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5:17 PM on June 17th, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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The fifth and in all likelihood final European GP to be hosted at the Valencia Street Circuit will be run this year but the origins of the event dates back to the 1920s. Back then the name was merely an honorific title and the first race to be designated as the European GP was the Italian GP in 1923. France, Belgium and San Sebastián were given the title in subsequent years but the practise was discontinued after the Spa event of 1930.

The FIA decided to revive the title in 1947, with the Belgian GP once again being bestowed with the honor. Apart from 1953 and 1969-71, the European GP was held every year at venues ranging from Switzerland, Germany, Monaco, the Netherlands and Austria. The 1977 British GP was the last event to be given the honorific title.

When the European GP returned in 1983 it was only to fill a gap in the calendar left by the canceled event scheduled to take place near Flushing Meadows Park in New York. Brands Hatch in Great Britain stepped up, while the 1984 race took place at the Nürburgring GP-Strecke layout. The grand prix returned to Brands Hatch in 1985 but it was no longer needed after that season due to the introduction of the Hungarian GP.

The next appearance of the European GP came in 1993 as another stopgap, this time replacing the failed Asian GP. It again was held in Great Britain but, after visiting Jerez in Spain a couple of times, the race found a permanent home at the Nürburgring. The event was to be dropped in 2007 but that season's German GP was named the European GP due to a naming rights dispute. Valencia took over in 2008 and was contracted to hold the event until 2014, but Spain has decided to alternate the Spanish GP between Circuit de Catalunya and the Valencia Street Circuit from 2013.

Round eight of the open 2012 Formula 1 season takes place on the streets of Valencia's harbor and America's Cup port area on June 24th. Lewis Hamilton became the latest winner this season by securing victory in Canada. That means it is now seven different winners in the opening seven races, further lengthening the record. The triumph gave Hamilton the lead in the drivers' standings, just ahead of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. The chances of this unique stretch of winners continuing into an eighth grand prix might seem remote but the podium in Canada was completed by Romain Grosjean and Sergio Pérez, two drivers who have bagged a pair of top-3 finishes already this season.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, June 23rd at 7:55 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some European GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix European GP
Round 8 of 20
Circuit Valencia Street Circuit
Location Valencia, Spain
Circuit Type Street circuit
Circuit Length 3.367 mi (5.419 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 25 (11 Left, 14 Right)
Lap Record 1:38.683, Timo Glock (Toyota), 2009
Race Length 191.931 mi (308.883 km)
Laps 57
2011 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2011 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, June 22nd at 4 AM ET - 5:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, June 22nd at 8 AM ET - 9:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, June 23rd at 5 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, June 23rd at 7:55 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, June 23rd at 8 AM ET
Race Sunday, June 24th at 8 AM ET



Valencia facts:
  • The polesitter has won three out of the four races in Valencia.
  • At the 2009 European GP, the polestter finished second.
  • The 2009 Valencia race winner started third on the grid.
  • Only two drivers have begun the race from behind the front two rows and finished on the podium in Valencia.
  • In 2008, the first three on the grid crossed the finish line in order.
  • Sebastian Vettel is the only two-time winner in Valencia.
  • Red Bull is the only team to have won twice in Valencia.
  • Despite no victories, McLaren has a record four podium finishes in Valencia.
  • McLaren also has a record number of top-5 (7) and top-10 (8) finishes in Valencia.
  • The most positions gained in a Valencia race is 11 by Kamui Kobayashi in 2010.
  • There has never been more than three retirements in a Valencia race.
  • In the four races in Valencia, there has only been four mechanical retirements.
  • There has only been one first lap retirement in Valencia.
  • Last year's race saw no retirements and the most classified finishers (24) in F1 history.
  • The safety car has been deployed just once in Valencia.



2011 European GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:39.116
1:37.305
1:36.975
1
2.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:39.956
1:38.058
1:37.163
2
3.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:39.244
1:37.727
1:37.380
3
4.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:39.725
1:37.930
1:37.454
4
5.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:38.413
1:38.566
1:37.535
5
6.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:39.453
1:37.749
1:37.645
6
7.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:39.266
1:38.373
1:38.231
7
8.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:39.198
1:38.365
1:38.240
8
9.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
1:39.877
1:38.781
No Time
9
10
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:39.329
1:39.034
No Time
10
11.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:39.690
1:39.068
-
11
12.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:39.852
1:39.422
-
12
13.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:39.602
1:39.489
-
13
14.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:40.131
1:39.525
-
14
15.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:39.690
1:39.645
-
15
16.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:39.494
1:39.657
-
16
17.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:39.679
1:39.711
-
17
18.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:40.232
-
-
18
19.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:41.664
-
-
19
20.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:42.234
-
-
20
21.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
1:42.553
-
-
21
22.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
1:43.584
-
-
22
23.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
1:43.735
-
-
23
24.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing
1:44.363
-
-
24


107% Time:
1:45.301






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull locked out the front row.
Ferrari and McLaren had two cars in the top-6.
Mercedes had two cars in the top-10.



