2012 Japanese Grand Prix Results

7 Oct 2012 · Round 15 of 20 · Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan · 53 laps · Wikipedia

Race in 2012

Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid	+/-	Time/Status	PtsPoints
1	5	Red BullS. Vettel	Red Bull	53	1	–0	1:28:56.242	25
2	19	FerrariF. Massa	Ferrari	53	10	▲8+8	+20.639	18
3	10	SauberK. Kobayashi1st podium	Sauber	53	3	–0	+24.538	15
4	22	McLarenJ. Button	McLaren	53	8	▲4+4	+25.098	12
5	44	McLarenL. Hamilton	McLaren	53	9	▲4+4	+46.490	10
6	7	Lotus F1K. Räikkönen	Lotus F1	53	7	▲1+1	+50.424	8
7	27	Force IndiaN. Hülkenberg	Force India	53	15	▲8+8	+51.159	6
8	13	WilliamsP. Maldonado	Williams	53	12	▲4+4	+52.364	4
9		Red BullM. Webber	Red Bull	53	2	▼7-7	+54.675	2
10	3	Toro RossoD. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	53	14	▲4+4	+1:06.919	1
11		MercedesM. Schumacher	Mercedes	53	23	▲12+12	+1:07.769	0
12	40	Force IndiaP. di Resta	Force India	53	11	▼1-1	+1:23.460	0
13	25	Toro RossoJ. Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	19	▲6+6	+1:28.645	0
14		WilliamsB. Senna	Williams	53	16	▲2+2	+1:28.709	0
15		CaterhamH. Kovalainen	Caterham	52	17	▲2+2	+1 Lap	0
16		MarussiaT. Glock	Marussia	52	18	▲2+2	+1 Lap	0
17		CaterhamV. Petrov	Caterham	52	22	▲5+5	+1 Lap	0
18		HRTP. de la Rosa	HRT	52	20	▲2+2	+1 Lap	0
19	8	Lotus F1R. Grosjean	Lotus F1	51	4	▼15-15	+2 Laps	0
R		MarussiaC. Pic	Marussia	37	21	––	Engine	0
R		HRTN. Karthikeyan	HRT	32	24	––	Vibrations	0
R	11	SauberS. Pérez	Sauber	18	5	––	Spun off	0
R	14	FerrariF. Alonso	Ferrari	0	6	––	Collision	0
R	6	MercedesN. Rosberg	Mercedes	0	13	––	Collision	0

Tags mark a driver's first Grand Prix win, podium or points finish, or best classified finish to date.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	1	S. Vettel	Red Bull	1:30.839Fastest in Q3	1:32.608	1:31.501Fastest in Q2	1:30.839Fastest in Q3
2	2	M. Webber	Red Bull	1:31.090	1:32.951	1:31.950	1:31.090
3	3	J. Button	McLaren	1:31.290	1:33.077	1:31.772	1:31.290
48 places better than season qualifying average (P11.8)	14	K. Kobayashi	Sauber	1:31.700	1:32.042	1:31.886	1:31.700
5	10	R. Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:31.898	1:32.029Fastest in Q1	1:31.988	1:31.898
66 places better than season qualifying average (P11.6)	15	S. Pérez	Sauber	1:32.022	1:32.147	1:32.169	1:32.022
7	5	F. Alonso	Ferrari	1:32.114	1:32.459	1:31.833	1:32.114
8	9	K. Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:32.208	1:32.221	1:31.826	1:32.208
96 places worse than season qualifying average (P3.0)	4	L. Hamilton	McLaren	1:32.327	1:33.061	1:32.121	1:32.327
10	12	N. Hülkenberg	Force India	1:32.272	1:32.828	1:32.272
11	6	F. Massa	Ferrari	1:32.293	1:32.946	1:32.293
12	11	P. di Resta	Force India	1:32.327	1:32.898	1:32.327
13	7	M. Schumacher	Mercedes	1:32.469	1:33.349	1:32.469
145 places worse than season qualifying average (P8.8)	18	P. Maldonado	Williams	1:32.512	1:32.834	1:32.512
156 places worse than season qualifying average (P9.4)	8	N. Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.625	1:33.015	1:32.625
16	16	D. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:32.954	1:33.059	1:32.954
17	17	J. Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:33.368	1:33.370	1:33.368
18	19	B. Senna	Williams	1:33.405	1:33.405
19	20	H. Kovalainen	Caterham	1:34.657	1:34.657
20	24	T. Glock	Marussia	1:35.213	1:35.213
21	22	P. de la Rosa	HRT	1:35.385	1:35.385
22	25	C. Pic	Marussia	1:35.429	1:35.429
23	21	V. Petrov	Caterham	1:35.432	1:35.432
24	23	N. Karthikeyan	HRT	1:36.734	1:36.734

fastest lap of that session; ▲/▼ qualified at least 4 places better/worse than the driver’s season qualifying average.

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Axis starts at 98 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Only drivers who finished the race.

Extreme laps excluded (time over 1.5 × fastest lap).

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Axis starts at 98 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Only drivers who finished the race.

Extreme laps excluded (time over 1.5 × fastest lap).

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Axis starts at 19 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Driver	Constructor	Lap	Stop	Time
R. Grosjean	Lotus F1	1	1	32.33
B. Senna	Williams	1	1	27.10
M. Webber	Red Bull	1	1	32.46
R. Grosjean	Lotus F1	7	2	29.79
J. Button	McLaren	13	1	20.23
K. Räikkönen	Lotus F1	13	1	20.90
N. Hülkenberg	Force India	13	1	21.01
P. di Resta	Force India	13	1	21.06
K. Kobayashi	Sauber	14	1	20.78
C. Pic	Marussia	14	1	21.34
S. Pérez	Sauber	15	1	21.27
N. Karthikeyan	HRT	15	1	23.23
L. Hamilton	McLaren	16	1	21.15
P. Maldonado	Williams	16	1	21.36
B. Senna	Williams	16	2	21.54
S. Vettel	Red Bull	17	1	20.51
F. Massa	Ferrari	17	1	20.94
D. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	17	1	21.94
M. Schumacher	Mercedes	17	1	20.64
P. de la Rosa	HRT	17	1	26.29
H. Kovalainen	Caterham	18	1	22.82
J. Vergne	Toro Rosso	18	1	22.53
V. Petrov	Caterham	19	1	21.37
T. Glock	Marussia	20	1	20.66
B. Senna	Williams	21	3	14.61
R. Grosjean	Lotus F1	22	3	21.14
M. Webber	Red Bull	26	2	20.69
K. Räikkönen	Lotus F1	30	2	21.22
K. Kobayashi	Sauber	31	2	20.76
L. Hamilton	McLaren	31	2	19.79
N. Hülkenberg	Force India	31	2	21.69
C. Pic	Marussia	31	2	42.51
P. di Resta	Force India	32	2	21.34
P. Maldonado	Williams	33	2	21.12
D. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	34	2	21.52
B. Senna	Williams	34	4	21.52
J. Button	McLaren	35	2	21.10
J. Vergne	Toro Rosso	35	2	21.43
F. Massa	Ferrari	36	2	20.78
M. Schumacher	Mercedes	36	2	20.38
S. Vettel	Red Bull	37	2	20.35
P. de la Rosa	HRT	36	2	22.49
T. Glock	Marussia	40	2	21.52
H. Kovalainen	Caterham	41	2	22.68
V. Petrov	Caterham	42	2	21.37
V. Petrov	Caterham	48	3	14.25