| 2012 European Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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 The Valencia Street Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 June 2012 | ||||
| Official name | 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe[1] | ||||
| Location | Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.419 km (3.367 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.883 km (191.931 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Fine and Dry[2] Air Temp 27 °C (81 °F)[2] Track Temp 45 °C (113 °F)[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:38.086 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:42.163 on lap 54 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2012 European Grand Prix (formally, the 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe)[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain on 24 June 2012.[3] It was the eighth round of the 2012 championship season, and the final time the circuit hosted the European Grand Prix or any other Formula One race. It was Fernando Alonso's second Grand Prix win in Spain after the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix held at Barcelona. Michael Schumacher finished third at the age of 43 years and 173 days, the oldest driver to climb to the podium since Jack Brabham's second-place finish at the 1970 British Grand Prix. It was Schumacher's best result since his comeback in 2010 and the final podium finish of his Formula One career.
- ^ a b Formula One. "2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe". Formula One Management. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "2012 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Race)". f1standings.net. F1Standings. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (7 December 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 11 June 2012.