Alonso maintained his hold on the championship lead for the next seven races, taking his third win in Germany and finishing on the podium in the United Kingdom, Italy and Singapore. It was not until the European Grand Prix in June that a driver, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, won his second race of the year, and with it, emerged as a championship contender.
F1 2012 BRAZIL DRIVERS
The early season was tumultuous, with seven different drivers winning the first seven races of the championship a record for the series. After being cancelled in 2011 due to civil protests, the Bahrain Grand Prix also returned to the calendar. The 2012 season saw the return of the United States Grand Prix, which was held at the Circuit of the Americas, a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas. The championship was contested over twenty rounds, which started in Australia on 18 March and ended in Brazil on 25 November.
F1 2012 BRAZIL SERIES
It featured the 63rd FIA Formula One World Championship, a motor racing series for Formula One cars, recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – the governing body of motorsport – as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 66th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Kimi Räikkönen finished the season in third place on his return to F1, driving for Lotus F1.