2012 Italian Grand Prix fastest laps

The flying Sergio Perez set the fastest lap on the final lap – but it was beaten by Nico Rosberg.

Italian Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded):

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2012drivercolours.csv

	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
Lewis Hamilton	93.417	91.131	90.429	90.568	90.5	90.249	90.468	90.371	90.335	90.63	90.425	90.336	90.289	90.194	90.48	90.479	90.389	90.391	90.554	90.445	90.409	90.412	93.581	106.587	90.025	89.441	89.511	89.404	89.344	88.908	88.993	88.962	88.998	89.622	89.587	89.44	89.36	89.5	89.379	89.381	89.351	89.281	89.666	89.412	89.186	89.427	88.669	89.157	89.325	88.729	88.628	88.427	89.039
Jenson Button	95.455	91.554	91.312	90.822	90.917	90.783	90.796	90.72	90.625	90.656	90.471	90.557	90.353	90.573	90.417	90.54	90.684	90.421	90.906	90.279	90.145	93.698	109.176	89.58	89.306	89.434	89.419	89.262	89.197	88.935	88.926	89.096
Felipe Massa	94.673	91.279	91.182	90.663	90.501	90.611	90.686	90.734	90.616	90.643	90.681	90.661	90.522	90.619	90.616	90.576	90.849	91.035	95.683	109.092	91.395	90.858	89.819	89.539	89.539	89.514	89.58	89.719	90.003	89.211	89.742	89.263	88.914	89.26	89.624	89.712	89.734	89.917	89.563	90.598	89.491	89.577	90.311	89.895	89.67	89.952	90.008	90.307	90.854	90.684	90.702	90.585	91.426
Michael Schumacher	96.064	91.938	91.602	91.835	91.142	91.116	91.814	91.146	91.105	91.752	91.132	90.97	90.915	91.202	94.37	108.544	90.262	90.544	90.049	90.141	90.099	90.978	90.872	91.528	89.685	89.921	89.764	89.477	89.708	89.895	89.599	89.883	89.397	89.718	89.253	89.494	92.876	107.338	88.963	88.733	88.356	88.295	88.702	88.334	88.094	88.146	88.191	88.987	88.484	87.896	87.718	87.884	88.569
Sebastian Vettel	96.787	91.564	91.487	90.632	90.924	90.632	90.605	90.626	90.653	90.763	90.537	90.728	90.538	90.557	90.828	90.476	90.57	90.684	90.938	94.087	108.995	91.258	90.701	89.678	89.672	90.651	89.514	89.524	91.059	89.634	89.175	89.678	89.125	92.863	100.809	89.28	89.882	89.894	89.385	89.206	89.271	89.081	89.159	88.883	88.741	88.713	88.88
Nico Rosberg	99.711	93.361	91.639	91.89	93.773	91.508	91.528	91.504	91.225	91.667	91.474	91.177	91.211	94.635	109.768	90.713	90.011	90.312	90.474	89.779	89.56	91.215	90.121	89.401	90.07	89.492	89.472	89.08	89.27	89.594	89.221	89.739	89.581	89.095	89.002	89.303	90.112	93.563	107.037	88.279	88.549	88.114	88.434	87.878	87.595	88.761	88.522	88.133	88.501	88.425	87.46	87.593	87.239
Kimi Raikkonen	97.23	92.685	91.64	91.384	91.449	91.053	91.318	91.279	91.17	91.326	90.955	91.062	90.601	91.148	90.973	90.253	95.681	108.508	90.63	90.118	90.061	90.139	90.235	90.85	89.804	89.995	89.547	89.656	89.475	90.222	89.796	89.974	89.304	89.836	89.529	90.133	91.264	91.854	89.338	89.333	89.248	89.511	89.156	89.425	89.279	89.175	89.157	89.716	89.242	89.419	89.31	89.109	89.547
