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Fernando Alonso said he drove ‘at 120% for 60 laps’ during the Indian Grand Prix – but Jenson Button snatched the fastest lap off him.

Indian Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded):

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2012drivercolours.csv

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Sebastian Vettel	93.554	92.624	92.577	92.417	92.265	92.481	92.053	92.189	92.122	92.042	91.695	91.75	91.564	91.541	91.383	91.474	91.432	91.401	91.109	91.369	91.697	90.637	90.759	90.856	90.904	90.466	90.987	90.839	91.242	90.814	92.58	91.097	92.808	107.679	90.442	90.279	90.622	90.681	90.717	90.412	89.949	90.07	90.487	90.422	90.212	90.09	90.346	89.422	89.846	89.46	89.446	90.059	89.755	89.668	89.173	89.035	89.573	89.756	89.692	88.723
Mark Webber	94.827	93.04	93.029	92.551	92.476	92.368	92.397	92.239	92.437	92.033	92.053	91.967	91.546	91.515	91.475	91.602	91.888	91.591	91.39	91.824	91.946	92.32	92.025	91.449	91.437	91.041	91.138	91.265	91.836	94.166	108.213	91.166	90.647	91.348	90.417	90.507	91.03	90.116	90.299	90.093	89.897	89.908	89.982	90.275	90.107	90.943	90.293	91.533	89.901	90.229	89.637	89.807	89.897	89.335	89.297	89.287	89.148	89.184	89.029	89.565
Lewis Hamilton	97.933	94.152	93.012	93.744	92.909	93.027	92.76	92.791	92.727	92.357	93.032	92.337	92.278	92.61	92.325	91.863	91.797	91.97	91.76	92.725	91.583	91.518	91.515	91.275	90.933	91.555	91.03	90.708	90.563	90.826	91.041	94.073	107.676	90.554	90.559	91.052	90.281	89.639	90.573	89.867	89.946	90.132	90.026	90.188	89.891	89.631	89.571	89.597	89.602	89.314	89.198	89.352	89.303	89.56	89.121	89.123	88.976	88.944	89.136	89.112
Jenson Button	96.522	93.83	93.122	94.627	93.041	94.501	92.946	93.109	93.07	92.834	92.778	92.652	92.308	92.328	92.35	92.15	91.96	92.076	91.957	92.091	91.934	91.946	91.914	91.831	93.863	108.649	91.489	91.391	91.128	91.023	91.152	91.652	91.653	91.549	91.51	90.787	90.756	90.491	90.593	89.996	90.392	90.387	90.682	90.189	89.899	89.984	89.675	89.381	89.598	89.398	90.17	88.889	88.81	88.873	89.128	89.083	89.303	89.452	89.955	88.203
Fernando Alonso	97.139	94.059	93.004	93.062	92.55	92.293	92.28	92.614	92.645	92.103	92.19	91.976	91.679	91.536	91.649	91.729	91.546	91.422	91.405	91.37	91.245	91.35	91.523	91.592	91.233	91.139	91.217	91.638	93.797	108.07	90.87	91.082	90.703	91.395	90.638	90.859	90.56	90.282	90.411	90.544	90.261	90.098	90.038	89.901	89.944	90.188	90.245	89.456	89.236	89.363	89.305	89.188	89.399	89.352	89.483	90.027	89.328	89.368	88.972	88.63
Felipe Massa	98.435	94.279	93.382	93.506	93.064	93.551	93.038	93.018	93.356	92.722	92.765	92.874	92.327	92.579	92.336	92.037	92.337	91.912	91.951	92.167	92.739	91.95	92.073	92.046	92.133	92.316	92.47	94.239	109.281	91.155	91.178	91.147	91.168	91.607	91.263	91.074	90.85	90.806	90.686	90.715	90.606	90.882	90.241	90.388	90.817	90.671	91.505	90.757	90.183	90.094	89.835	89.609	89.849	89.652	89.743	89.831	89.667	89.495	89.283	89.778
Kimi Raikkonen	99.06	94.466	93.473	93.511	93.071	93.23	93.174	93.053	93.298	92.766	92.85	92.721	92.595	92.536	92.234	92.246	92.144	92.253	91.72	92.191	92.36	92.21	91.876	92.181	91.998	92.248	94.762	107.917	93.264	91.439	90.985	91.443	90.963	91.444	91.315	91.192	90.928	90.905	90.616	90.627	90.731	90.689	90.368	90.303	90.858	90.632	91.826	90.262	90.539	89.896	90.127	89.757	89.706	89.354	89.769	89.679	89.744	89.447	89.377	89.642
