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Round 3 · GP · 2012
Chinese Grand Prix
15 Apr 2012Shanghai International CircuitChinafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | Finished | 25 | — |
| P2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 56 | Finished | 18 | — |
| P3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 7 | 56 | Finished | 15 | — |
| P4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | Finished | 12 | — |
| P5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | 56 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | 56 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P7 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 56 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | 56 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | 56 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | 56 | Finished | 1 | ● |
| P11 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 8 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 16 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 24 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | 56 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P24 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | 12 | Wheel nut | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 |
| P2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 |
| P3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 |
| P4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 |
| P5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 |
| P6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 |
| P7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 |
| P8 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 |
| P9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 |
| P10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | — |
| P11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | — |
| P12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | — |
| P13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | — |
| P14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | — |
| P15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | — |
| P16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | — |
| P17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | — |
| P18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | — | — |
| P19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 | — | — |
| P20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 | — | — |
| P21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 | — | — |
| P22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 | — | — |
| P23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 | — | — |
| P24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 | — | — |