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Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
31, 01, 02 September 2012
Length of lap: 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Total number of race laps: 44
Race length: 308.052 km (191.410 mi)
Most wins (constructors): Ferrari (16)
Fastest lap 2011: Mark Webber Red Bull 1:49.883

Last Race

Hungarian Grand Prix

Hungaroring Circuit

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus
3 Romain Grosjean Lotus
Fastest Lap
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:24.136
Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:20.953

2011 Cars images

Spanish GP, Catalunya Circuit - Race. F1 image 2011 (HD PHOTO)
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes MGP W02
Spanish GP, Catalunya Circuit
Formula 1 image 2011 (Photo 1920x1280)
Turkish GP, Istanbul Park Circuit - Race. F1 image 2011 (HD PHOTO 1920x1280)
Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button, McLaren MP4-25
Turkish GP, Istanbul Park Circuit
Formula 1 image 2011
Chinese GP, Shanghai International Circuit - Race. F1 wallpaper 2011 (HD PHOTO 1920x1280)
Fernando Alonso. Ferrari 150° Italia
Chinese GP, Shanghai International Circuit - Race.
Formula 1 image 2011

F1 Race

FIA post-qualifying press conference - Bahrain, Sakhir

Drivers: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull)
Q: Sebastian, four races into the 2012 season and your first pole position of the season? I take it it’s good to be back?
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it obviously feels great and I think this one I completely owe it to the team, to the guys...

Bahrain GP, Sakhir Circuit - qualifying times

1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:34.308 1:33.527 1:32.422
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.813 1:33.209 1:32.520
3 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:34.015 1:33.311 1:32.637
4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.792 1:33.416 1:32.711
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:34.588 1:33.219 1:32.821
6 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:33.988 1:33.556 1:32.912
7 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:34.041 1:33.246 1:33.008
8 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:33.814 1:33.660 1:33.394

Bahrain GP, Sakhir Circuit - free practice session 3

1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:33.254
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:33.401 0.147
3 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:33.663 0.409
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.782 0.528
5 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.796 0.542
6 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.899 0.645
7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:33.976 0.722
8 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:34.197 0.943

FIA Friday press conference - Bahrain, Sakhir

Team Representatives: Bob Fernley (Force India), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), Eric Boullier (Lotus), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Christian Horner (Red Bull).
Q: Gentlemen a subject we can’t escape, unfortunately: This Grand Prix is definitely one of the best organised, the drivers all say that. We’ve had a lot speculation from both angles, negative and positive, but I’d like to your views regarding the security situation. Are you comfortable with how things are evolving?

Bahrain GP, Sakhir Circuit - free practice session two

1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.816
2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:33.262 0.446
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:33.525 0.709
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.747 0.931
5 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.862 1.046
6 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.246 1.430
7 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.411 1.595
8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:34.449 1.633

Bahrain GP, Sakhir Circuit - free practice session one

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.572
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:33.877 0.305
3 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:34.150 0.578
4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:34.249 0.677
5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.277 0.705
6 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:34.344 0.772
7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:34.483 0.911
8 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:34.552 0.980

FIA post-race press conference - China, Shanghai

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2 - Jenson Button (McLaren), 3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
Q: Nico, well done. You join an exclusive club of drivers who’ve turned their maiden pole into their maiden win. How do you feel?
Nico Rosberg: Thank you very much. Well, it’s an unbelievable feeling: very, very cool. I’m very happy, very excited. It’s been a long time coming for me, and for the team as well over the past two years and a bit. Now, it’s finally here...

Chinese GP, Shanghai Circuit - result race

1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 56 1:36:26.929
2 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 +20.6 secs
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 +26.0 secs
4 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 56 +27.9 secs
5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 56 +30.4 secs
6 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 56 +31.4 secs
7 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 56 +34.5 secs
8 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 56 +35.6 secs

FIA post-qualifying press conference - Chinese GP, Shanghai

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP); 2 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 3 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP)
Q: Nico, sensational lap how do you feel about your first F1 pole?
Nico Rosberg: Fantastic, yeah, thank you. It went really well, it’s a very special feeling definitely. Now obviously looking forward to starting first tomorrow.

Chinese GP, Shanghai Circuit - qualifying times

1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:36.875 1:35.725 1:35.121
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.763 1:35.902 1:35.626
3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:36.797 1:35.794 1:35.691
4 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:36.863 1:35.853 1:35.784
5 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:36.850 1:35.921 1:35.898
6 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.746 1:35.942 1:36.191
7 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:36.682 1:35.700 1:36.290
8 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:36.198 1:35.831 1:36.524

Chinese GP, Shanghai Circuit - free practice session 3

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.940
2 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.063 0.123
3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.389 0.449
4 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.512 0.572
5 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:36.635 0.695
6 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:36.765 0.825
7 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:36.781 0.841
8 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:36.880 0.940

FIA Friday press conference - Chinese GP, Shanghai

Team representatives: Matt Morris (Sauber), Antonio Cuquerella (HRT), Dave Greenwood (Marussia), James Allison (Lotus), Paddy Lowe (McLaren), Pat Fry (Ferrari).
Q: A question to you all. If you’d like to give a swift appraisal of where you feel you are in the pecking order after two Grands Prix, and what you think the potential is, where you think you can be?
Matt Morris: I think it’s very difficult to tell. I think there are five or six teams that are all very close, and I think we’re one of those teams, but exactly where we stand, we probably need another couple of races.

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2012 Race Drivers

Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Michael Schumacher
Nico Rosberg
Kimi Räikkönen
Romain Grosjean
Paul di Resta
Nico Hulkenberg
Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Perez
Daniel Ricciardo
Jean-Eric Vergne
Pastor Maldonado
Bruno Senna
Heikki Kovalainen
Vitaly Petrov
Pedro de la Rosa
Narain Karthikeyan
Timo Glock
Charles Pic

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