- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel
- Team
- Red Bull
- Top listed
- Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, and Romain Grosjean
- Race date
- April 22, 2012
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit
The decisive result
Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for Lotus F1 Team, with Romain Grosjean 3 for Lotus F1 Team.
Grid to finish
Michael Schumacher from P22 to P10 (+12), Kimi Räikkönen from P11 to P2 (+9), and Felipe Massa from P14 to P9 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 14 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 1 Engine, and 1 Exhaust. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.379 on lap 41. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.