Sergio Perez	99.66	94.927	93.87	93.896	93.642	93.561	93.417	93.167	93.331	92.982	93.292	94.085	93.643	96.603	109.232	92.358	92.208	93.489	124.032	118.977
Pastor Maldonado	101.297	95.78	95.131	94.227	93.856	94.094	93.695	94.149	93.495	93.147	93.363	93.074	93.204	93.156	93.278	94.932	92.552	92.447	92.697	92.537	91.978	92.469	92.457	93.378	92.35	92.71	93.848	110.235	93.783	127.631	119.785	91.952	91.409	91.127	91.12	90.699	91.019	90.79	90.85	91.386	90.486	90.42	90.771	90.956	91.492	94.653	91.347	91.617	91.578	90.067	90.203	91.157	91.022	92.273	91.156	90.537	90.093	91.203	90.314
Nico Rosberg	100.901	95.528	94.783	94.486	93.83	93.8	93.691	94.141	93.683	93.215	93.292	93.201	93.103	92.954	92.82	92.802	92.597	92.646	92.276	92.596	92.862	92.907	93.422	93.105	92.495	92.698	93.884	109.925	92.324	92.339	92.284	91.989	91.922	93.018	92.033	91.946	91.946	91.904	91.346	91.13	90.972	90.749	90.647	90.71	91.082	91.238	90.657	90.473	91.121	90.674	91.737	90.274	90.594	90.155	90.204	90.005	89.723	89.774	89.492	90.333
Romain Grosjean	101.771	95.726	95.409	94.032	93.922	94.291	93.389	94.378	93.38	93.36	93.163	93.128	93.214	93.101	92.75	93.068	92.332	91.995	92.156	92.485	92.758	92.925	91.45	91.537	91.412	91.635	91.374	91.091	91.152	91.312	91.445	92.221	91.899	91.251	91.551	93.15	107.357	90.027	89.884	90.487	90.215	90.149	90.298	90.469	90.982	90.896	90.522	90.413	89.872	90.001	91.043	90.372	89.678	90.519	89.77	89.984	89.522	89.812	89.738	89.624
Nico Hulkenberg	100.441	94.908	94.214	93.731	93.927	93.636	93.292	93.449	93.079	93.089	92.833	93.828	93.719	92.143	92.225	92.208	92.109	92.033	92.41	92.265	92.058	92.076	92.034	92.03	92.111	92.105	92.295	94.321	109.714	91.869	91.473	91.692	90.903	90.884	91.208	91.008	91.223	90.59	90.764	90.547	90.709	90.573	90.669	90.943	91.068	90.914	90.582	90.165	89.958	90.081	91.168	90.083	89.985	90.307	89.895	89.908	89.617	89.845	89.598	89.23
Bruno Senna	102.608	95.702	95.53	94.063	93.862	93.822	93.777	94.245	93.586	93.233	93.306	93.056	93.049	93.091	92.794	93.406	92.194	92.129	92.107	92.483	92.53	92.999	92.662	93.179	92.492	95.243	109.874	93.497	93.14	93.426	92.381	92.365	92.021	91.51	92.028	91.424	91.113	91.707	90.509	91	90.84	90.457	90.804	90.578	90.987	91.236	90.768	90.395	91.162	90.545	90.059	90.029	90.645	89.634	89.384	89.291	89.133	89.108	89.09	88.431
Michael Schumacher	151.343	115.683	94.424	94.665	94.281	94.194	94.086	95.735	94.842	93.548	95.085	93.646	93.27	98.725	93.324	92.937	92.814	92.948	92.771	94.449	92.486	92.257	92.434	92.29	92.18	92.214	91.828	91.801	91.851	92.036	91.94	94.858	94.165	109.271	91.124	91.292	91.715	91.171	91.002	90.867	92.93	91.53	90.39	90.353	90.438	90.227	90.235	89.979	90.613	90.017	90.073	89.267	89.23	89.54	96.703
Daniel Ricciardo	103.788	96.48	95.536	94.875	94.455	94.816	94.309	94.328	94.182	93.95	93.985	93.826	93.655	93.83	93.6	93.833	93.605	93.99	94.537	93.242	93.185	93.282	93.437	92.985	92.652	92.605	94.936	111.804	92.02	92.184	91.769	91.632	91.53	91.27	91.268	91.139	90.898	90.697	91.119	90.295	90.616	90.648	90.61	90.174	90.629	90.75	90.035	90.215	89.921	90.114	89.734	90.135	89.838	89.877	89.664	89.599	89.44	89.507	89.546	90.227
Paul di Resta	103.061	95.997	95.522	94.476	94.377	94.057	93.999	93.958	93.911	93.569	93.658	93.805	93.434	93	93.061	93.216	93.109	92.923	93.013	93.186	92.835	92.441	92.706	92.54	92.9	92.334	92.748	94.718	112.219	92.509	92.567	91.464	91.683	91.946	91.585	91.665	92.321	91.107	91.304	91.093	91.505	90.821	90.747	90.526	90.808	90.768	90.258	90.442	90.713	90.044	89.895	89.955	89.801	89.885	89.811	89.417	89.714	90.102	89.086	89.244
