
Paul di Resta, a British driver, raced for Force India in the 2012 Formula 1 season with car number 11. di Resta was born on 16 April 1986. di Resta finished 14th in the 2012 drivers' championship with 46 points and no wins or podiums – 235 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.
di Resta's best result was 4th at the Singapore Grand Prix. di Resta's teammate was Nico Hülkenberg; di Resta trailed their qualifying head-to-head 8–12 and trailed the race head-to-head 9–11.
di Resta scored points in 9 of 20 Grands Prix, with a best run of 3 points finishes in a row. di Resta's average qualifying position was 11.6. From grid to flag, di Resta gained a net 21 places across 19 classified finishes. di Resta scored 42% of Force India's 2012 total of 109 points.
Final 2012 results after 20 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about di Resta's 2012 season.
Paul di Resta drove for Force India in the 2012 Formula 1 season.
Paul di Resta raced with car number 11 in 2012. di Resta's permanent number is 40.
Paul di Resta scored 46 points in 2012 and finished 14th in the drivers' championship, 235 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.
Paul di Resta did not win a Grand Prix in 2012. di Resta's best result was 4th at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Nico Hülkenberg was Paul di Resta's teammate at Force India in 2012. di Resta trailed the qualifying head-to-head 8–12 and trailed the race head-to-head 9–11.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
20 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P10 |
1 |
| 2 | P7 | 6 |
| 3 | P12 | 0 |
| 4 | P6 | 8 |
| 5 | P14 | 0 |
| 6 | P7 | 6 |
| 7 | P11 | 0 |
| 8 | P7 | 6 |
| 9 | DNF | 0 |
| 10 | P11 | 0 |
| 11 | P12 | 0 |
| 12 | P10 | 1 |
| 13 | P8 | 4 |
| 14 | P4 | 12 |
| 15 | P12 | 0 |
| 16 | P12 | 0 |
| 17 | P12 | 0 |
| 18 | P9 | 2 |
| 19 | P15 | 0 |
| 20 | P19 | 0 |