | 15.949 | 17.379 | 17.898 | 19.083 | 20.202 | 20.903 | 21.618 | 22.44 | 22.629 | 24.382 | 24.137 | 23.797 | 23.469 | 23.724 | 24.124 | 24.488 | 25.651 | 24.653 |
Paul di Resta | 7.259 | 9.58 | 11.515 | 13.257 | 15.09 | 17.087 | 18.928 | 20.427 | 21.391 | 22.714 | 24.054 | 25.46 | 26.852 | 28.457 | 29.58 | 21.437 | 13.284 | 16.726 | 20.797 | 24.797 | 29.392 | 34.879 | 56.254 | 63.166 | 64.475 | 65.077 | 65.124 | 79.462 | 66.574 | 20.131 | 9.865 | 9.98 | 4.232 | 5.182 | 5.846 | 7.409 | 9.436 | 10.959 | 12.001 | 13.159 | 13.872 | 13.806 | 14.415 | 14.772 | 14.565 | 15.064 | 15.464 | 15.496 | 15.507 | 15.409 | 15.394 | 15.485 | 16.463 | 18.231 | 20.346 | 22.619 | 22.866 |
Fernando Alonso | 6.702 | 8.684 | 10.368 | 11.739 | 13.255 | 14.994 | 16.308 | 17.55 | 18.186 | 19.575 | 21.106 | 22.33 | 22.714 | 23.199 | 36.811 | 31.88 | 22.964 | 26.087 | 28.698 | 29.487 | 30.228 | 31.464 | 32.489 | 33.417 | 34.023 | 34.462 | 34.31 | 56.517 | 51.995 | 9.644 | 2.053 | 1.795 | 0.493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Schumacher | 9.172 | 11.884 | 14.951 | 16.516 | 18.723 | 20.886 | 22.759 | 24.65 | 26.316 | 28.264 | 30.211 | 31.818 | 33.458 | 35.063 | 36.529 | 29.204 | 21.674 | 25.996 | 46.553 | 53.468 | 54.641 | 55.134 | 55.888 | 56.589 | 57.296 | 57.485 | 57.028 | 69.739 | 60.61 | 17.708 | 6.936 | 7.035 | 2.38 | 3.151 | 3.965 | 5.71 | 6.392 | 6.874 | 7.226 | 7.994 | 22.473 | 26.984 | 26.275 | 26.209 | 25.997 | 25.148 | 24.353 | 23.406 | 22.782 | 20.66 | 18.667 | 16.972 | 16.854 | 15.537 | 16.148 | 17.095 | 12.639 |
Felipe Massa | 7.905 | 10.079 | 11.885 | 13.895 | 15.571 | 17.674 | 19.778 | 21.236 | 22.774 | 24.531 | 40.317 | 45.932 | 46.416 | 46.442 | 46.307 | 36.592 | 26.767 | 29.122 | 34.679 | 38.057 | 39.653 | 40.863 | 42.614 | 44.302 | 45.833 | 47.198 | 62.279 | 83.246 | 73.971 | 25.901 | 11.39 | 11.249 | 4.348 | 57.369 | 62.631 | 62.544 | 62.909 | 63.948 | 64.707 | 65.607 | 66.986 | 67.201 | 68.215 | 68.804 | 69.485 | 70.981 | 73.003 | 74.552 | 78.359 | 79.594 | 81.494 | 84.06 | 101.297 | 106.788 | 110.027 | 111.663 | |
Bruno Senna | 10.087 | 14.29 | 16.883 | 18.714 | 20.88 | 22.745 | 24.711 | 26.91 | 28.266 | 30.068 | 31.635 | 33.338 | 34.602 | 35.995 | 38.026 | 29.986 | 22.105 | 26.857 | 32.848 | 105.527 | 112.994 | 114.353 | 116.102 | 126.417 | 133.275 | 135.362 | 145.688 | 170.555 | 163.981 | 157.748 | 110.192 | 68.581 | 32.459 | 32.285 | 33.012 | 34.273 | 35.639 | 36.749 | 37.84 | 38.973 | 39.927 | 40.084 | 40.931 | 40.903 | 40.891 | 41.176 | 42.716 | 43.167 | 43.718 | 42.658 | 42.012 | 41.305 | 40.987 | 40.136 | 39.526 | 39.17 | 35.961 |
Sergio Perez | 10.349 | 14.988 | 17.173 | 19.145 | 21.282 | 23.224 | 25.042 | 27.46 | 28.676 | 45.46 | 50.192 | 49.22 | 48.86 | 49.32 | 49.302 | 39.877 | 30.087 | 31.74 | 36.044 | 40.479 | 41.947 | 43.358 | 45.23 | 47.647 | 65.95 | 70.984 | 70.26 | 85.444 | 76.133 | 29.029 | 12.925 | 12.418 | 5.618 | 6.747 | 8.541 | 9.489 | 10.544 | 13.012 | 14.036 | 16.472 | 16.967 | 16.362 | 16.08 | 15.74 | 15.346 | 15.71 | 16.089 | 16.215 | 16.156 | 15.799 | 16.007 | 16.651 | 19.093 | 20.708 | 22.779 | 24.878 | 27.777 |
Heikki Kovalainen | 11.839 | 16.54 | 19.533 | 21.652 | 24.211 | 26.824 | 29.382 | 31.889 | 35.333 | 38.206 | 40.873 | 59.034 | 65.62 | 67.339 | 67.877 | 59.143 | 49.986 | 52.56 | 54.941 | 57.706 | 60.151 | 62.127 | 65.938 | 68.245 | 70.519 | 73.095 | 136.031 | 164.342 | 162.823 | 154.644 | 109.491 | 67.894 | 30.312 | 31.302 | 33.753 | 36.175 | 38.108 | 40.265 | 42.095 | 43.723 | 45.57 | 46.676 | 48.242 | 49.789 | 51.394 | 53.537 | 56.326 | 58.397 | 60.964 | 62.982 | 65.41 | 68.497 | 72.491 | 76.504 | 83.083 | 89.461 | 94.654 |
