Lewis Hamilton secured his second win of the 2012 season in Hungary after taking a pole to flag victory despite various challenges for the lead.
The McLaren driver came under pressure from both Lotus cars, firstly Romain Grosjean then Kimi Raikkonen who finished just a second off the lead.
The Lotus duo complete the podium with Raikkonen finishing ahead of team-mate Grosjean.
Sebastian Vettel also lost out to Raikkonen to drop from third to fourth, but crucially finished ahead of championship leader Fernando Alonso in fifth.
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2012 German GP Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 25 | |
| 02. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | +1.0 | 18 |
| 03. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | +10.5 | 15 |
| 04. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +11.6 | 12 |
| 05. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +26.6 | 10 |
| 06. | J. Button | McLaren | +30.2 | 8 |
| 07. | B. Senna | Williams | +33.8 | 6 |
| 08. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +34.4 | 4 |
| 09. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +38.3 | 2 |
| 10. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +51.2 | 1 |
| 11. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | +57.2 | |
| 12. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1:02.8 | |
| 13. | P. Maldonado | Williams | +1:03.6 | |
| 14. | S. Perez | Sauber | +1:04.6 | |
| 15. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 16. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 17. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +2 laps | |
| 18. | V. Petrov | Caterham | +2 laps | |
| 19. | C. Pic | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 20. | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | +2 laps | |
| 21. | T. Glock | Marussia | +3 laps | |
| 22. | P. de la Rosa | HRT | +3 laps | |
| 23. | N. Karthikeyan | HRT | +9 laps | |
| 24. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +11 laps |
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