2012 German Grand Prix

2012 German Grand Prix
2012 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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	The Hockenheimring
Race details
Date	22 July 2012
Official name	Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012
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 Air Temp 22 °C (72 °F) ; Track Temp 30 °C (86 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso;
Time	1:40.621
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:18.725 on lap 58
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso;
Second	Jenson Button;
Third	Kimi Räikkönen;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2012 German Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2012, was a Formula One motor race that took place on 22 July 2012 as the tenth round of the 2012 season. After being held at the Nürburgring in 2011, 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.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso got his 22nd pole position before going on to win the race, with McLaren's Jenson Button and Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium. This race would see Michael Schumacher set his 77th and final fastest lap in Formula One, a record he still holds as of 2025. By winning the German Grand Prix, Alonso achieved his 30th Grand Prix victory overall, becoming the fifth driver after Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher to achieve this feat.

Alonso increased his points advantage to 34 points over Webber, bringing up their totals to 154 and 120, respectively. While Vettel remained in third with 110 points, Räikkönen overtook Hamilton in the standings for fourth spot, six points clear of Hamilton following the latter's retirement. Meanwhile, Ferrari narrowed their deficit to Red Bull to 53 points, while McLaren overtook Lotus for third in the standings having amassed 160 points, with Lotus being shy by only one point.