Kamui Kobayashi	97.831	92.646	91.757	91.481	91.484	91.487	91.736	91.887	91.519	91.626	91.375	91.311	91.03	91.319	91.508	91.592	92.058	91.36	91.902	94.998	109.434	90.444	90.73	90.403	91.388	90.229	89.971	89.835	89.845	89.79	89.677	89.856	90.091	89.866	89.845	89.862	90.356	90.082	89.032	89.261	89.408	89.219	89.119	89.712	89.804	89.195	90.685	89.349	89.335	89.405	89.237	89.26	89.487
Paul di Resta	98.59	92.688	91.845	91.381	91.512	91.997	91.675	91.811	91.503	91.829	92.423	91.557	91.301	91.11	91.266	90.885	91.175	91.008	91.911	91.793	93.846	108.224	90.645	90.246	89.953	90.181	90.024	89.715	89.831	89.576	89.625	89.797	89.723	89.832	89.659	89.587	89.721	89.711	89.641	89.498	89.41	89.484	89.232	89.48	89.196	89.229	90.088	89.656	89.583	89.967	89.068	89.373	90.217
Fernando Alonso	97.426	91.602	91.278	91.396	91.136	90.898	90.938	90.7	90.581	90.885	90.589	90.474	90.448	90.481	90.438	90.532	90.269	90.571	90.868	94.045	108.388	91.369	90.932	89.378	89.571	91.034	89.558	89.346	89.788	89.318	89.01	89.182	89.138	89.371	89.323	89.458	89.323	89.193	89.115	89.073	89.126	89.332	88.913	88.835	88.915	89.829	89.307	89.724	90.258	90.241	90.385	90.137	90.39
Mark Webber	100.781	93.2	91.933	91.645	91.888	91.034	90.924	90.924	91.257	91.643	91.42	91.078	91.321	90.888	91.05	90.974	90.765	90.889	90.919	90.845	93.987	109.417	90.635	89.908	89.888	89.986	89.637	89.499	89.521	89.488	89.72	89.654	89.514	89.943	89.886	89.696	90.084	90.759	89.577	89.643	89.575	89.429	89.202	89.428	89.454	89.25	89.621	89.574	90.568	96.841	121.497
Sergio Perez	99.818	92.195	91.601	91.174	91.59	91.151	90.489	91.281	91.328	90.885	90.533	91.362	90.5	90.825	91.057	90.254	90.658	90.46	90.548	90.321	90.213	90.49	90.579	90.714	90.207	90.406	90.129	90.179	94.834	107.897	89.039	89.046	89.358	88.72	89.415	90.027	88.663	88.128	87.846	87.753	87.794	87.888	88.797	87.705	88.35	88.273	88.008	88.062	88.264	87.631	87.982	87.588	87.562
Bruno Senna	99.018	92.593	92.26	92.974	91.018	90.958	91.131	93.2	91.33	91.73	91.554	91.872	91.293	91.111	91.214	91.251	91.266	91.191	92.095	91.601	91.454	91.671	93.875	96.58	109.752	90.272	89.908	89.622	89.795	89.679	89.707	89.812	89.608	89.856	89.719	89.662	89.689	89.616	89.528	89.918	89.732	88.938	88.883	89.056	89.298	88.845	88.939	89.037	89.687	89.071	88.852	88.742	89.902
Daniel Ricciardo	100.284	93.348	91.84	92.69	92.526	91.68	91.609	91.772	91.63	91.668	91.514	91.173	91.264	91.229	91.515	90.84	91.37	91.152	91.243	91.059	91.698	93.216	91.838	94.578	109.385	90.526	90.249	89.646	89.663	89.597	89.549	89.451	89.294	89.774	89.361	89.344	89.329	90.19	89.448	89.853	89.329	89.118	89.888	88.995	88.771	88.621	89.177	89.476	89.195	89.194	89.255	89.043	94.08
Jerome dAmbrosio	101.438	93.733	92.603	92.106	91.684	91.786	92.2	92.667	91.835	92.083	91.735	91.533	91.478	93.222	91.743	91.592	92.364	92.218	93.31	92.701	91.552	91.807	93.038	91.548	91.988	96.474	95.663	108.703	90.138	89.862	89.708	90.107	90.704	90.397	91.042	90.593	89.898	90.066	89.425	89.448	90.318	89.087	88.986	88.964	89.318	89.282	89.356	89.354	89.012	88.956	90.707	88.677	88.873
Jean-Eric Vergne	102.212	93.591	92.873	92.1	92.406	91.962	92.217	92.516
