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Bahrain International Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit on 22 April 2012, starting from pole position. Kimi Räikkönen finished second for Lotus F1, with Romain Grosjean completing the podium for Lotus F1. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:36.379.
Key Links
- WinnerSebastian Vettel
- CircuitBahrain International Circuit
- Winning teamRed Bull
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Red Bull | 1 | 25 | ⚡ 1:36.379 | Finished | |
2 |  Kimi Räikkönen RAI +3.333 | Lotus F1 | 11 | 18 | Finished | |
3 |  Romain Grosjean GRO +10.194 | Lotus F1 | 7 | 15 | Finished | |
4 |  Mark Webber WEB +38.788 | Red Bull | 3 | 12 | Finished | |
5 |  Nico Rosberg ROS +55.460 |  Mercedes | 5 | 10 | Finished | |
6 |  Paul di Resta DIR +57.543 |  Force India | 10 | 8 | Finished | |
7 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +57.803 |  Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Finished | |
8 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM +58.984 |  McLaren | 2 | 4 | Finished | |
9 |  Felipe Massa MAS +1:04.999 | Ferrari | 14 | 2 | Finished | |
10 |  Michael Schumacher MSC +1:11.490 | Mercedes | 22 | 1 | Finished | |
11 |  Sergio Pérez PER +1:12.702 |  Sauber | 8 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Nico Hülkenberg HUL +1:16.539 | Force India | 13 | 0 | Finished | |
13 |  Kamui Kobayashi KOB +1:30.334 | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Finished | |
14 |  Jean-Éric Vergne VER +1:33.723 |  Toro Rosso | 17 | 0 | Finished | |
15 | Toro Rosso | 6 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
16 |  Caterham | 18 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
17 | Caterham | 16 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
18 | McLaren | 4 | 0 | Exhaust | ||
19 |  Marussia | 23 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
20 |  HRT | 20 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
21 | HRT | 24 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
22 |  Williams | 15 | 0 | Vibrations | ||
R | Williams | 21 | 0 | Puncture | ||
R | Marussia | 19 | 0 | Engine |
Classification24 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Sebastian Vettel VET Pole | Red Bull | 1:34.308 | 1:33.527 | 1:32.422 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM +0.098 | McLaren | 1:34.813 | 1:33.209 | 1:32.520 |
3 | Mark Webber WEB +0.215 | Red Bull | 1:34.015 | 1:33.311 | 1:32.637 |
4 |  Jenson Button BUT +0.289 | McLaren | 1:34.792 | 1:33.416 | 1:32.711 |
5 | Nico Rosberg ROS +0.399 | Mercedes | 1:34.588 | 1:33.219 | 1:32.821 |
6 |  Daniel Ricciardo RIC +0.490 | Toro Rosso | 1:33.988 | 1:33.556 | 1:32.912 |
7 | Romain Grosjean GRO +0.586 | Lotus F1 | 1:34.041 | 1:33.246 | 1:33.008 |
8 | Sergio Pérez PER +0.972 | Sauber | 1:33.814 | 1:33.660 | 1:33.394 |
9 | Fernando Alonso ALO No time | Ferrari | 1:34.760 | 1:33.403 | - |
10 | Paul di Resta DIR No time | Force India | 1:36.624 | 1:33.510 | - |
11 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI +1.367 | Lotus F1 | 1:34.552 | 1:33.789 | - |
12 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB +1.384 | Sauber | 1:34.131 | 1:33.806 | - |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL +1.385 | Force India | 1:34.601 | 1:33.807 | - |
14 | Felipe Massa MAS +1.490 | Ferrari | 1:34.372 | 1:33.912 | - |
15 |  Bruno Senna SEN +1.595 | Williams | 1:34.466 | 1:34.017 | - |
16 |  Heikki Kovalainen KOV +2.430 | Caterham | 1:34.852 | 1:36.132 | - |
17 |  Pastor Maldonado MAL +2.217 | Williams | 1:34.639 | - | - |
18 | Michael Schumacher MSC +2.443 | Mercedes | 1:34.865 | - | - |
19 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER +2.592 | Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 | - | - |
20 |  Vitaly Petrov PET +3.401 | Caterham | 1:35.823 | - | - |
21 |  Charles Pic PIC +5.261 | Marussia | 1:37.683 | - | - |
22 |  Pedro de la Rosa DLR +5.461 | HRT | 1:37.883 | - | - |
23 |  Timo Glock GLO +5.483 | Marussia | 1:37.905 | - | - |
24 |  Narain Karthikeyan KAR +5.892 | HRT | 1:38.314 | - | - |
Grid order24 drivers