2012 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Oct 2012
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 20
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:30.839)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 1:35.774 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +20.639 | 18 | |
| 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | 53 | +24.538 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 53 | +25.098 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | 53 | +46.490 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | 53 | +50.424 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 15 | 53 | +51.159 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 53 | +52.364 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 53 | +54.675 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | 53 | +66.919 | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | +67.769 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 53 | +83.460 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19 | 53 | +88.645 | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 16 | 53 | +88.709 | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 22 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 32 | Vibrations | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 5 | 18 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | ||
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | ||
| 23 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 194 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 190 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 157 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 152 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 134 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 131 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 82 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 66 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 5 | 324 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 283 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 263 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 239 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 136 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 116 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 81 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 58 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |