Brazilian Grand Prix

Race

	Pos	Driver	Team	Laps
	1	Button	McLaren	71
	2	Alonso	Ferrari	71
	3	Massa	Ferrari	71
	4	Webber		71
	5	Hülkenberg	Force India	71
	6	Vettel		71
	7	Schumacher	Mercedes	71
	8	Vergne	Toro Rosso	71
	9	Kobayashi	Sauber	71
	10	Räikkönen	Lotus	70
	11	Petrov	Caterham	70
	12	Pic	Marussia	70
	13	Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	70
	14	Kovalainen	Caterham	70
	15	Rosberg	Mercedes	70
	16	Glock	Marussia	70
	17	de la Rosa	HRT	69
	18	Karthikeyan	HRT	69
	19	di Resta	Force India	68
Retirement
collision		Hamilton FL	McLaren	54
spun off		Grosjean	Lotus	5
spun off		Maldonado	Williams	1
collision		Senna	Williams	0
collision		Perez	Sauber	0

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Horner and Vettel embrace, and Vettel says "it's unbelievable". Alonso looks drained as he waits to go on the podium alongside Button. Vettel jumps the wall to celebrate in front of the crowd as the top three take to the podium. Vettel is in the Red Bull garage celebrating with his team as Alonso stands on the podium. If Alonso was one place further up he would be world champion; that's how close it was. © Getty Images In amongst all that it's easy to overlook a fantastic drive from Massa, who takes the third place trophy. He salutes his home fans and drove superbly. Ferrari looks distraught as a team, but it has secured second in the constructors' championship ahead of McLaren after Hamilton's retirement. What a fantastic way to end the 2012 season; with an incredible race and three points separating the top two. Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel, commiserations to Fernando Alonso who has been fantastic all season. Will there be any repercussions from that race? We'll have it all covered on ESPNF1.com. I'm sorry we couldn't use more of your comments but it was such a crazy race, thanks for sending them in. Make sure you stay with us for all the reaction, and thank you so much for joining us. Bye for now.
Lap 71	Final lap and the race will finish behind the safety car. We're on the final lap and Vettel is sixth so this will be enough for him to take the championship … Jenson Button wins the Brazilian Grand Prix as the safety car pits, Fernando Alonso is second but SEBASTIAN VETTEL IS THE WORLD CHAMPION! Vettel comes home sixth and takes the title by three points. What a race. I need a lie down. Vettel earned that title coming back through the field, and his radio is working enough for us to hear him emotionally say "Oh my god guys". Button thanks his McLaren team for the finish to the season, and is told the "driving in those conditions was absolutely superb". He ends the year as it started: with victory. Vettel climbs on top of his car and celebrates. Alonso stares in to the distance and looks distraught in all honesty as he watches the celebrations. Vettel celebrates with his team before going to get weighed.
Lap 70	Kobayashi spins at turn four and almost hits Vergne as the Toro Rosso comes through. Kobayashi attacked Schumacher and spun. Massa pulls 2.3s clear of Webber with Hulkenberg close behind the Red Bull. Di Resta has crashed out of the final corner and the safety car is deployed.
Lap 69	Button continues to lead by over 20s. Alonso needs something to go wrong up ahead if he is to take this title.
Lap 68	Vettel is clearly the fastest man out there at present and he's told by his race engineer to keep it on the black stuff. Horner's foot is tapping on the pit wall. Webber is 1.8s behind Massa in the fight for third with Hulkenberg close behind too.
Lap 67	Vettel is told he's the quickest man on track, and with just five laps remaining he's in position to take his third consecutive title. Alonso is 21s behind Button and Massa is 2.8s further back. Webber is 2.3s behind the second Ferrari. Ricciardo in 14th is catching Pic and Petrov quickly. Might not be all over back there... Di Resta passes Vergne in to turn four for ninth place
Full commentary: Race Qualifying Free practice 3 Free practice 2 Free practice 1

