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2012 Race Summary
An engine failure on Vitaly Petrov's Caterham on his way round to the grid meant he had to return to the pits and retire the car before the race had even begun. When it did, however, it was polesitter Fernando Alonso who maintained his lead into the first corner. Webber and Schumacher followed him round in their same positions, but Vettel fell prey to Massa and Räikkönen, before quickly getting back past the Finn. Paul di Resta, in tenth place at the time, suffered a puncture as a result of his right rear tyre coming into contact with Romain Grosjean's front wing at the start of the Wellington straight. di Resta spun and retired from the damage on the following lap whilst Grosjean pitted on the third lap to replace his front wing and change tyres after his impaired front wing was costing him places. Later on in the race, Sergio Pérez and Pastor Maldonado had an incident at Brooklands which is at the end of the Wellington Straight. Maldonado tried to overtake Pérez on the inside of the corner under braking, whilst Pérez was defending on the inside line Maldonado's front wing clipped Pérez's car and sent both of them into a spin, the result of this would be Sergio Pérez retiring from the race and Maldonado had to make an unscheduled pit stop to repair damage to his front wing. This would be a disaster for his strategy in the race because a lap earlier he pitted for new tyres, Maldonado would later finish 16th in the race. At the start of lap 50, Mark Webber was closing in on race leader Fernando Alonso, with Sebastian Vettel shortly behind his team mate in 3rd place. Webber was faster than Alonso due to his tyres being worn more than Webber's, but then with 3 laps to go Webber was within a second of Alonso's car, this would mean he was eligible to use DRS in the allocated DRS zone which was on the Wellington straight, this would give him extra speed. Alonso knew he was slower than Webber so he took the inside line as Webber passed Alonso for the lead of the race, Alonso tried to attack on him in the next few corners. Now Vettel would try and close up on Alonso. When the chequered flag fell Mark Webber won his second British Grand Prix, just like he did in 2010. Alonso was 2nd but Vettel didn't have the pace to catch Alonso, but at least Sebastian Vettel got another podium finish. Felipe Massa finished 5 seconds behind Vettel, Romain Grosjean recovered from the first lap incident to finish sixth, behind his team mate Kimi Räikkönen. The other points scorers were Schumacher, Hamilton, Senna and Jenson Button in 10th.
Circuit Info
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Laps
Previous Winners & Pole Positions
2012 - Winner: Mark Webber - Red Bull Renault
Video Highlights
Highlights from the 2008 British Grand Prix
Highlights from the 1978 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch
Highlights from the 1969 British Grand Prix
Highlights from the 2010 British Grand Prix
Jim Clark documentary: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/Part 4/Part 5/Part 6
Changes from 2012
-A number of new drains have been installed in verges around the circuit in order to improve drainage in areas where water has accumulated in the past.
-The tyre barrier on the driver’s right at the exit of Turn 14 will be extended by 50 metres.
GP Facts
-Jim Clark and Alain Prost have the most British GP wins with five apiece. One of Clark’s was scored at Aintree (1962) and one at Brands Hatch (1964). All five of Prost’s were at Silverstone (1983, ’85, ’89, ’90, ’93). Prost’s best finish from attempts at Brands Hatch was third in 1986.
-McLaren - in their 50th Anniversary year - are just two wins away from Ferrari’s total, while another British constructor, Williams - at Silverstone celebrating their 600th GP - are third on the list of most successful teams at the event with 10 wins. McLaren’s most recent victory came courtesy of Hamilton in 2008, while Williams have not won here since Jacques Villeneuve stood on the top step in his championship-winning year of 1997.
-Of the current drivers, the most successful here are Alonso and Mark Webber. Both drivers have two wins to their credit. Alonso won here with Renault in 2006 and with Ferrari in 2011. Both Webber’s victories have been with Red Bull Racing, in 2010 and last year.
-Jenson Button has more British GPs under his belt than any other driver on the grid, with 13. Despite the total he’s never appeared on the F1 podium here. The closest he’s come was fourth place in 2004 for BAR and in 2010 for McLaren. His last Silverstone podium appearance was in 1999 when he won round 15 of the British F3 championship.
-Pole position isn’t of great benefit. The race has been won from the front of the grid just three times since the turn of the century (Rubens Barrichello ’03, Alonso in ’06 and Sebastian Vettel in ’09).
-It certainly doesn’t hurt to be at the sharp end of the grid however. Since 2000 every winner has started from fourth or better. The last time the race was won from further back was in 1995 when Johnny Herbert started fifth. The race has never been won by anyone starting outside the top 10.
