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2012 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
15/20
Date
Oct 7, 2012 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
5.807 m
Race distance
307.471 km (53 laps)
Vettel
Winner
1:28:56.242
Winning time
Vettel
Pole position
Vettel
Fastest lap
1:35.774
Fastest lap time
Petrov
Fastest pitstop
14.250
Fastest pitstop time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:28:56.242 | 1st | 53 | 25 |
| 2 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +20.639 | 10th | 53 | 18 |
| 3 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +24.538 | 3rd | 53 | 15 |
| 4 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | +25.098 | 8th | 53 | 12 |
| 5 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +46.490 | 9th | 53 | 10 |
| 6 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | +50.424 | 7th | 53 | 8 |
| 7 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +51.159 | 15th | 53 | 6 |
| 8 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +52.364 | 12th | 53 | 4 |
| 9 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +54.675 | 2nd | 53 | 2 |
| 10 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1:06.919 | 14th | 53 | 1 |
| 11 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +1:07.769 | 23rd | 53 | |
| 12 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | +1:23.460 | 11th | 53 | |
| 13 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1:28.645 | 19th | 53 | |
| 14 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | +1:28.709 | 16th | 53 | |
| 15 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 lap | 17th | 52 | |
| 16 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 lap | 18th | 52 | |
| 17 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 lap | 22nd | 52 | |
| 18 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +1 lap | 20th | 52 | |
| 19 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Gearbox | 4th | 51 | |
| DNF | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | Engine | 21st | 37 | |
| DNF | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Vibrations | 24th | 32 | |
| DNF | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Spun off | 5th | 18 | |
| DNF | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Collision | 6th | 0 | |
| DNF | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Collision | 13th | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 | 11 | |
| 2 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 | +0.251 | 15 |
| 3 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 | +0.451 | 14 |
| 4 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 | +0.861 | 16 |
| 5 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 | +1.059 | 20 |
| 6 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 | +1.183 | 20 |
| 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 | +1.275 | 17 |
| 8 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 | +1.369 | 18 |
| 9 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 | +1.488 | 17 |
| 10 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | 12 | ||
| 11 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | 12 | ||
| 12 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | 14 | ||
| 13 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | 10 | ||
| 14 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | 11 | ||
| 15 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | 16 | ||
| 16 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | 14 | ||
| 17 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | 14 | ||
| 18 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | 8 | |||
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 | 6 | |||
| 20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | 8 | |||
| 21 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | 6 | |||
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | 8 | |||
| 23 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 | 8 | |||
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 | 6 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.136 | 17 | |
| 2 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.371 | +0.235 | 20 |
| 3 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.824 | +0.688 | 13 |
| 4 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.918 | +0.782 | 23 |
| 5 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.920 | +0.784 | 19 |
| 6 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.924 | +0.788 | 15 |
| 7 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.008 | +0.872 | 21 |
| 8 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.025 | +0.889 | 16 |
| 9 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.094 | +0.958 | 17 |
| 10 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.160 | +1.024 | 16 |
| 11 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:33.184 | +1.048 | 14 |
| 12 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:33.224 | +1.088 | 15 |
| 13 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.569 | +1.433 | 14 |
| 14 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.722 | +1.586 | 18 |
| 15 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.899 | +1.763 | 23 |
| 16 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.984 | +1.848 | 19 |
| 17 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.023 | +1.887 | 19 |
| 18 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.369 | +2.233 | 11 |
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:35.568 | +3.432 | 19 |
| 20 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:36.355 | +4.219 | 18 |
| 21 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:36.389 | +4.253 | 11 |
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:36.517 | +4.381 | 18 |
| 23 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.649 | +4.513 | 12 |
| 24 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:36.875 | +4.739 | 16 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.493 | 34 | |
| 2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.707 | +0.214 | 32 |
| 3 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.836 | +0.343 | 37 |
| 4 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.987 | +0.494 | 30 |
| 5 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:33.093 | +0.600 | 28 |
| 6 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.107 | +0.614 | 35 |
| 7 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.349 | +0.856 | 22 |
| 8 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.499 | +1.006 | 35 |
| 9 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.614 | +1.121 | 32 |
| 10 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.750 | +1.257 | 13 |
| 11 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.866 | +1.373 | 19 |
| 12 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.903 | +1.410 | 36 |
| 13 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:33.983 | +1.490 | 33 |
| 14 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:34.291 | +1.798 | 12 |
| 15 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.300 | +1.807 | 33 |
| 16 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.863 | +2.370 | 32 |
| 17 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.080 | +2.587 | 34 |
