Round 4 · 22 April 2012
2012 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 22 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 1. Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus F1) and Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:35:10.990 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 11 | +3.333 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | +10.194 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | +38.788 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | +55.460 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 10 | +57.543 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | +57.803 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | +58.984 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 14 | +64.999 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 22 | +71.490 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | +72.702 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13 | +76.539 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | +90.334 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | +93.723 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 15 | — | — | Vibrations |
| 23 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 21 | — | — | Puncture |
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 19 | — | — | Engine |