Drivers Championship Standings
Constructors Championship Standings
Fantasy Championship Standings
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2012 Race Summary
An engine failure on Vitaly Petrov's Caterham on his way round to the grid meant he had to return to the pits and retire the car before the race had even begun. When it did, however, it was polesitter Fernando Alonso who maintained his lead into the first corner. Webber and Schumacher followed him round in their same positions, but Vettel fell prey to Massa and Räikkönen, before quickly getting back past the Finn. Paul di Resta, in tenth place at the time, suffered a puncture as a result of his right rear tyre coming into contact with Romain Grosjean's front wing at the start of the Wellington straight. di Resta spun and retired from the damage on the following lap whilst Grosjean pitted on the third lap to replace his front wing and change tyres after his impaired front wing was costing him places. Later on in the race, Sergio Pérez and Pastor Maldonado had an incident at Brooklands which is at the end of the Wellington Straight. Maldonado tried to overtake Pérez on the inside of the corner under braking, whilst Pérez was defending on the inside line Maldonado's front wing clipped Pérez's car and sent both of them into a spin, the result of this would be Sergio Pérez retiring from the race and Maldonado had to make an unscheduled pit stop to repair damage to his front wing. This would be a disaster for his strategy in the race because a lap earlier he pitted for new tyres, Maldonado would later finish 16th in the race. At the start of lap 50, Mark Webber was closing in on race leader Fernando Alonso, with Sebastian Vettel shortly behind his team mate in 3rd place. Webber was faster than Alonso due to his tyres being worn more than Webber's, but then with 3 laps to go Webber was within a second of Alonso's car, this would mean he was eligible to use DRS in the allocated DRS zone which was on the Wellington straight, this would give him extra speed. Alonso knew he was slower than Webber so he took the inside line as Webber passed Alonso for the lead of the race, Alonso tried to attack on him in the next few corners. Now Vettel would try and close up on Alonso. When the chequered flag fell Mark Webber won his second British Grand Prix, just like he did in 2010. Alonso was 2nd but Vettel didn't have the pace to catch Alonso, but at least Sebastian Vettel got another podium finish. Felipe Massa finished 5 seconds behind Vettel, Romain Grosjean recovered from the first lap incident to finish sixth, behind his team mate Kimi Räikkönen. The other points scorers were Schumacher, Hamilton, Senna and Jenson Button in 10th.
Circuit Info
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Laps
52
Circuit length5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Race length306.747 km (190.604 mi)
Lap RecordKimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 2012 - 1:34.661
Most Wins (Drivers)Jim Clark & Alain Prost (5)
Most Wins (Constructors)Ferrari (15)
Previous Winners & Pole Positions
2012 - Winner: Mark Webber - Red Bull Renault
Pole: Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:51.746
2011 - Winner: Fernando Alonso - FerrariPole: Mark Webber - Red Bull Renault - 1:30.399
2010 - Winner: Mark Webber - Red Bull RenaultPole: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Renault - 1:29.615
2009 - Winner: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull RenaultPole: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Renault - 1:19.509
2008 - Winner: Lewis Hamilton - McLaren MercedesPole: Heikki Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes - 1:21.049
2007 - Winner: Kimi Räikkönen - FerrariPole: Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes - 1:19.997
2006 - Winner: Fernando Alonso - RenaultPole: Fernando Alonso - Renault - 1:20.253
2005 - Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya - McLaren MercedesPole: Fernando Alonso - Renault - 1:19.905
Video Highlights
Highlights from the 2008 British Grand Prix
Highlights from the 1978 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch
Highlights from the 1969 British Grand Prix
Highlights from the 2010 British Grand Prix
Jim Clark documentary: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/Part 4/Part 5/Part 6
Changes from 2012
-A number of new drains have been installed in verges around the circuit in order to improve drainage in areas where water has accumulated in the past.
-The tyre barrier on the driver’s right at the exit of Turn 14 will be extended by 50 metres.
GP Facts
-Jim Clark and Alain Prost have the most British GP wins with five apiece. One of Clark’s was scored at Aintree (1962) and one at Brands Hatch (1964). All five of Prost’s were at Silverstone (1983, ’85, ’89, ’90, ’93). Prost’s best finish from attempts at Brands Hatch was third in 1986.
-McLaren - in their 50th Anniversary year - are just two wins away from Ferrari’s total, while another British constructor, Williams - at Silverstone celebrating their 600th GP - are third on the list of most successful teams at the event with 10 wins. McLaren’s most recent victory came courtesy of Hamilton in 2008, while Williams have not won here since Jacques Villeneuve stood on the top step in his championship-winning year of 1997.
-Of the current drivers, the most successful here are Alonso and Mark Webber. Both drivers have two wins to their credit. Alonso won here with Renault in 2006 and with Ferrari in 2011. Both Webber’s victories have been with Red Bull Racing, in 2010 and last year.
-Jenson Button has more British GPs under his belt than any other driver on the grid, with 13. Despite the total he’s never appeared on the F1 podium here. The closest he’s come was fourth place in 2004 for BAR and in 2010 for McLaren. His last Silverstone podium appearance was in 1999 when he won round 15 of the British F3 championship.
-Pole position isn’t of great benefit. The race has been won from the front of the grid just three times since the turn of the century (Rubens Barrichello ’03, Alonso in ’06 and Sebastian Vettel in ’09).
-It certainly doesn’t hurt to be at the sharp end of the grid however. Since 2000 every winner has started from fourth or better. The last time the race was won from further back was in 1995 when Johnny Herbert started fifth. The race has never been won by anyone starting outside the top 10.
Drivers Championship Standings
Constructors Championship Standings
Fantasy Championship Standings