Heikki Kovalainen	101.93	94.414	93.584	92.578	92.438	92.595	92.58	92.042	92.366	92.424	92.065	92.171	91.79	92.318	91.905	92.317	95.6	110.345	91.722	92.015	91.359	91.307	91.447	91.211	91.142	91.075	91.072	90.874	90.854	90.759	90.797	90.702	91.029	90.694	90.806	90.875	91.05	91.655	94.191	108.134	90.204	89.924	90.032	89.9	92.158	89.399	89.628	90.026	90.035	90.737	90.032	90.013
Vitaly Petrov	103.423	94.56	92.929	92.973	92.447	92.491	92.165	92.784	92.439	92.443	92.176	92.331	92.022	92.445	92.019	92.116	92.105	92.368	96.505	109.993	91.277	91.253	91.323	91.092	91.076	90.903	90.864	90.774	90.728	90.601	90.756	90.574	90.732	90.497	91.023	90.87	91.217	91.154	90.81	93.861	108.347	89.605	89.199	92.161	89.906	89.066	89.768	89.982	89.743	90.721	90.07	89.832
Timo Glock	103.878	94.755	93.165	92.922	92.896	92.995	95.828	118.134	92.948	92.413	93.037	92.456	92.496	92.502	92.279	92.107	92.057	92.339	92.218	91.901	92.029	91.879	91.798	91.918	91.948	92.16	92.07	91.982	91.662	91.924	92.057	95.931	113.182	90.728	93.113	90.79	91.743	90.535	90.262	91.513	91.048	90.213	92.26	91.697	91.269	91.106	90.718	90.116	89.944	89.888	89.98	90.044
Charles Pic	104.495	94.695	93.611	93.218	92.794	92.791	92.672	92.558	92.734	92.707	92.622	92.449	92.429	92.358	92.359	92.84	92.809	96.184	111.841	91.522	91.421	91.393	91.617	91.541	91.491	91.492	91.439	91.361	91.386	91.108	90.946	90.952	91.085	90.912	94.419	108.845	90.059	89.872	90.015	90.835	90.016	89.909	89.858	89.753	89.878	89.847	90.145	90.143	89.783	89.832	89.961	92.438
Narain Karthikeyan	104.978	94.995	94.134	93.479	93.176	93.375	93.16	93.195	92.975	93.328	93.391	93.524	93.053	93.283	93.346	93.294	93.347	93.288	93.133	93.738	93.014	94.343	96.434	121.534	91.793	91.457	92.471	92.919	94.157	92.809	93.02	91.83	92.023	91.91	92.067	92.144	91.81	92.182	91.941	93.069	91.283	92.171	91.488	91.086	91.305	91.475	91.83	91.603	92.02	92.796	94.998	92.559
Pastor Maldonado	102.927	94.167	94.319	92.031	91.885	92.458	91.277	92.085	91.489	91.749	91.257	91.614	94.481	109.733	90.388	90.193	90.594	90.273	89.653	90.263	89.902	90.619	90.526	90.401	90.777	90.823	90.304	90.121	90.011	89.843	89.85	90.062	89.825	89.949	93.068	105.942	88.552	88.589	88.266	88.08	88.495	88.59	89.101	88.993	88.312	88.322	88.443	88.331	88.537	88.383	88.053	88.937	89.06
Pedro de la Rosa	105.383	95.413	94.078	93.457	93.314	93.714	93.399	93.339	93.287	93.315	93.317	94.289	93.794	93.973	93.712	94.237	93.657	93.704	93.408	93.728	93.538	97.099	112.731	92.931	92.517	91.866	92.39	91.961	93.656	92.258	92.395	93.98	91.611	93.253	92.176	91.259	91.203	92.288	92.435	91.665	92.023	91.563	91.889	91.139	91.066	91.024	91.046	91.005	90.809	90.671	90.398	90.502
Nico Hulkenberg	102.633	94.068	92.669	91.986	92.245	91.947	91.922	93.183	91.19	91.508	91.387	91.532	91.117	91.727	91.386	90.997	91.088	90.832	91.003	90.963	91.038	91.646	91.68	91.861	91.6	91.209	94.368	108.921	90.068	89.62	89.437	89.784	89.747	89.749	89.608	89.498	89.549	89.293	89.557	89.23	89.782	89.406	89.055	89.298	88.912	88.578	88.694	89.168	88.845	101.795

