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P12
Championship
0
Wins
1
Podiums
0
Poles
60
Points
4
DNFs
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Kamui Kobayashi contested 20 grands prix in 2012 for Sauber and finished P12 in the World Drivers' Championship. The season produced 60 points, 0 wins, 1 podium, and 0 pole positions.
Their best result came at the Japanese Grand Prix, where Kamui Kobayashi finished P3. Across the year, they scored in 9 races and reached the flag in 20 classified finishes, with 4 DNFs.
Average classified finish
P12.3
Podium rate
5.0%
Net positions gained
-13
| Rnd | Race | Quali | Grid | Finish | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 13 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 8 |
| 2 | Sepang International Circuit | 17 | 17 | 23 | -6 | - |
| 3 | Shanghai International Circuit | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1⚡ |
| 4 | Bahrain International Circuit | 12 | 12 | 13 | -1 | - |
| 5 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 10 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 6 | Circuit de Monaco | 12 | 11 | 21 | -10 | - |
| 7 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 11 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 |
| 8 | Valencia Street Circuit | 7 | 7 | 22 | -15 | - |
| 9 | Silverstone Circuit | 12 | 17 | 11 | +6 | - |
| 10 | Hockenheimring | 13 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 11 | Hungaroring | 15 | 15 | 18 | -3 | - |
| 12 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 | 2 | 13 | -11 | - |
| 13 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Marina Bay Street Circuit | 18 | 17 | 13 | +4 | - |
| 15 | Suzuka Circuit | 4 | 3 | 3 | ±0 | 15 |
| 16 | Korean International Circuit | 13 | 13 | 22 | -9 | - |
| 17 | Buddh International Circuit | 17 | 17 | 14 | +3 | - |
| 18 | Yas Marina Circuit | 16 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
| 19 | Circuit of the Americas | 16 | 16 | 14 | +2 | - |
| 20 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 15 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 2 |
Kamui Kobayashi finished P12 in the 2012 World Drivers' Championship with Sauber.
Kamui Kobayashi won 0 races in 2012, with 1 podium and 0 pole positions.
Kamui Kobayashi's best 2012 result was P3 at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Kamui Kobayashi finished P3
Kamui Kobayashi finished P4
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