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Starting in 2012, all cars were required to pass their mandatory FIA crash tests before being allowed to take part in pre-season testing. [114] Previously, passing the crash tests was only a requirement prior to the first race of the season. Crash tests for the 2012 season will also be more rigorous than in previous years. [115]
The 2012 United States Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) [1] was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit of the Americas in Travis County, near Austin, Texas on November 18, 2012. The race, run over fifty-six laps, was the penultimate round of the 2012 championship. [6]
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2]
The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix marked Michael Schumacher's final race before his second retirement and was also the last race for Bruno Senna, [4] Vitaly Petrov, Timo Glock, Pedro de la Rosa, Narain Karthikeyan, and the HRT Formula 1 Team. HRT in their history did not score a point, and withdrew because of financial issues. [5]
The 2012 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix) [2] was a Formula One motor race that took place, at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium on 2 September 2012, the first event after a five-week summer break. [5]
The 2012 European Grand Prix (formally, the 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) [1] was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain on 24 June 2012. [3] It was the eighth round of the 2012 championship season , and the final time the circuit hosted the European Grand Prix or any other Formula One race.
The 2012 Chinese Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix) [2] was a Formula One motor race held on 15 April 2012 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. [3] It was the ninth running of the Chinese Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
The 2012 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2012) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 2012, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, attended by 82,000 people. It was the fifth round of the 2012 Formula One World Championship and the 22nd Spanish Grand Prix at the track.