
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.
Starting Grid
- 1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:30.839 (Q3)
- 2
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:31.090 (Q3)
- 3
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:31.700 (Q3)
- 4
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:31.898 (Q3)
- 5
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:32.022 (Q3)
- 6
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:32.114 (Q3)
- 7
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:32.208 (Q3)
- 8
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:31.290 (Q3) PEN 5 places
- 9
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:32.327 (Q3)
- 10
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:32.293 (Q2)
- 11
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:32.327 (Q2)
- 12
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:32.512 (Q2)
- 13
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:32.625 (Q2)
- 14
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:32.954 (Q2)
- 15
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:32.272 (Q2) PEN 5 places
- 16
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:33.405 (Q1)
- 17
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:34.657 (Q1)
- 18
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:35.213 (Q1)
- 19
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:33.368 (Q2) PEN 2 places
- 20
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:35.385 (Q1)
- 21
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:35.429 (Q1)
- 22
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:35.432 (Q1)
- 23
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:32.469 (Q2) PEN 10 places
- 24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:36.734 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Sebastian Vettel 53 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 53 laps | 1:28:56.242 | 25pts |
| 2 | +8 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 53 laps | +20.639 | 18pts |
| 3 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 53 laps | +24.538 | 15pts |
| 4 | +4 | Jenson Button McLaren | 53 laps | +25.098 | 12pts |
| 5 | +4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 53 laps | +46.490 | 10pts |
| 6 | +1 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 53 laps | +50.424 | 8pts |
| 7 | +8 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 53 laps | +51.159 | 6pts |
| 8 | +4 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 53 laps | +52.364 | 4pts |
| 9 | -7 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 53 laps | +54.675 | 2pts |
| 10 | +4 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 53 laps | +66.919 | 1pts |
| 11 | +12 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 53 laps | +67.769 | |
| 12 | -1 | Paul di Resta Force India | 53 laps | +83.460 | |
| 13 | +6 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 53 laps | +88.645 | |
| 14 | +2 | Bruno Senna Williams | 53 laps | +88.709 | |
| 15 | +2 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 52 laps | ||
| 16 | +2 | Timo Glock Marussia | 52 laps | ||
| 17 | +5 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 52 laps | ||
| 18 | +2 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 52 laps | ||
| 19 | -15 | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Charles Pic Marussia | 37 laps | ||
| R | - | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 0 laps |
Post Race
Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 4pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 41pts.
- 1Fernando AlonsoFerrari194 pts
- 2Sebastian VettelRed Bull190 pts
- 3Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1157 pts
- 4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren152 pts
- 5Mark WebberRed Bull134 pts
- 6Jenson ButtonMcLaren131 pts
- 7Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
- 8Romain GrosjeanLotus F182 pts
- 9Felipe MassaFerrari69 pts
- 10Sergio PérezSauber66 pts
- 1Red Bull324 pts
- 2McLaren283 pts
- 3Ferrari263 pts
- 4Lotus F1239 pts
- 5Mercedes136 pts
- 6Sauber116 pts
- 7Force India81 pts
- 8Williams58 pts
- 9Toro Rosso15 pts
- 10Marussia0 pts