Kamui Kobayashi	104.475	96.326	95.802	94.863	94.863	94.797	94.553	94.084	94.19	93.945	93.978	93.89	93.589	93.716	93.702	94.003	94.845	93.95	93.76	92.975	92.68	92.875	93.379	93.127	92.62	92.593	92.748	92.598	93.788	93.639	92.4	92.109	91.611	91.996	92.502	95.44	109.156	90.164	89.967	90.104	90.349	90.406	89.96	90.088	90.056	90.134	89.776	89.765	89.405	90.128	89.204	89.526	89.88	89.456	89.539	89.56	89.292	89.31	89.73	89.873
Jean-Eric Vergne	116.658	115.875	94.173	93.866	93.315	93.478	93.707	93.407	93.398	93.371	93.815	93.789	94.429	93.622	93.25	93.398	93.073	93.157	93.877	92.796	92.866	92.505	92.68	92.792	92.672	92.658	93.116	95.048	92.623	93.242	92.976	92.927	95.151	112.121	92.348	93.523	92.883	91.94	91.493	91.625	91.558	91.033	93.607	92.622	92.225	92.115	93.786	91.632	90.237	90.938	90.561	91.309	90.851	90.451	93.146	90.492	90.183	91.363	90.091
Vitaly Petrov	106.617	97.714	97.445	95.391	95.052	94.985	94.861	94.468	94.534	94.9	93.913	93.907	94.047	94.001	94.003	93.756	93.643	93.691	94.39	93.471	93.575	93.491	93.354	93.2	93.029	93.436	93.353	93.111	93.724	93.409	95.278	111.401	92.375	92.924	92.988	95.128	92.848	92.759	94.138	91.828	92.639	92.491	94.102	92.148	92.26	92.093	92.32	93.404	92.454	93.046	93.157	92.012	91.663	91.399	91.35	92.071	91.397	91.163	91.17
Heikki Kovalainen	105.608	96.313	95.599	95.069	95.063	94.967	94.763	94.526	94.43	94.307	94.359	94.154	94.12	94.06	94.009	93.671	93.77	93.592	94.062	93.218	93.176	93.329	93.224	93.519	93.483	93.195	92.889	93.493	92.925	93.211	93.19	96.325	114.027	93.3	92.88	93.262	94.987	92.718	94.718	93.78	92.925	94.746	93.132	96.358	93.033	92.611	95.557	92.537	92.001	91.663	91.844	92.26	91.404	91.178	91.504	91.411	90.786	93.447	91.46
Timo Glock	107.492	97.508	97.415	96.744	96.004	95.983	96.075	95.956	95.083	94.802	94.729	94.539	94.404	94.403	94.293	94.287	94.228	94.232	94.793	95.009	93.81	93.855	93.889	93.746	94.451	93.558	93.571	94.566	93.788	93.655	95.221	120.078	94.357	94.99	93.082	93.015	93.895	93.801	92.971	92.682	93.099	93.89	92.719	92.953	92.746	94.707	92.726	93.623	93.933	93.385	93.339	92.429	92.178	93.341	94.237	91.721	91.785	91.775
Pedro de la Rosa	105.204	98.406	97.834	97.108	96.036	96.042	95.986	95.976	97.23	96.232	95.62	95.874	95.352	96.376	94.984	94.963	95.063	94.995	94.957	95.013	96.067	94.532	96.737	94.635	95.588	94.919	94.586	94.526	94.869	94.461	94.232	97.169	113.675	93.723	93.59	93.61	95.191	94.026	92.864	94.344	93.447	94.021
Narain Karthikeyan	107.707	97.92	97.301	97.112	96.626	96.331	96.996	96.008	96.213	95.745	96.049	96.852	95.468	95.21	95.236	94.995	94.774	94.904	94.525	96.948	96.369	96.731	95.315	95.926	94.807	97.283	116.185	94.892	94.198	94.349	93.935	94.364	95.063	94.241	96.011	94.448	93.798	93.714	93.705	93.263	94.123	94.515	94.422	94.58	93.641	94.82	92.679	92.613	93.338	92.688	92.403	92.302	92.161	95.4	92.798	94.244	94.167	93.334
Charles Pic	106.25	97.702	96.083	95.264	94.93	95.031	95.185	94.945	94.826	95.124	95.922	94.69	94.551	94.099	94.024	94.096	94.063	94.181	94.243	93.876	93.893	93.627	93.49	93.398	93.271	93.25	93.348	96.132	113.411	92.951	92.994	92.879	95.554	93.785	92.956	94.115	93.1	93.123	93.5	92.653	95.005	93.14	92.478	92.694	94.919	92.165	92.333	92.299	92.39	92.597	92.108	91.846	91.834	91.417	91.366	92.643	93.07	94.484	92.023

