Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 2012

7 October 2012

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Location
Suzuka, Japan
Laps
53
Fastest time

1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Previously

Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 29pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 36pts.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:32.6081:31.5011:30.839
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:32.9511:31.9501:31.090
3Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:33.0771:31.7721:31.290
4Kamui KobayashiSauber1:32.0421:31.8861:31.700
5Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:32.0291:31.9881:31.898
6Sergio PérezSauber1:32.1471:32.1691:32.022
7Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:32.4591:31.8331:32.114
8Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:32.2211:31.8261:32.208
9Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:33.0611:32.1211:32.327
10Nico HülkenbergForce India1:32.8281:32.272
11Felipe MassaFerrari1:32.9461:32.293
12Paul di RestaForce India1:32.8981:32.327
13Michael SchumacherMercedes1:33.3491:32.469
14Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:32.8341:32.512
15Nico RosbergMercedes1:33.0151:32.625
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:33.0591:32.954
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:33.3701:33.368
18Bruno SennaWilliams1:33.405
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:34.657
20Timo GlockMarussia1:35.213
21Pedro de la RosaHRT1:35.385
22Charles PicMarussia1:35.429
23Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:35.432
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:36.734

34th

pole

Sebastian Vettel

43rd

pole

Red Bull

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:30.839 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:31.090 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Kamui Kobayashi

    Sauber

    1:31.700 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Romain Grosjean

    Lotus F1

    1:31.898 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Sergio Pérez

    Sauber

    1:32.022 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Fernando Alonso

    Ferrari

    1:32.114 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Lotus F1

    1:32.208 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Jenson Button

    McLaren

    1:31.290 (Q3) PEN 5 places

  9. 9

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:32.327 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:32.293 (Q2)

  11. 11

    Paul di Resta

    Force India

    1:32.327 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Pastor Maldonado

    Williams

    1:32.512 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Nico Rosberg

    Mercedes

    1:32.625 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Daniel Ricciardo

    Toro Rosso

    1:32.954 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Nico Hülkenberg

    Force India

    1:32.272 (Q2) PEN 5 places

  16. 16

    Bruno Senna

    Williams

    1:33.405 (Q1)

  17. 17

    Heikki Kovalainen

    Caterham

    1:34.657 (Q1)

  18. 18

    Timo Glock

    Marussia

    1:35.213 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Jean-Éric Vergne

    Toro Rosso

    1:33.368 (Q2) PEN 2 places

  20. 20

    Pedro de la Rosa

    HRT

    1:35.385 (Q1)

  21. 21

    Charles Pic

    Marussia

    1:35.429 (Q1)

  22. 22

    Vitaly Petrov

    Caterham

    1:35.432 (Q1)

  23. 23

    Michael Schumacher

    Mercedes

    1:32.469 (Q2) PEN 10 places

  24. 24

    Narain Karthikeyan

    HRT

    1:36.734 (Q1)

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Sebastian Vettel 53 laps

Results

10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull53 laps1:28:56.24225pts
2+8 Felipe Massa Ferrari53 laps+20.63918pts
30 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber53 laps+24.53815pts
4+4 Jenson Button McLaren53 laps+25.09812pts
5+4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren53 laps+46.49010pts
6+1 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F153 laps+50.4248pts
7+8 Nico Hülkenberg Force India53 laps+51.1596pts
8+4 Pastor Maldonado Williams53 laps+52.3644pts
9-7 Mark Webber Red Bull53 laps+54.6752pts
10+4 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso53 laps+66.9191pts
11+12 Michael Schumacher Mercedes53 laps+67.769
12-1 Paul di Resta Force India53 laps+83.460
13+6 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso53 laps+88.645
14+2 Bruno Senna Williams53 laps+88.709
15+2 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham52 laps
16+2 Timo Glock Marussia52 laps
17+5 Vitaly Petrov Caterham52 laps
18+2 Pedro de la Rosa HRT52 laps
19-15 Romain Grosjean Lotus F151 laps
R- Charles Pic Marussia37 laps
R- Narain Karthikeyan HRT32 laps
R- Sergio Pérez Sauber18 laps
R- Fernando Alonso Ferrari0 laps
R- Nico Rosberg Mercedes0 laps

Post Race

Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 4pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 41pts.

  1. 1
    Fernando AlonsoFerrari194 pts
  2. 2
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull190 pts
  3. 3
    Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1157 pts
  4. 4
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren152 pts
  5. 5
    Mark WebberRed Bull134 pts
  6. 6
    Jenson ButtonMcLaren131 pts
  7. 7
    Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
  8. 8
    Romain GrosjeanLotus F182 pts
  9. 9
    Felipe MassaFerrari69 pts
  10. 10
    Sergio PérezSauber66 pts

  1. 1
    Red Bull324 pts
  2. 2
    McLaren283 pts
  3. 3
    Ferrari263 pts
  4. 4
    Lotus F1239 pts
  5. 5
    Mercedes136 pts
  6. 6
    Sauber116 pts
  7. 7
    Force India81 pts
  8. 8
    Williams58 pts
  9. 9
    Toro Rosso15 pts
  10. 10
    Marussia0 pts