Fernando Alonso previedol na domácej pôde jeden zo svojich najlepších výkonov, keď si po štarte z jedenásteho miesta došiel pre nečakané víťazstvo. Na pódiu ho doplnili Kimi Raikkonen a Michael Schumacher.
Výsledky VC Európy 2012:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Kolá | Čas/strata | Štart |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 57 | 1:44:16,4h | 11 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 57 | +6.4 s | 5 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 57 | +12.6 s | 12 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 57 | +13.6 s | 19 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +19.9 s | 8 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 57 | +21.1 s | 6 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +22.8 s | 10 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +24.6 s | 9 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber-Ferrari | 57 | +27.7 s | 15 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 57 | +34.6 s | 3 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 57 | +35.9 s | 14 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 57 | +37.0 s | 17 |
| 13 | Vitalij Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 57 | +75.8 s | 20 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 57 | +94.6 s | 16 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 57 | +96.5 s | 23 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +1 kolo | 13 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 56 | +1 kolo | 21 |
| 18 | Narajn Kartykejan | HRT-Cosworth | 56 | +1 kolo | 22 |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +2 kolá | 2 |
| - | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 40 | +17 kôl | 4 |
| - | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 33 | +24 kôl | 1 |
| - | Kamuj Kobajaši | Sauber-Ferrari | 33 | +24 kôl | 7 |
| - | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 26 | +31 kôl | 18 |
| - | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | - | DNS | - |
