| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault | 57 | 1:35:10.990 | 194.302 km/h | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus • Renault | 57 | +03.333 | +03.333 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus • Renault | 57 | +10.194 | +06.861 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault | 57 | +38.788 | +28.594 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 57 | +55.460 | +16.672 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes | 57 | +57.543 | +02.083 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 57 | +57.803 | +00.260 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes | 57 | +58.984 | +01.181 | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 57 | +01:04.999 | +06.015 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 57 | +01:11.490 | +06.491 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari | 57 | +01:12.702 | +01.212 | |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India • Mercedes | 57 | +01:16.539 | +03.837 | |
| 13 | 12 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari | 57 | +01:30.334 | +13.795 | |
| 14 | 17 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 57 | +01:33.723 | +03.389 | |
| 15 | 6 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | ||
| 16 | 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham • Renault | 56 | +1 lap | ||
| 17 | 16 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham • Renault | 56 | +1 lap | ||
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes | 55 | exhaust | ||
| 19 | 23 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia • Cosworth | 55 | +2 laps | ||
| 20 | 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT • Cosworth | 55 | +2 laps | ||
| 21 | 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT • Cosworth | 55 | +2 laps | ||
| 22 | 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams • Renault | 54 | brakes | ||
| 21 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Renault | 25 | puncture | |||
| 19 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia • Cosworth | 24 | engine |
Fastest lap - 01:36.379 - 202.152 km/h - Sebastian Vettel (lap 41)