GP da Europa: Alonso vence corrida espetacular
Em uma bela corrida, o piloto espanhol Fernando Alonso, da Ferrari, venceu de forma surpreendente o GP da Europa, em Valência. Largando na 11ª posição, ele levantou a arquibancada com belas ultrapassagens.
A vitória caiu no colo do espanhol quando o líder Sebastian Vettel teve problemas com a RBR e abandonou a prova na 34ª das 57 voltas. Romain Grosjean acompanhava Alonso de perto, mas a Lotus também quebrou e tirou o francês da corrida.
2012 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 57 | 1:44:16.649 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 57 | +6.4 secs | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 57 | +12.6 secs | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 57 | +13.6 secs | 19 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +19.9 secs | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 57 | +21.1 secs | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +22.8 secs | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +24.6 secs | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 57 | +27.7 secs | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 57 | +35.9 secs | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 57 | +37.0 secs | 17 | |
| 12 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 57 | +54.6 secs | 3 | |
| 13 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 57 | +75.8 secs | 20 | |
| 14 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 57 | +94.6 secs | 16 | |
| 15 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 57 | +96.5 secs | 23 | |
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 17 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 56 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 18 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 56 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 19 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 40 | Alternator | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 33 | Alternator | 1 | |
| Ret | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 33 | Accident damage | 7 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 26 | Accident damage | 18 | |
| DNS | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | DNS |
Note – Glock did not take part due to a stomach bug. Maldonado originally finished 10th, but had 20s added to his race time for causing a collision
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Spanish | Ferrari | 111 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Australian | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 91 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | British | McLaren-Mercedes | 88 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | German | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 85 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | German | Mercedes | 75 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Finnish | Lotus-Renault | 73 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | French | Lotus-Renault | 53 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | British | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Mexican | Sauber-Ferrari | 39 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Venezuelan | Williams-Renault | 29 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | British | Force India-Mercedes | 27 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Japanese | Sauber-Ferrari | 21 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | German | Mercedes | 17 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | German | Force India-Mercedes | 17 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Brazilian | Williams-Renault | 16 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Brazilian | Ferrari | 11 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | French | STR-Ferrari | 4 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australian | STR-Ferrari | 2 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Finnish | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Russian | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | German | Marussia-Cosworth | 0 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | French | Marussia-Cosworth | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Indian | HRT-Cosworth | 0 |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spanish | HRT-Cosworth | 0 |
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