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2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix, ahead of Lotus teammates Raikkonen and Grosjean

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, ahead of Lotus teammates Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix in pictures

Vettel made an incredibly strong start, and had built up a five-second lead after just eight laps. 

 

Just behind him was Raikkonen who, having started from 11th on the grid, had worked his way up to third place after 10 laps. He overtook his young teammate on lap 24 but failed to take the lead, allowing Vettel his first win of 2012.

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Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg finished fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of Paul di Resta who drove a two-stop race to finish in sixth place after a last-minute pass by Rosberg on fresher tyres.

 

McLaren's Jenson Button was also poised to overtake di Resta when a puncture forced him to pit with just three laps to go. He finished the race in 18th place.

This result means that Sebastian Vettel leads the drivers' championship with 53 points, ahead of Hamilton – who finished eighth in Bahrain after a botched pit stop – and Webber, with 49 and 48 points respectively.

Red Bull now leads the constructors' championship with 101 points to McLaren's 92. Lotus is third with 57 points, ahead of Ferrari with 45.

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix results

PositionDriverTeam
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing-Renault
2Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault
3Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault
4Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault
5Nico RosbergMercedes
6Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
7Fernando AlonsoFerrari
8Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
9Felipe MassaFerrari
10Michael SchumacherMercedes
11Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
12Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
13Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
14Jean-Eric VergneSTR-Ferrari
15Daniel RicciardoSTR-Ferrari
16Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault
17Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault
18Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
19Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth
20Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth
21Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth
22Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault
Not classifiedPastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault
Not classifiedCharles PicMarussia-Cosworth
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