Daniel Ricciardo | 10.965 | 15.528 | 17.835 | 19.896 | 21.988 | 24.032 | 25.724 | 28.135 | 29.561 | 31.364 | 33.042 | 34.502 | 35.895 | 53.91 | 59.567 | 49.58 | 40.035 | 41.423 | 42.643 | 44.062 | 45.357 | 46.148 | 47.325 | 48.433 | 50.072 | 51.186 | 51.865 | 64.466 | 55.164 | 10.952 | 2.771 | 2.707 | 1.192 | 1.616 | 3.473 | 5.227 | 24.288 | 31.538 | 32.116 | 32.58 | 32.961 | 32.249 | 32.374 | 31.909 | 31.593 | 32.335 | 47.451 | 47.749 | 47.463 | 46.113 | 45.275 | 44.567 | 43.708 | 42.66 | 41.873 | 40.765 | 37.041 |
Jean-Eric Vergne | 13.212 | 17.59 | 21.518 | 24.684 | 27.454 | 30.016 | 32.258 | 34.713 | 36.935 | 39.477 | 42.09 | 44.889 | 48.245 | 51.268 | 53.796 | 46.658 | 55.147 | 63.614 | 65.436 | 66.932 | 68.14 | 68.643 | 69.744 | 70.789 | 71.989 | 73.564 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Webber | 11.504 | 16.138 | 18.67 | 20.871 | 22.865 | 25.1 | 26.736 | 29.12 | 30.527 | 32.503 | 34.15 | 35.728 | 36.98 | 37.985 | 38.761 | 30.69 | 22.758 | 27.426 | 42.423 | 54.179 | 55.768 | 56.176 | 56.712 | 57.507 | 58.072 | 58.721 | 58.851 | 72.055 | 63.422 | 18.604 | 7.799 | 7.771 | 2.691 | 3.95 | 4.518 | 6.076 | 9.166 | 20.661 | 29.909 | 28.96 | 27.983 | 27.611 | 27.244 | 26.941 | 26.851 | 26.131 | 25.468 | 24.212 | 23.468 | 21.708 | 19.605 | 17.591 | 17.327 | 16.719 | 16.64 | 17.272 | 13.628 |
Vitaly Petrov | 12.563 | 16.966 | 20.305 | 22.722 | 25.373 | 27.687 | 30.02 | 32.573 | 34.856 | 37.251 | 39.63 | 42.414 | 59.638 | 65.22 | 65.263 | 56.141 | 46.589 | 48.657 | 50.445 | 53.157 | 56.669 | 58.642 | 60.817 | 63.832 | 82.162 | 88.367 | 90.108 | 127.056 | 107.764 | 57.744 | 15.106 | 14.495 | 6.568 | 8.251 | 9.394 | 11.576 | 13.746 | 15.881 | 17.659 | 19.722 | 21.625 | 22.587 | 24.32 | 25.953 | 29.533 | 31.842 | 68.088 | 74.92 | 79.241 | 79.736 | 81.683 | 82.262 | 81.436 | 80.36 | 79.901 | 78.735 | 75.871 |
Pedro de la Rosa | 13.941 | 18.536 | 22.342 | 26.092 | 29.916 | 33.769 | 37.483 | 41.321 | 44.907 | 48.928 | 53.634 | 57.988 | 62.712 | 86.586 | 93.809 | 85.684 | 77.178 | 80.105 | 83.377 | 86.561 | 89.593 | 92.572 | 95.852 | 99.918 | 104.416 | 109.659 | 114.317 | 158.07 | 161.257 | 152.62 | 108.405 | 66.13 | 28.519 | 29.468 | 30.905 | 33.186 | 37.268 | 41.111 | 44.513 | 47.701 | 50.681 | 52.91 | 56.138 | 59.663 | 62.537 | 65.683 | 69.848 | 73.628 | 80.222 | 84.893 | 89.308 | 93.822 | 98.445 | 103.45 | 112.753 | 120.716 | |
Narain Karthikeyan | 14.543 | 19.414 | 24.291 | 28.312 | 32.417 | 37.377 | 41.354 | 47.033 | 51.259 | 55.498 | 60.023 | 64.794 | 70.117 | 76.487 | 98.164 | 99.485 | 92.169 | 95.976 | 99.207 | 102.002 | 106.477 | 109.523 | 113.008 | 116.445 | 119.807 | 122.677 | 133.705 | 152.603 | 180.118 | 166.218 | 127.488 | 79.385 | 38.895 | 40.116 | 41.614 | 44.134 | 46.933 | 49.967 | 62.65 | 72.974 | 75.466 | 77.162 | 79.955 | 82.607 | 85.259 | 87.908 | 90.516 | 92.846 | 94.942 | 96.947 | 99.288 | 102.086 | 107.019 | 111.476 | 121.22 | 129.983 | |
Charles Pic | 15.226 | 20.234 | 25.509 | 29.519 | 33.702 | 38.094 | 42.017 | 48.037 | 52.101 | 56.35 | 86.532 | 93.916 | 95.459 | 97.316 | 98.596 | 90.834 | 82.688 | 85.931 | 88.983 | 91.822 | 94.948 | 97.761 | 100.771 | 103.815 | 108.264 | 111.451 | 114.837 | 158.469 | 162.125 | 153.905 | 109.076 | 67.674 | 29.781 | 30.716 | 32.685 | 35.601 | 39.255 | 42.218 | 45.164 | 48.572 | 51.679 | 53.881 | 56.774 | 60.085 | 63.217 | 66.265 | 70.338 | 73.894 | 79.093 | 82.082 | 84.253 | 86.643 | 88.859 | 91.261 | 94.17 | 96.328 | 96.551 |
