2012 German Grand Prix
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The 2012 German Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012,[1] was a Formula One motor race that took place on 22 July 2012 as the tenth round of the 2012 season.[3] After being held at the Nürburgring in 2011,[4] the race returned to the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, making the 2012 race the thirty-third time the circuit hosted the German Grand Prix, and the eighth time the shortened circuit hosted the race since its 2002 redesign.
2012 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 22 July 2012 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012[1] | ||||
Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.574 km (2.842 miles) | ||||
Distance | 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles) | ||||
Weather |
Fine and Dry[2] Air Temp 22 °C (72 °F)[2] Track Temp 30 °C (86 °F)[2] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:40.621 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:18.725 on lap 58 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Third | Lotus-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders |
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso got his 22nd pole position before going on to win the race.[5] This race would see Michael Schumacher set his 77th and final fastest lap in Formula One, a record he still holds as of 2024[update].