2012 British Grand Prix

2012 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Silverstone Circuit
Race details
Date	8 July 2012
Official name	2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix[1]
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)[2] Track Temp 31 °C (88 °F)[2]
Attendance	127,000 (Race Day)[3]
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Time	1:51.746
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault
Time	1:34.661 on lap 50
Podium
First	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
Second	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2012 British Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix)^[1] was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England on 8 July 2012.^[4] 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.

As a consequence of the race, Webber narrowed Alonso's lead in the drivers' standings to 13 points. Webber himself was 16 points ahead of Vettel, who had moved ahead of Lewis Hamilton into third in the standings on 100 points. Red Bull extended their lead in the constructors' standings to 64 points. Ferrari moved up from fourth place to second whilst McLaren did the reverse and Lotus stayed in third position. All three teams stayed within 10 points of each other.

This would prove to be Webber's 9th and final career F1 victory.^[5]