2011 European GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
1
50
2.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
38
1
0
0
0
40
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

3
36
1
0
0
0
40
4.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren

2
34
1
0
0
0
37
5.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

1
32
1
1
0
0
35
6.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

1
24
1
0
0
0
26
10.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes

1
8
1
0
0
0
10
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus

0
2
1
0
0
0
3
21.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
22.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
23.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
24.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing

0
0
1
0
0
0
1



2011 European GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
5
39
2
1
2
1
50
McLaren (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button)
2
32
2
0
0
0
36
Ferrari (Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
2
35
2
1
0
0
40
Mercedes (Michael Scumacher/Nico Rosberg)
1
18
2
0
0
0
21
Renault (Nick Heidfeld/Vitaly Petrov)
0
17
2
0
0
0
19
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado)
0
12
2
0
0
0
14
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Paul di Resta)
0
19
2
0
0
0
21
Sauber (Kamui Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez)
0
15
2
0
0
0
17
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Lotus (Heikki Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli)
0
3
2
0
0
0
5
Hispania Racing
(Narain Karthikeyan/Vitantonio Liuzzi)
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio)
0
0
2
0
0
0
2



Race Notes
Classified finishers All 24 drivers.
Two classified finishers All 12 teams.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Felipe Massa (Ferrari).
Laps led Vettel (1-13), Massa (14), Vettel (15-57).
Fastest lap Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) on lap 53 (1:41.852).
Miscellaneous This was the first race since 2005 Italian GP (20 starters) with no retirements.

The other races with no retirements were 1961 Dutch GP (15 starters) and 2005
US GP (six starters).

The 24 classified finishers beat the previous record of 23 set at 2011 Chinese GP.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



European GP 2008 - 2011 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
4
2
3.00
7.00
1
3
2
2
33.50
Season
7
2
6.00
4.71
1
6
5
1
36.71
A
Mark Webber
RBR
Race
4
0
6.75
12.00
3
2
1
0
22.00
Season
7
1
5.14
5.00
1
6
5
1
34.71
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
4
0
8.50
7.25
3
3
1
0
29.50
Season
7
0
6.71
10.86
1
3
2
1
23.43
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
Race
4
1
2.25
2.50
2
4
4
0
42.00
Season
7
2
2.00
4.43
1
7
5
1
37.71
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
4
0
7.00
9.00
2
3
1
0
25.50
Season
7
0
7.14
4.57
1
7
5
1
36.00
A
Felipe Massa
FER
Race
3
1
3.67
5.67
1
2
2
1
35.67
Season
7
0
11.86
12.14
6
3
1
0
19.00
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
Race
2
0
11.50
16.00
15
0
0
0
11.50
Season
7
0
6.57
18.43
10
2
0
0
9.14
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
4
0
8.75
7.50
5
4
1
0
28.75
Season
7
1
5.00
6.57
1
5
2
1
32.00
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
Race
2
0
5.00
10.50
3
1
1
0
22.50
Season
7
0
9.00
6.86
2
6
3
0
30.14
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
6.00
11.71
2
4
3
0
22.00
B
Paul di Resta
FI
Race
1
0
12.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
15.00
Season
7
0
12.71
9.57
6
4
0
0
24.29
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
1
0
8.00
22.00
22
0
0
0
1.00
Season
7
0
13.00
12.57
8
3
0
0
18.14
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Race
2
0
16.00
11.50
7
1
0
0
20.00
Season
7
0
11.14
12.43
5
4
1
0
18.86
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
Race
1
0
16.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
21.00
Season
7
0
12.43
9.43
2
3
2
0
25.00
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
13.29
13.86
9
1
0
0
15.43
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
16.71
12.57
8
1
0
0
17.87
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
Race
1
0
15.00
18.00
18
0
0
0
7.00
Season
7
1
10.86
14.43
1
2
1
1
16.71
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
Race
1
0
24.00
20.00
20
0
0
0
3.00
Season
7
0
14.71
14.43
6
3
0
0
14.86
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
Race
4
0
11.50
12.50
4
2
2
0
20.25
Season
7
0
18.29
17.57
13
0
0
0
8.29
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
Race
2
0
10.50
14.50
14
0
1
0
21.50
Season
7
0
19.43
17.86
16
0
0
0
7.00
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
Race
1
0
16.00
12.00
12
0
0
0
19.00
Season
7
0
22.14
21.17
20
0
0
0
1.43
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
Race
1
0
24.00
24.00
24
0
0
0
1.00
Season
7
0
23.71
21.00
15
0
0
0
2.29
B
Timo Glock
MAR
Race
4
0
17.25
15.25
7
1
0
0
12.75
Season
7
0
21.29
17.43
14
0
0
0
8.00
B
Charles Pic
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
21.71
19.71
15
0
0
0
4.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
4
2
6.25
10.88
1
4
3
2
24.00
Season
7
3
5.57
4.86
1
12
10
2
37.29
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
4
1
3.63
3.38
2
8
7
0
41.00
Season
7
2
4.54
7.64
1
10
7
2
32.29
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
4
1
6.13
8.13
1
5
4
1
30.25
Season
7
0
9.50
8.36
1
10
6
1
28.29
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
2
0
10.50
12.25
7
2
0
0
20.00
Season
7
1
5.79
12.50
1
7
2
1
20.43
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
7.50
9.29
2
10
6
0
26.71
TM
Force India
FI
Race
4
0
14.38
12.50
6
3
0
0
18.50
Season
7
0
12.86
11.07
6
7
0
0
21.86
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
4
0
12.00
9.63
3
4
1
0
25.25
Season
7
0
11.79
10.93
2
7
3
0
22.43
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
4
0
14.13
11.75
6
4
0
0
19.75
Season
7
0
15.00
13.21
8
2
0
0
17.29
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
4
0
11.13
12.75
4
3
2
0
18.50
Season
7
1
12.79
14.43
1
5
1
1
15.86
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
18.86
17.71
13
0
0
0
8.29
TM
HRT
HRT
Race
2
0
23.25
21.25
18
0
0
0
4.00
Season
7
0
22.93
21.08
15
0
0
0
2.14
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
7
0
21.50
18.57
14
0
0
0
6.14



