Round 4 · 22 April 2012
Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit · Sakhir, Bahrain
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 3
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
45
pts
2
Jenson Button
McLaren
43
pts
3
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
37
pts
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
36
pts
5
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
28
pts
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6
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
25
pts
7
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
22
pts
8
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
16
pts
9
Bruno Senna
Williams
14
pts
10
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
9
pts
11
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
8
pts
12
Paul di Resta
Force India
7
pts
13
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
4
pts
14
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
4
pts
15
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
2
pts
16
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
2
pts
17
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1
pts
18
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
0
pts
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
0
pts
20
Charles Pic
Marussia
0
pts
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
0
pts
22
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
0
pts
23
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
0
pts
24
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
0
pts
After the race
24 drivers
After Round 4
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
↑4
53
+25
2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
↓1
49
+4
3
Mark Webber
Red Bull
↑1
48
+12
4
Jenson Button
McLaren
↓2
43
+0
5
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
↓2
43
+6
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6
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
—
35
+10
7
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
↑1
34
+18
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
↑3
23
+15
9
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
↓2
22
+0
10
Paul di Resta
Force India
↑2
15
+8
11
Bruno Senna
Williams
↓2
14
+0
12
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
↓2
9
+0
13
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
—
4
+0
14
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
—
4
+0
15
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
—
2
+0
16
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
—
2
+0
17
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
↑1
2
+2
18
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
↓1
2
+1
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
—
0
+0
20
Charles Pic
Marussia
—
0
+0
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
—
0
+0
22
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
—
0
+0
23
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
↑1
0
+0
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
↓1
0
+0
Circuit map
Bahrain International Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:35:10.990 | 25 |
| 2 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 11 | +3.333 | 18 |
| 3 | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | +10.194 | 15 |
| 4 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | +38.788 | 12 |
| 5 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | +55.460 | 10 |
| 6 | DIR Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | +57.543 | 8 |
| 7 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | +57.803 | 6 |
| 8 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | +58.984 | 4 |
| 9 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 14 | +1:04.999 | 2 |
| 10 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 22 | +1:11.490 | 1 |
| 11 | PER Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | +1:12.702 | 0 |
| 12 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +1:16.539 | 0 |
| 13 | KOB Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | +1:30.334 | 0 |
| 14 | VER Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | +1:33.723 | 0 |
| 15 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 19 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | KAR Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 15 | Vibrations | 0 |
| R | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 21 | Puncture | 0 |
| R | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | Engine | 0 |