| Race Name: | LXVIII Shell Belgian Grand Prix |
| Track: | Circuit de Spa Francorchamps |
| Round: | 12 of 20 |
| Race date: | Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen |
| Constructor | McLaren-Mercedes | Red Bull-Renault | Lotus-Renault |
| Car | McLaren MP4-27 | Red Bull RB8 | Lotus E20 |
| Engine | Mercedes FO 108Z | Renault RS27-2012 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 1:29:08.530 | 1:29:22.154 | 1:29:33.864 |
| Gap | 13.624 secs | 25.334 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 2:16.861 8 | No Time 2 | 1:49.091 18 | 1:49.250 5 | 1:47.654 3 | 1:47.573 6 | 1:47.573 14 | 1:54.293 44 | 1:47.573 86 | |
| 2 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 2:11.389 20 | 2:53.232 4 | 1:48.863 20 | 1:49.686 8 | 1:48.569 7 | 1:47.871 3 | 1:47.871 18 | 1:55.598 44 | 1:47.871 106 | |
| 3 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault | 2:11.941 14 | 2:51.660 4 | 1:49.561 23 | 1:48.993 8 | 1:48.780 7 | 1:47.893 5 | 1:47.893 20 | 2:56.181 4 | 1:47.893 65 | |
| 4 | 15 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 2:13.861 16 | 3:12.901 4 | 1:48.850 23 | 1:49.642 7 | 1:47.980 6 | 1:48.219 3 | 1:48.219 16 | No Time 0 | 1:47.980 59 | |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault | 2:46.580 9 | No Time 0 | 1:48.683 21 | 1:49.546 5 | 1:48.414 3 | 1:48.205 6 | 1:48.205 14 | 1:53.640 44 | 1:48.205 88 | |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 2:40.749 4 | 2:50.497 3 | 1:48.542 18 | 1:49.401 6 | 1:48.598 6 | 1:48.313 3 | 1:48.313 15 | No Time 0 | 1:48.313 40 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 2:13.191 13 | No Time 0 | 1:49.164 21 | 1:49.859 4 | 1:48.546 6 | 1:48.392 3 | 1:48.392 13 | 1:53.768 44 | 1:48.392 91 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 2:16.827 5 | No Time 2 | 1:49.615 19 | 1:49.605 6 | 1:48.563 5 | 1:48.394 5 | 1:48.394 16 | No Time 0 | 1:48.394 42 | |
| 9 | 10 | Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault | 2:38.701 9 | No Time 0 | 1:49.266 23 | 1:50.126 8 | 1:48.714 5 | 1:48.538 5 | 1:48.538 18 | No Time 0 | 1:48.538 50 | |
| 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 2:15.812 11 | 2:51.333 3 | 1:49.382 22 | 1:50.033 9 | 1:48.729 6 | 1:48.890 4 | 1:48.890 19 | 1:54.562 44 | 1:48.729 99 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 2:14.860 12 | No Time 3 | 1:49.292 23 | 1:49.722 5 | 1:48.792 7 | 1:48.792 12 | 1:54.198 44 | 1:48.792 94 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes | 2:16.786 10 | 2:59.125 5 | 1:49.674 23 | 1:49.362 7 | 1:48.855 6 | 1:48.855 13 | 1:53.760 44 | 1:48.855 95 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 2:15.402 13 | No Time 4 | 1:49.621 26 | 1:49.742 8 | 1:49.081 6 | 1:49.081 14 | 1:53.507 44 | 1:49.081 101 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | No Time 2 | No Time 2 | 1:49.092 16 | 1:49.588 7 | 1:49.147 6 | 1:49.147 13 | 1:53.464 44 | 1:49.092 77 | ||
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2:12.824 15 | 2:58.232 3 | 1:49.710 21 | 1:49.763 7 | 1:49.354 6 | 1:49.354 13 | 1:53.995 44 | 1:49.354 96 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2:12.004 12 | 2:49.750 3 | 1:49.776 22 | 1:49.572 7 | 1:49.543 6 | 1:49.543 13 | 1:54.605 44 | 1:49.543 94 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Bruno Senna Williams-Renault | No Time 3 | 1:50.027 20 | 1:49.958 10 | 1:50.088 5 | 1:50.088 15 | 1:52.822 44 | 1:49.958 82 | |||
| 18 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 2:14.210 14 | No Time 3 | 1:58.113 5 | 1:50.181 10 | 1:50.181 10 | 1:53.073 44 | 1:50.181 76 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault | 2:18.199 10 | No Time 1 | 1:52.339 21 | 1:51.739 7 | 1:51.739 7 | 1:56.475 43 | 1:51.739 82 | |||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault | 2:16.788 16 | No Time 0 | 1:52.809 22 | 1:51.967 6 | 1:51.967 6 | 1:56.741 43 | 1:51.967 87 | |||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth | 2:16.409 16 | 2:52.076 4 | 1:52.630 18 | 1:52.336 8 | 1:52.336 8 | 1:56.956 43 | 1:52.336 89 | |||
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth | 2:17.519 14 | 2:49.354 4 | 1:52.566 20 | 1:53.493 6 | 1:53.493 6 | 1:57.939 43 | 1:52.566 87 | |||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth | 2:19.546 12 | No Time 0 | 1:53.383 22 | 1:53.030 6 | 1:53.030 6 | 1:57.315 43 | 1:53.030 83 | |||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth | No Time 0 | 1:53.562 23 | 1:54.989 8 | 1:54.989 8 | 1:59.113 29 | 1:53.562 60 | ||||
| 25 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault | 2:14.660 16 | 2:14.660 16 | ||||||||
| 26 | 23 | Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth | 2:19.689 12 | 2:19.689 12 |