	Pos	Driver	No.	Team	Laps	Last five	Best (Laps)		Worst (Laps)
	1	Jenson Button	3	McLaren	71	1-1-1-1-1	1	(24)	3	(24)
	2	Fernando Alonso	5	Ferrari	71	2-2-2-2-2	1	(1)	12	(1)
	3	Felipe Massa	6	Ferrari	71	3-3-3-3-3	2	(3)	14	(1)
	4	Mark Webber	2		71	4-4-4-4-4	3	(1)	19	(1)
	5	Nico Hülkenberg	12	Force India	71	5-5-5-5-5	1	(27)	6	(2)
	6	Sebastian Vettel	1		71	6-6-6-6-6	4	(3)	24	(1)
	7	Michael Schumacher	7	Mercedes	71	7-7-7-7-7	6	(7)	20	(8)
	8	Jean-Éric Vergne	17	Toro Rosso	71	8-8-9-9-9	5	(3)	20	(3)
	9	Kamui Kobayashi	14	Sauber	71	9-9-10-8-8	4	(1)	19	(1)
	10	Kimi Räikkönen	9	Lotus	70	10-10-11-11-11	7	(1)	18	(3)
	11	Vitaly Petrov	21	Caterham	70	11-11-12-12-12	7	(3)	19	(1)
	12	Charles Pic	25	Marussia	70	12-12-13-13-13	10	(1)	22	(1)
	13	Daniel Ricciardo	16	Toro Rosso	70	13-13-14-14-14	8	(11)	18	(2)
	14	Heikki Kovalainen	20	Caterham	70	14-14-15-17-17	6	(3)	20	(1)
	15	Nico Rosberg	8	Mercedes	70	15-15-16-15-15	8	(3)	20	(6)
	16	Timo Glock	24	Marussia	70	16-16-17-16-16	8	(4)	21	(1)
	17	Pedro de la Rosa	22	HRT	69	17-17-18-18-18	9	(1)	24	(1)
	18	Narain Karthikeyan	23	HRT	69	18-19-19-19-19	11	(1)	23	(1)
	19	Paul di Resta	11	Force India	68	19-17-8-10-10	5	(2)	19	(4)
Retirement
collision		Lewis Hamilton FL	4	McLaren	54	20-19-19-5-20	1	(14)	20	(2)
spun off		Romain Grosjean	10	Lotus	5	21-21-11-11-21	11	(2)	21	(5)
spun off		Pastor Maldonado	18	Williams	1	22-22-22-22-22	16	(1)	22	(10)
collision		Bruno Senna	19	Williams	0	23-23-23-11	11	(1)	23	(3)
collision		Sergio Perez	15	Sauber	0	24-24-24-12	12	(1)	24	(3)

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Pos	Driver	Today	Points
1.	Sebastian Vettel	8	281
2.	Fernando Alonso	18	278
3.	Kimi Räikkönen	1	207
4.	Lewis Hamilton		190
5.	Jenson Button	25	188
6.	Mark Webber	12	179
7.	Felipe Massa	15	122
8.	Romain Grosjean		96
9.	Nico Rosberg		93
10.	Sergio Perez		66
11.	Nico Hülkenberg	10	63
12.	Kamui Kobayashi	2	60
13.	Michael Schumacher	6	49
14.	Paul di Resta		46
15.	Pastor Maldonado		45
16.	Bruno Senna		31
17.	Jean-Éric Vergne	4	16
18.	Daniel Ricciardo		10
	Vitaly Petrov		[11]
	Timo Glock		[12]
	Charles Pic		[12]
	Heikki Kovalainen		[13]
	Jérôme d'Ambrosio		[13]
	Narain Karthikeyan		[15]
	Pedro de la Rosa		[17]

Pos	Constructor	Today	Points
1.	Red Bull / Renault		440
2.	Ferrari	33	400
3.	McLaren / Mercedes	25	378
4.	Lotus / Renault	1	303
5.	Mercedes	6	142
6.	Sauber / Ferrari	2	126
7.	Force India / Mercedes	10	109
8.	Williams / Renault		76
9.	Toro Rosso / Ferrari	4	26
	Caterham / Renault		[11]
	Marussia / Cosworth		[12]
	HRT / Cosworth		[15]

