Mark Webber's Monaco win made 2012 the first F1 season with six different winners in the opening six races.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 27 May 2012
- Season round
- 6th of 2012 F1 season
- Monaco GP running number
- 70th edition
- Race winner
- Mark Webber (pole position)
- 2nd place
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- 3rd place
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2012 Formula One season opened with an unusually competitive spread of results, with no single driver dominating. Heading into Monaco, five different drivers had already won the first five races, setting the stage for a potential record-breaking outcome if a sixth distinct winner emerged at the principality.
The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix took place on 27 May 2012 in the Principality of Monaco. Mark Webber started from pole position and went on to win the race, the seventieth running of the Monaco Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg finished second for Mercedes and Fernando Alonso took third for Ferrari.
Webber's victory established an unprecedented Formula One record: the opening six races of the 2012 season had produced six different winners, a feat never previously achieved in the sport's history. Rosberg secured his second podium of the season, and Alonso continued Ferrari's strong championship challenge.