2012 Japanese Grand Prix Results

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

October 7, 2012

Round 15

Race Winner

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka, Japan

Fastest Race Lap

1:35.774

Sebastian Vettel (Lap 52)

Fastest Qualifying

1:30.839

Sebastian Vettel (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	5	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	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:33.077	1:31.772	1:31.290
4	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:32.042	1:31.886	1:31.700
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:32.029	1:31.988	1:31.898
6	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:32.147	1:32.169	1:32.022
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:32.459	1:31.833	1:32.114
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:32.221	1:31.826	1:32.208
9	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:33.061	1:32.121	1:32.327
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:32.828	1:32.272	1:32.272
11	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:32.946	1:32.293	1:32.293
12	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:32.898	1:32.327	1:32.327
13		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:33.349	1:32.469	1:32.469
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:32.834	1:32.512	1:32.512
15	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.015	1:32.625	1:32.625
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:33.059	1:32.954	1:32.954
17	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:33.370	1:33.368	1:33.368
18		Bruno Senna	Williams	1:33.405	-	1:33.405
19		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:34.657	-	1:34.657
20		Timo Glock	Marussia	1:35.213	-	1:35.213
21		Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:35.385	-	1:35.385
22		Charles Pic	Marussia	1:35.429	-	1:35.429
23		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:35.432	-	1:35.432
24		Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:36.734	-	1:36.734

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Japanese Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	53	1:28:56.242	25
2	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	+20.639	18
3	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	53	+24.538	15
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	+25.098	12
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	53	+46.490	10
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	53	+50.424	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	53	+51.159	6
8	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	53	+52.364	4
9		Mark Webber	Red Bull	53	+54.675	2
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	53	+1:06.919	1
11		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	+1:07.769	0
12	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	53	+1:23.460	0
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	+1:28.645	0
14		Bruno Senna	Williams	53	+1:28.709	0
15		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	52	+1 Lap	0
16		Timo Glock	Marussia	52	+1 Lap	0
17		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	52	+1 Lap	0
18		Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	52	+1 Lap	0
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	51	+2 Laps	0
20		Charles Pic	Marussia	37	Engine	0
21		Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	32	Vibrations	0
22	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	18	Spun off	0
23	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	0	Collision	0
24	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	0	Collision	0

Race Statistics

Location:Suzuka, Japan

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used