| 18 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:35.711 | +3.218 | 41 |
| 19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.870 | +3.377 | 37 |
| 20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:36.194 | +3.701 | 32 |
| 21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:36.636 | +4.143 | 28 |
| 22 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.342 | +4.849 | 30 |
| 23 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:37.701 | +5.208 | 35 |
| 24 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.507 | 20 | |
| 2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34.740 | +0.233 | 26 |
| 3 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.856 | +0.349 | 24 |
| 4 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.059 | +0.552 | 18 |
| 5 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.122 | +0.615 | 20 |
| 6 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:35.199 | +0.692 | 27 |
| 7 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.283 | +0.776 | 24 |
| 8 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:35.299 | +0.792 | 18 |
| 9 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:35.474 | +0.967 | 22 |
| 10 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:35.478 | +0.971 | 24 |
| 11 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.484 | +0.977 | 26 |
| 12 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:35.584 | +1.077 | 24 |
| 13 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:35.691 | +1.184 | 22 |
| 14 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:35.724 | +1.217 | 21 |
| 15 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.123 | +1.616 | 19 |
| 16 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:36.222 | +1.715 | 25 |
| 17 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.366 | +1.859 | 23 |
| 18 | #19 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:36.389 | +1.882 | 24 |
| 19 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:37.716 | +3.209 | 17 |
| 20 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.295 | +3.788 | 23 |
| 21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:38.616 | +4.109 | 25 |
| 22 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:39.043 | +4.536 | 25 |
| 23 | #20 Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:39.374 | +4.867 | 22 |
| 24 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:39.688 | +5.181 | 19 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35.774 | 52 | |
| 2 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.606 | +0.832 | 51 |
| 3 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.679 | +0.905 | 52 |
| 4 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.819 | +1.045 | 44 |
| 5 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.894 | +1.120 | 50 |
| 6 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.942 | +1.168 | 43 |
| 7 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.128 | +1.354 | 49 |
| 8 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:37.455 | +1.681 | 50 |
| 9 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.533 | +1.759 | 39 |
| 10 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:37.535 | +1.761 | 48 |
| 11 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.760 | +1.986 | 45 |
| 12 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.771 | +1.997 | 45 |
| 13 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:37.886 | +2.112 | 49 |
| 14 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:37.938 | +2.164 | 46 |
| 15 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.043 | +2.269 | 52 |
| 16 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:38.277 | +2.503 | 32 |
| 17 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.344 | +2.570 | 47 |
| 18 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:38.756 | +2.982 | 48 |
| 19 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.983 | +3.209 | 17 |
| 20 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:39.351 | +3.577 | 50 |
| 21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:40.493 | +4.719 | 34 |
| 22 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.388 | +5.614 | 21 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 8 | 194 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 6 | 190 | -4 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 0 | 6 | 157 | -37 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 6 | 152 | -42 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 2 | 134 | -60 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 5 | 131 | -63 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 93 | -101 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 0 | 3 | 82 | -112 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 69 | -125 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 3 | 66 | -128 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 1 | 50 | -144 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 0 | 44 | -150 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 1 | 43 | -151 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | 0 | 37 | -157 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | 1 | 33 | -161 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 0 | 0 | 25 | -169 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 | 8 | -186 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 | 7 | -187 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| 23 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| 25 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -194 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | Renault | 5 | 8 | 324 | |
| 2 | McLaren | Mercedes | 5 | 11 | 283 | -41 |
| 3 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 9 | 263 | -61 |
| 4 | Lotus | Renault | 0 | 9 | 239 | -85 |
| 5 | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1 | 3 | 136 | -188 |
| 6 | Sauber | Ferrari | 0 | 4 | 116 | -208 |
| 7 | Force India | Mercedes | 0 | 0 | 81 | -243 |
| 8 | Williams | Renault | 1 | 1 | 58 | -266 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 15 | -309 |
| 10 | Marussia | Cosworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -324 |
| 11 | Caterham | Renault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -324 |
| 12 | HRT | Cosworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -324 |
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| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | 1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | 1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:44.043 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | 1:42.976 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
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| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | 1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti |
The 2012 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 7, 2012 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Mark Webber next to him. Jenson Button started from third place.
In 1 hour, 28 minutes and 56 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Felipe Massa in second and Kamui Kobayashi in third place.
After the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 194 points. Alonso is 4 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.