2012 British Grand Prix
| 2012 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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Silverstone Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 8 July 2012 | ||||
| Official name | 2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.891 km (3.660 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Dry Air Temp 20 °C (68 °F) Track Temp 31 °C (88 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 127,000 (Race Day) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:51.746 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:34.661 on lap 50 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2012 British Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England on 8 July 2012. It was the ninth round of the 2012 Formula One season, the 63rd time the event had been a round of the Formula One World Championship, and the 67th time it had been contested overall. The 52-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Mark Webber, who took his second victory of the season. The Ferrari of Fernando Alonso, who started the race in pole position, finished 3.0 seconds behind Webber, in second. Webber's teammate, Sebastian Vettel, completed the podium by finishing in third position.
This would prove to be Webber's ninth and final career F1 victory. This was also the last victory for an Australian Formula One driver until Daniel Ricciardo's victory in the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, Ricciardo having replaced Webber at Red Bull after the latter's retirement at the end of the 2013 season.