| «2012-04» | Bahrain Grand Prix - VIII Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 2012-04-22 | Sakhir - Bahrain International Circuit - 57 laps × 5.412 km : 308.238 km (offset -246 m) |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault | 01:36.379 | 202.152 km/h | 41 | |
| 2 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari | 01:36.700 | 201.481 km/h | 54 | +00.321 |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus • Renault | 01:36.928 | 201.007 km/h | 42 | +00.549 |
| 4 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 01:37.058 | 200.738 km/h | 43 | +00.679 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus • Renault | 01:37.116 | 200.618 km/h | 41 | +00.737 |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault | 01:37.437 | 199.957 km/h | 45 | +01.058 |
| 7 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:37.733 | 199.351 km/h | 38 | +01.354 |
| 8 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 01:37.903 | 199.005 km/h | 42 | +01.524 |
| 9 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:38.046 | 198.715 km/h | 47 | +01.667 |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:38.080 | 198.646 km/h | 41 | +01.701 |
| 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams • Renault | 01:38.087 | 198.632 km/h | 51 | +01.708 |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 01:38.123 | 198.559 km/h | 42 | +01.744 |
| 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:38.128 | 198.549 km/h | 39 | +01.749 |
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari | 01:38.146 | 198.512 km/h | 39 | +01.767 |
| 15 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 01:38.203 | 198.397 km/h | 44 | +01.824 |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham • Renault | 01:38.305 | 198.191 km/h | 42 | +01.926 |
| 17 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India • Mercedes | 01:38.312 | 198.177 km/h | 46 | +01.933 |
| 18 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes | 01:38.372 | 198.056 km/h | 41 | +01.993 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham • Renault | 01:38.441 | 197.918 km/h | 43 | +02.062 |
| 20 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT • Cosworth | 01:39.747 | 195.326 km/h | 48 | +03.368 |
| 21 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Renault | 01:39.876 | 195.074 km/h | 14 | +03.497 |
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT • Cosworth | 01:40.237 | 194.371 km/h | 41 | +03.858 |
| 23 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia • Cosworth | 01:40.323 | 194.205 km/h | 46 | +03.944 |
| 24 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia • Cosworth | 01:41.519 | 191.917 km/h | 14 | +05.140 |