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Round 15 · GP · 2012
Japanese Grand Prix
07 Oct 2012Suzuka CircuitJapanfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | Finished | 25 | ● |
| P2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | Finished | 18 | — |
| P3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | 53 | Finished | 15 | — |
| P4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 53 | Finished | 12 | — |
| P5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | 53 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | 53 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 15 | 53 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 53 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 53 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | 53 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 53 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19 | 53 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 16 | 53 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 22 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P18 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P19 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 37 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 32 | Vibrations | 0 | — |
| P22 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 5 | 18 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P23 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P24 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
| P2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 |
| P3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 |
| P4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 |
| P5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 |
| P6 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 |
| P7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 |
| P8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 |
| P9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 |
| P10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | — |
| P11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | — |
| P12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | — |
| P13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | — |
| P14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | — |
| P15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | — |
| P16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | — |
| P17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | — |
| P18 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | — | — |
| P19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 | — | — |
| P20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | — | — |
| P21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | — | — |
| P22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | — | — |
| P23 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 | — | — |
| P24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 | — | — |