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
4,4,6,1
2
4.75
3.75
1
4
3
1
40.25
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
4,4,6,1
3
4.88
4.75
1
7
5
2
38.50
7,1,11,4
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
5,3,2,7
0
5.00
4.25
2
4
3
0
37.00
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
1,5,8,8
0
2.67
5.50
1
4
2
1
34.50
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
6,2,7,5
0
4.75
5.00
2
4
2
0
34.25
A
Mark Webber
RBR
7,1,11,4
1
5.00
5.75
1
3
2
1
33.75
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
8,9,3,2
0
8.75
5.50
2
4
2
0
32.75
TM
Lotus
LOT
8,9,3,2
0
7.13
6.63
2
7
5
0
32.50
2,DNF,4,3
TM
Ferrari
FER
5,3,2,7
0
7.88
7.13
2
7
3
0
31.25
10,6,15,9
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
2,DNF,4,3
0
5.50
7.75
2
3
3
0
29.75
TM
McLaren
MCL
16,16CF,9,18CF
0
6.43
10.13
1
5
2
1
25.50
1,5,8,8
B
Paul di Resta
FI
11,7,14,6
0
11.25
9.50
6
2
0
0
24.75
TM
Force India
FI
11,7,14,6
0
11.88
10.00
6
4
0
0
24.25
12,8,10,12
A
Felipe Massa
FER
10,6,15,9
0
10.75
10.00
6
3
0
0
23.75
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
12,8,10,12
0
12.50
10.50
8
2
0
0
22.00
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
3,11,DNF,11
0
13.00
11.25
3
1
1
0
21.00
TM
Mercedes
MER
DNF,DNF,DNF,10
0
6.88
11.88
2
5
2
0
21.00
6,2,7,5
TM
Sauber
SAU
9,DNF,5,13
0
12.00
11.63
3
3
2
0
20.25
3,11,DNF,11
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
9,DNF,5,13
0
11.00
12.00
5
2
1
0
19.00
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
13,DNF,1,DNF
1
11.00
15.25
1
1
1
1
16.75
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
15,12,12,14
0
17.50
13.25
12
0
0
0
16.50
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
14,DNF,13,15
0
15.13
14.00
12
0
0
0
15.50
15,12,12,14
A
Jenson Button
MCL
16,16CF,9,18CF
0
9.25
14.75
9
1
0
0
14.25
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
14,DNF,13,15
0
12.75
14.75
13
0
0
0
13.50
TM
Williams
WIL
13,DNF,1,DNF
1
13.25
16.63
1
2
1
1
12.00
17,10,DNF,22CF
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
18,13,16,17
0
17.75
16.00
13
0
0
0
11.00
TM
Caterham
CAT
18,13,16,17
0
18.38
17.00
13
0
0
0
9.50
19,DNF,17,16
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
DNF,DNF,NF,10
0
9.00
18.75
10
1
0
0
8.50
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
17,10,DNF,22CF
0
15.50
18.00
10
1
0
0
8.25
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
19,DNF,17,16
0
19.00
18.00
16
0
0
0
6.75
B
Timo Glock
MAR
DNF,14,18,19
0
21.50
18.00
14
0
0
0
6.75
TM
Marussia
MAR
DNF,14,18,19
0
21.50
19.38
14
0
0
0
4.00
20,DNF,DNF,DNF
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
DNF,15,DNF,21
0
23.50
20.50
15
0
0
0
3.50
TM
HRT
HRT
DNF,DNF,19,20
0
22.50
20.88
15
0
0
0
2.75
DNF,15,DNF,21
B
Charles Pic
MAR
20,DNF,DNF,DNF
0
21.50
20.75
20
0
0
0
2.25
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
DNF,DNF,19,20
0
21.50
21.25
19
0
0
0
2.00

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