Chinese Grand Prix
Round 3 of 2012
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai
Country
China
Date
Apr 15, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 5 | 56 | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 7 | 56 | +26.012 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | +27.924 | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 11 | 56 | +30.483 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 10 | 56 | +31.491 | 8 |
| 7 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 14 | 56 | +34.597 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 13 | 56 | +35.643 | 4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 9 | 56 | +37.256 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 3 | 56 | +38.720 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 8 | 56 | +41.066 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 15 | 56 | +42.273 | 0 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 12 | 56 | +42.779 | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 4 | 56 | +50.573 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 16 | 56 | +51.213 | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 24 | 56 | +51.756 | 0 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 17 | 56 | +1:03.156 | 0 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 18 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 24 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 2 | 12 | Wheel nut | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | — |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | — |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | — |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | — |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | — |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:37.714 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:38.463 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:38.677 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:40.967
Lap 40
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:40.422
Lap 56
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:40.530
Lap 40
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:40.490
Lap 52
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:40.601
Lap 33
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:41.120
Lap 35
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:41.293
Lap 37
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:40.482
Lap 36
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:41.152
Lap 41
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:39.960
Lap 40
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:41.071
Lap 37
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:41.498
Lap 40
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:41.240
Lap 48
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:41.794
Lap 43
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:40.977
Lap 48
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:40.019
Lap 48
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:41.251
Lap 40
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:42.385
Lap 38
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:42.748
Lap 41
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:42.621
Lap 39
1:43.610
Lap 54
1:43.935
Lap 40
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:41.190
Lap 53
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:44.109
Lap 9
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Webber | 1 | 6 | 20.474 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 9 | 21.551 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 9 | 21.449 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 9 | 32.407 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 10 | 21.433 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 10 | 20.903 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 10 | 21.851 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 11 | 20.563 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 11 | 21.184 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 11 | 20.387 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 11 | 21.569 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 11 | 22.835 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 12 | 21.746 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 12 | 20.296 |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 12 | 21.184 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 12 | 22.713 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 13 | 21.113 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 16 | 23.009 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 16 | 24.937 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 17 | 21.884 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 17 | 23.634 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 18 | 20.250 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 18 | 21.327 |
| Charles Pic | 1 | 19 | 22.306 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 21 | 20.377 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 22 | 20.691 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 24 | 20.474 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 25 | 21.012 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 27 | 20.136 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 28 | 21.494 |
Race Summary
- Round: 3 of 2012
- Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit — Shanghai, China
- Date: Apr 15, 2012
- Winner: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), started P1.
- Pole position: Nico Rosberg (1:35.121)
- Fastest lap: Kamui Kobayashi (1:39.960, lap 40)
- Podium: 1. Nico Rosberg, 2. Jenson Button, 3. Lewis Hamilton
- Classified finishers: 23