Alonso said his climb from fifth to second in the race was down to “a great start, a great first lap, a good top speed and the right tyre management… along with me driving at 120% for each of the 60 race laps.”

His lap times improved notably when he passed the KERS-less Mark Webber on lap 48. But he did have a blip on lap 56 when he went off at turn 14.

Charles Pic was praised by Marussia team principal John Booth for his pace during the race: “He was able to get ahead of Petrov and hold a gap to him for quite some time,” said Booth.

“Unfortunately we were ‘out-KERS’d’ and Charles was unable to hold station for long. Nonetheless, once [Vitaly] Petrov got past, Charles kept pace with the Caterhams and were it not for the last few blue flags he would have finished within 5.0s of Heikki [Kovalainen].”

Indian Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Gap	On lap
1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1’28.203		60
2	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	1’28.431	0.228	60
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1’28.630	0.427	60
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1’28.723	0.520	60
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1’28.944	0.741	58
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1’29.029	0.826	59
7	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1’29.086	0.883	59
8	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1’29.204	1.001	51
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1’29.230	1.027	60
10	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1’29.230	1.027	53
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1’29.283	1.080	59
12	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus-Renault	1’29.354	1.151	54
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1’29.440	1.237	57
14	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1’29.492	1.289	59
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1’29.522	1.319	57
16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1’30.067	1.864	50
17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1’30.091	1.888	59
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	1’30.786	2.583	57
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	1’31.163	2.960	58
20	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	1’31.366	3.163	55
21	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	1’31.721	3.518	56
22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	1’32.161	3.958	53
23	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	1’32.208	4.005	17
24	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	1’32.864	4.661	39

With the tyres holding up well, five drivers set their fastest laps on the final tour. At first Sebastian Vettel set the race’s fastest lap, but that was beaten by Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and – most surprisingly – Bruno Senna.

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