Schumacher made a less promising start from one place behind Alonso. The highest starter on the medium tyres, he held position to begin with, then slipped behind Button.
He ran longer than most in the first stint (though not quite as long as his team mate did on softs, Mercedes evidently not struggling with their rears) and when the safety car came out Mercedes were one of several teams to leave their drivers out.
In a 22-lap stint on softs, Schumacher ran as high as fifth before making his final pit stop with 16 laps to go. His pace in this final stint was such that even Ferrari had their eye on him, wary of a repeat of Canada.
He didn’t get quite that far but, with Webber following in his wheel tracks, he took Petrov, Button, Perez, Di Resta and Hulkenberg.
Had Maldonado and Hamilton not tangled, would Schumacher have caught the McLaren? The sudden loss of pace suffered by Hamilton on lap 55 – when he was 3.5s slower than Schumacher – suggests he might have.
The race chart also reveals Vettel’s lead peaked at 20.81s on lap 24 – almost the time it takes to make a pit stop.
Grosjean had begun to reverse the time loss before the safety car came out, cutting Vettel’s lead to 19s, but it’s far from certain Vettel would have allowed this progress to go unchecked any longer.
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mostcool (@mostcool)
24th June 2012, 22:09
looking at Webber and Shumacher’s charts during the race, it’s like they are twins, or Webber had his car connected to Shumacher’s nearly all through the race.
Damon (@damon)
24th June 2012, 22:27
It also shows Schumacher was fending off Webber/an RBR for almost 40 laps and did a magnificent job right to the finish line making zero mistakes. A fantastic performance.
sumedh
25th June 2012, 9:19
Was about to post the same. Really happy for the two old guys as well
Can'tTurnBackTime(MW)
25th June 2012, 19:57
It was pure speed with clinical and synchronized overtaking just beautiful.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
25th June 2012, 23:31
@mostcool Well spotted! Really weird but cool.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
25th June 2012, 23:56
Yep, sounds like Michael had him covered all the way. His best drive since he came back, for me. Webber has a few words about it on the Red Bull site:
the_sigman (@sigman1998)
25th June 2012, 8:24
I am thinking was the right strategy what Schumacher and Webber did?
Tom (@newdecade)
25th June 2012, 23:04
It only worked due to the safety car…. By lap 27 they were almost a minute behind Vettel, 30 off the podium. Fortunately overtaking was possible this time so they werent punished too much by being out of sync.
shaggymike (@shaggymike)
25th June 2012, 11:17
What happened to rosberg at the restart? They didn’t show in the tv coverage
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
25th June 2012, 13:56
What happened on lap 16? Grosjean lost like 6 seconds to Vettel :O? Yellow flag or something?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
25th June 2012, 14:21
@fer-no65 They both pitted on lap 16, so it’ll be caused by Vettel coming in and resuming in the lead, beginning a new lap, while Grosjean comes out and then has to get up to speed.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
25th June 2012, 15:09
@keithcollantine Ah, I see… thanks !
andae23 (@andae23)
27th June 2012, 12:35
Thanks for putting in the effort!