1 Lewis Hamilton 1'12.458
2 Jenson Button 1'12.513
3 Mark Webber 1'12.581
4 Sebastian Vettel 1'12.760
5 Felipe Massa 1'12.987
6 Nico Hülkenberg 1'13.206
7 Fernando Alonso 1'13.253
8 Kimi Räikkönen 1'13.298
9 Nico Rosberg 1'13.489
10 Paul di Resta 1'14.121
11 Bruno Senna 1'14.219
12 Sergio Perez 1'14.234
13 Michael Schumacher 1'14.334
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1'14.380
15 Daniel Ricciardo 1'14.574
16 Pastor Maldonado 1'13.174
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 1'14.619
18 Romain Grosjean 1'16.967
19 Vitaly Petrov 1'17.073
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1'17.086
21 Timo Glock 1'17.508
22 Charles Pic 1'18.104
23 Narain Karthikeyan 1'19.576
24 Pedro de la Rosa 1'19.699

Pos	Driver	No.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	4	McLaren	1'12.458	21	on track
2	Jenson Button	3	McLaren	1'12.513	20	on track
3	Mark Webber	2		1'12.581	22	on track
4	Sebastian Vettel	1		1'12.760	19	on track
5	Felipe Massa	6	Ferrari	1'12.987	25	on track
6	Pastor Maldonado	18	Williams	1'13.174	24	on track
7	Nico Hülkenberg	12	Force India	1'13.206	23	on track
8	Fernando Alonso	5	Ferrari	1'13.253	25	on track
9	Kimi Räikkönen	9	Lotus	1'13.298	22	on track
10	Nico Rosberg	8	Mercedes	1'13.489	26	on track
11	Paul di Resta	11	Force India	1'14.121	18	in pits
12	Bruno Senna	19	Williams	1'14.219	21	in pits
13	Sergio Perez	15	Sauber	1'14.234	21	in pits
14	Michael Schumacher	7	Mercedes	1'14.334	17	in pits
15	Kamui Kobayashi	14	Sauber	1'14.380	24	in pits
16	Daniel Ricciardo	16	Toro Rosso	1'14.574	22	in pits
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	17	Toro Rosso	1'14.619	23	in pits
18	Romain Grosjean	10	Lotus	1'16.967	8	in pits
19	Vitaly Petrov	21	Caterham	1'17.073	14	in pits
20	Heikki Kovalainen	20	Caterham	1'17.086	14	in pits
21	Timo Glock	24	Marussia	1'17.508	13	in pits
22	Charles Pic	25	Marussia	1'18.104	14	in pits
23	Narain Karthikeyan	23	HRT	1'19.576	13	in pits
24	Pedro de la Rosa	22	HRT	1'19.699	12	in pits

Pos	Driver	No.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Jenson Button	5	McLaren	1'13.188	22	in pits
2	Sebastian Vettel	1		1'13.245	21	in pits
3	Mark Webber	2		1'13.385	25	in pits
4	Lewis Hamilton	10	McLaren	1'13.389	17	in pits
5	Romain Grosjean	8	Lotus	1'13.420	24	in pits
6	Paul di Resta	15	Force India	1'13.486	21	in pits
7	Nico Hülkenberg	11	Force India	1'13.602	22	in pits
8	Fernando Alonso	3	Ferrari	1'13.691	15	in pits
9	Pastor Maldonado	16	Williams	1'13.700	20	in pits
10	Felipe Massa	4	Ferrari	1'13.712	17	in pits
11	Bruno Senna	19	Williams	1'13.948	20	in pits
12	Nico Rosberg	9	Mercedes	1'14.126	25	in pits
13	Sergio Perez	6	Sauber	1'14.190	26	in pits
14	Kamui Kobayashi	14	Sauber	1'14.192	21	in pits
15	Michael Schumacher	7	Mercedes	1'14.347	24	in pits
16	Daniel Ricciardo	19	Toro Rosso	1'14.687	21	in pits
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	18	Toro Rosso	1'14.972	19	in pits
18	Vitaly Petrov	21	Caterham	1'15.159	22	in pits
19	Heikki Kovalainen	20	Caterham	1'15.707	21	in pits
21	Charles Pic	20	Marussia	1'16.059	21	in pits
22	Pedro de la Rosa	22	HRT	1'16.198	15	in pits
23	Narain Karthikeyan	23	HRT	1'16.793	18	in pits
24	Kimi Räikkönen	7	Lotus	-	3	in pits

