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
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:35.774
Lap 52
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:36.894
Lap 50
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:36.679
Lap 52
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:36.606
Lap 51
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:37.760
Lap 45
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:37.886
Lap 49
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:37.938
Lap 46
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:37.771
Lap 45
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:37.128
Lap 49
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:37.455
Lap 50
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:36.942
Lap 43
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:37.535
Lap 48
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:37.533
Lap 39
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:36.819
Lap 44
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:38.043
Lap 52
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:38.756
Lap 48
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:38.344
Lap 47
1:39.351
Lap 50
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:38.277
Lap 32
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:40.493
Lap 34
1:41.388
Lap 21
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:38.983
Lap 17
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 1 | 32.329 |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 1 | 27.098 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 1 | 32.462 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 7 | 29.793 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 13 | 20.233 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 13 | 20.901 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 13 | 21.007 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 13 | 21.063 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 14 | 20.783 |
| Charles Pic | 1 | 14 | 21.343 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 15 | 21.273 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 15 | 23.227 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 16 | 21.148 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 16 | 21.361 |
| Bruno Senna | 2 | 16 | 21.538 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 17 | 20.508 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 17 | 20.936 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 17 | 21.944 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 17 | 20.643 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 17 | 26.287 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 18 | 22.816 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 18 | 22.528 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 19 | 21.368 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 20 | 20.662 |
| Bruno Senna | 3 | 21 | 14.608 |
| Romain Grosjean | 3 | 22 | 21.143 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 26 | 20.691 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 30 | 21.222 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 31 | 20.762 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 31 | 19.794 |
Race Summary
- Round: 15 of 2012
- Circuit: Suzuka Circuit — Suzuka, Japan
- Date: Oct 7, 2012
- Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), started P1.
- Pole position: Sebastian Vettel (1:30.839)
- Fastest lap: Sebastian Vettel (1:35.774, lap 52)
- Podium: 1. Sebastian Vettel, 2. Felipe Massa, 3. Kamui Kobayashi
- Classified finishers: 19