Mercedes F1 W03

Mercedes F1 W03
Car Information
Manufacturer	Mercedes
Engine	Mercedes FO 108Z V8
Engine displacement	2,398 cc (146.3 cu in)
Length	4,800 mm (190 in)
Width	1,800 mm (71 in)
Height	950 mm (37 in)
Designer	Bob Bell (Technical Director)
Formula One World Championship
Years active	2012
Constructor	Mercedes
Grands Prix	20 (40 starts)
Win	1

The Mercedes F1 W03 was the car which Mercedes Grand Prix competed in the 2012 Formula One season. It was driven by Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg.

At the Chinese Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg took Mercedes' first pole position and win since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix.

Schumacher originally achieved his first pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix, but due to a grid penalty following the incident with Williams' Bruno Senna at the previous race in Spain, he was demoted to sixth on the grid. At the European Grand Prix, Schumacher finished third behind Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen (in second) and race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.

Mercedes did not achieve any more podiums after the European Grand Prix, and at the second half of the season, Mercedes did not pick up a decent amount of points, having a streak of five races without a single points finish. Despite a seventh place from Schumacher in his final race at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Mercedes ended up finishing fifth in the Constructors' Championship.

Schumacher retired at the end of the 2012 season to be replaced by McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton.

Race Victories

Year	Event	Driver	Notes
2012	Chinese Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg	Rosberg's first Formula One win

Complete Formula One Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	Driver	Tyre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
2012
	Schumacher	P	Ret	10th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	7th	7th	Ret	7th	6th	Ret	11th	13th	22nd	11th	16th	7th
	Rosberg		12th	13th	1st	5th	7th	2nd	6th	6th	15th	10th	10th	11th	7th	5th	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	13th	15th