Japanese Grand Prix
Round 15 of 2012
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 7, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 25 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 3 | 53 | +24.538 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 8 | 53 | +25.098 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 9 | 53 | +46.490 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 7 | 53 | +50.424 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 15 | 53 | +51.159 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 12 | 53 | +52.364 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 2 | 53 | +54.675 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 14 | 53 | +1:06.919 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | +1:07.769 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 11 | 53 | +1:23.460 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 19 | 53 | +1:28.645 | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 16 | 53 | +1:28.709 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 22 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 4 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 21 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 24 | 32 | Vibrations | 0 |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 5 | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | — |
| 11 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | — |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | — |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | — |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | — |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | — |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | — |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | — |
| 18 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:33.405 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:34.657 | — | — |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | 1:35.213 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:35.774
Lap 52
Ferrari
1:36.894
Lap 50
Sauber
1:36.679
Lap 52
McLaren
1:36.606
Lap 51
McLaren
1:37.760
Lap 45
Lotus F1
1:37.886
Lap 49
Force India
1:37.938
Lap 46
Williams
1:37.771
Lap 45
Red Bull
1:37.128
Lap 49
Toro Rosso
1:37.455
Lap 50
Mercedes
1:36.942
Lap 43
Force India
1:37.535
Lap 48
Toro Rosso
1:37.533
Lap 39
Williams
1:36.819
Lap 44
Caterham
1:38.043
Lap 52
Marussia
1:38.756
Lap 48
Caterham
1:38.344
Lap 47
1:39.351
Lap 50
Lotus F1
1:38.277
Lap 32
Marussia
1:40.493
Lap 34
1:41.388
Lap 21
Sauber
1:38.983
Lap 17
Race Overview
The 2012 Japanese Grand Prix took place at Suzuka Circuit in Japan. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Sebastian Vettel taking the victory.