Pos	Driver	No.	Team	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	10	McLaren	35	in pits
2	Sebastian Vettel	1		40	in pits
3	Mark Webber	2		37	in pits
4	Felipe Massa	4	Ferrari	37	in pits
5	Fernando Alonso	3	Ferrari	37	in pits
6	Michael Schumacher	7	Mercedes	36	in pits
7	Nico Rosberg	9	Mercedes	40	in pits
8	Jenson Button	5	McLaren	40	in pits
9	Romain Grosjean	8	Lotus	37	in pits
10	Paul di Resta	15	Force India	39	in pits
11	Nico Hülkenberg	11	Force India	40	in pits
12	Kimi Räikkönen	7	Lotus	39	in pits
13	Bruno Senna	19	Williams	45	in pits
14	Sergio Perez	6	Sauber	35	in pits
15	Kamui Kobayashi	14	Sauber	43	in pits
16	Daniel Ricciardo	19	Toro Rosso	39	in pits
17	Pastor Maldonado	16	Williams	47	in pits
18	Jean-Éric Vergne	18	Toro Rosso	40	in pits
19	Vitaly Petrov	21	Caterham	39	in pits
20	Heikki Kovalainen	20	Caterham	42	in pits
21	Pedro de la Rosa	22	HRT	15	in pits
23	Charles Pic	20	Marussia	31	in pits
24	Narain Karthikeyan	23	HRT	15	in pits

Pos	Driver	No.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	10	McLaren	1'14.131	33	in pits
2	Sebastian Vettel	1		1'14.140	35	in pits
3	Mark Webber	2		1'14.198	34	in pits
4	Jenson Button	5	McLaren	1'14.217	31	in pits
5	Fernando Alonso	3	Ferrari	1'14.392	28	in pits
6	Felipe Massa	4	Ferrari	1'14.716	29	in pits
7	Romain Grosjean	8	Lotus	1'14.719	33	in pits
8	Paul di Resta	15	Force India	1'14.738	34	in pits
9	Pastor Maldonado	16	Williams	1'15.015	37	in pits
10	Nico Hülkenberg	11	Force India	1'15.050	32	in pits
11	Michael Schumacher	7	Mercedes	1'15.114	36	in pits
12	Kamui Kobayashi	14	Sauber	1'15.255	31	in pits
13	Sergio Perez	6	Sauber	1'15.396	32	in pits
14	Valtteri Bottas	17	Williams	1'15.413	23	in pits
15	Daniel Ricciardo	19	Toro Rosso	1'15.587	35	in pits
16	Kimi Räikkönen	7	Lotus	1'15.701	16	in pits
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	18	Toro Rosso	1'16.048	35	in pits
18	Nico Rosberg	9	Mercedes	1'16.315	36	in pits
19	Giedo van der Garde	21	Caterham	1'16.460	32	in pits
21	Vitaly Petrov	21	Caterham	1'16.617	30	in pits
22	Charles Pic	20	Marussia	1'17.234	26	in pits
23	Pedro de la Rosa	22	HRT	1'17.678	15	in pits
24	Narain Karthikeyan	23	HRT	1'17.895	13	in pits

Circuit type
Race
Circuit Length
4.309 km
Circuit Turns
15
Circuit Direction
anti-clockwise
Capacity
119,000
Established
1936

Profile The old version of the Brazilian circuit incorporated most of the tight and twisty infield still present today, along with a balls-out, high-speed section. The original layout consisted of four fast corners, split up by long straights, in which the cars would remain flat out for around 20 seconds. With significant bumps throughout the lap, the track was considered very dangerous - especially by 1980 when cars were running ground-effect aerodynamics. That, and the encroaching favellas around the circuit, saw the Brazilian Grand Prix move to the more glamorous Jacarepagua circuit in Rio de Janeiro. When it returned in 1990 a $15 million redevelopment plan had stunted the circuit to today's layout. Interlagos literally means 'between the lakes' referring to two large manmade lakes built in the early 20th century to supply the city with water and electricity. The land on which the circuit stands was originally bought in 1938 by two property developers who intended to build houses on the site. When they discovered that the site was not suitable they decided to build a circuit instead, and as Sao Paulo continued to grow at an astounding rate it was not long before the track was surrounded by houses. Full profile

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