After their second stop for tyres the Mercedes drivers were flying through the field. But the one-stopping Perez was just as quick, trading lap times with them.

Pastor Maldonado was also very quick at this stage, using a two-stop strategy as well. He came within half a second of scoring a point but was held back by team mate Bruno Senna.

Italian Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Gap	On lap
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1’27.239		53
2	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	1’27.562	0.323	53
3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1’27.718	0.479	51
4	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1’28.053	0.814	51
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1’28.427	1.188	52
6	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1’28.578	1.339	46
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1’28.621	1.382	46
8	Jerome D’Ambrosio	Lotus-Renault	1’28.677	1.438	52
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1’28.713	1.474	46
10	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	1’28.742	1.503	52
11	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1’28.835	1.596	44
12	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1’28.914	1.675	33
13	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1’28.926	1.687	31
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1’29.032	1.793	39
15	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	1’29.066	1.827	46
16	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1’29.068	1.829	51
17	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus-Renault	1’29.109	1.870	52
18	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1’29.202	1.963	43
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	1’29.399	2.160	46
20	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	1’29.753	2.514	44
21	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	1’29.888	2.649	50
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	1’30.398	3.159	51
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	1’31.086	3.847	44
24	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1’31.962	4.723	6

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8 comments on “2012 Italian Grand Prix fastest laps”

icemangrins (@icemangrins)
9th September 2012, 23:54

It may seem that Michael could have salvaged one more position if Mercedes didn’t opt for a second stop. The Mercedes was clearly faster than the Lotus.
1. Enigma (@enigma)
  10th September 2012, 0:29
  
  @icemangrins He’d likely have trouble with the tyres, similar to Spa. I guess after 10 or so laps they realised they wouldn’t be able to make a one-stopper work.
2. Andrew (@andrewsf1)
  10th September 2012, 1:16
  
  A one-stop was never possible for Mercedes and Spa showed why. But in Monza they showed that they have become much better at managing the tires and avoiding the cliff (at least on hard and medium tires). Well almost…(saying after the fact of course).
  Both Schumacher and Rosberg were very quick on their last stint, even too quick I think. It seems to me that they should have made their first stop one lap earlier and the second also one or even two, thereby making both the first and second stints one lap shorter. I think they were trying to stay out as long as possible in the first stint (maybe even thinking about one-stopping, which for Mercedes would have been suicide), and as a result lost too much time to their rivals. Then in the second stint they were more or less on par and in the third were very quick, but because the last stint was so short they couldn’t fully take advantage of that speed.
  Imagine if Rosberg could carry on with similar pace which he showed in the last 5 laps! The last lap was probably a last minute glory run, trying to show what the car and himself could have been capable of and had he carried on at that pace his tires would have obviously started to lose performance but that happened to the one-stoppers as well. Same situation with MSC, but his last stint was a lap longer (but it should’ve been at least 2 more laps). I should mention that I only looked at lap times and stint lengths, and didn’t take traffic into account, but it seemed like the Mercedes cars didn’t have problems overtaking.
  1. icemangrins (@icemangrins)
    10th September 2012, 1:38
    
    @enigma @andrewsf1 agree with you guys totally. In Spa for sure, I always thought that he should have dived into the pits as soon the iceman did for the first stint. I took a look at the timing here (head to head) and made a conclusion that MSC might have finished in P5 had he stayed out. He was faster than Kimi around the lap 30’ish
    
    http://en.mclarenf-1.com/index.php?page=chart&gp=876&graf=3#.UE01TY1lR9Y
AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
10th September 2012, 8:23

I think Ricciardo drove a very strong race, looking at his lap times. The last few laps prior to his stop were a little difficult as he was amongst the leaders, but his second stint was pretty impressive. Just compare his laptimes to those of Alonso, for instance. He even recorded the 7th fastest lap (4th of the one-stoppers). A real shame that a fuel pickup problem cost him a well-deserved point, three hundred metres from the finish.

Looking at Hamilton’s laptimes, it’s probable he could have eked out his first stint a bit longer, as his final two laps prior to his stop were a respectable 1m30.41s. Even though the gap he had was big enough to stay out another lap or two, the safest course of action was to bring him in after Button, which they did. The lack of any challenge from the Ferraris behind meant he could take it easy and still had enough life left in his tyres to record the fifth fastest lap.
Nickpkr
10th September 2012, 17:25

Massa lost position to Alonso on tires it seems !
1. sorin (@)
  11th September 2012, 0:10
  
  :))
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
11th September 2012, 13:55

Laps 37 to 42 were very, very impressive from Perez. Ok, he had the medium tyres on and was going to be exhausting all his fuel (excuse the pun) but he was evidently switched on enough to take advantage of the situation.