2012 Chinese Grand Prix Results

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai

April 15, 2012

Round 3

Race Winner

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Circuit

Shanghai International Circuit

Shanghai, China

Fastest Race Lap

1:39.960

Kamui Kobayashi (Lap 40)

Fastest Qualifying

1:35.121

Nico Rosberg (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:36.875	1:35.725	1:35.121
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:36.763	1:35.902	1:35.626
3		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:36.797	1:35.794	1:35.691
4	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:36.863	1:35.853	1:35.784
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:36.850	1:35.921	1:35.898
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:36.746	1:35.942	1:36.191
7		Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:36.682	1:35.700	1:36.290
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:36.198	1:35.831	1:36.524
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:36.292	1:35.982	1:36.622
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:36.343	1:35.903	1:35.903
11	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:36.911	1:36.031	1:36.031
12	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:36.556	1:36.255	1:36.255
13	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:36.528	1:36.283	1:36.283
14		Bruno Senna	Williams	1:36.674	1:36.289	1:36.289
15	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:36.639	1:36.317	1:36.317
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:36.921	1:36.745	1:36.745
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:36.933	1:36.956	1:36.956
18	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:37.714	-	1:37.714
19		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:38.463	-	1:38.463
20		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:38.677	-	1:38.677
21		Timo Glock	Marussia	1:39.282	-	1:39.282
22		Charles Pic	Marussia	1:39.717	-	1:39.717
23		Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:40.411	-	1:40.411
24		Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:41.000	-	1:41.000

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Chinese Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	56	1:36:26.929	25
2	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	56	+20.626	18
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	56	+26.012	15
4		Mark Webber	Red Bull	56	+27.924	12
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	56	+30.483	10
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	56	+31.491	8
7		Bruno Senna	Williams	56	+34.597	6
8	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	56	+35.643	4
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	56	+37.256	2
10	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	56	+38.720	1
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	56	+41.066	0
12	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	56	+42.273	0
13	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	56	+42.779	0
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	56	+50.573	0
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	56	+51.213	0
16	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	56	+51.756	0
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	56	+1:03.156	0
18		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	55	+1 Lap	0
19		Timo Glock	Marussia	55	+1 Lap	0
20		Charles Pic	Marussia	55	+1 Lap	0
21		Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	55	+1 Lap	0
22		Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	54	+2 Laps	0
23		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	53	+3 Laps	0
24		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	12	Wheel nut	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Shanghai International Circuit

Location:Shanghai, China

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