Round 18 · 4 November 2012
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: results
Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, round 18 of the championship, held on 4 November 2012 at Yas Marina Circuit (UAE), starting from position 4. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 1:45:58.667 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | +0.852 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 24 | +4.163 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | +7.787 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 3 | +13.007 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | +20.076 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | +22.896 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | +23.542 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | +24.160 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 16 | +27.463 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | +28.075 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | +34.906 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | +47.764 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | +56.473 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 11 | +56.768 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | +64.595 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +71.778 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | — | — | Collision |