2012 Japanese Grand Prix

Date 07.10.2012 Category Formula 1
Circuit Suzuka Circuit Championship Formula 1 World Championship
Race title Japanese Grand Prix Round 15
Distance 53 laps = 307.471 km Country Japan
Winner's speed: 207.429 kmh
Pole's speed: 230.134 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 218.276 kmh
Rank Pos. # Driver Entrant Car Laps Laps
lead
Time Status Pts FL
time
FL
rank
Grid Row Qual
time
1 1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Sauber Petronas Red Bull RB8 Renault 53 53 1:28'56.242 finished 25 1'35.774 1 1 1 1'30.839
2 2 6 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F2012 53 1:29'16.881 finished 18 1'36.894 5 10 5 1'32.293
4 4 3 Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/27 Mercedes 53 1:29'21.340 finished 12 1'36.606 2 8 4 1'31.290
5 5 4 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/27 Mercedes 53 1:29'42.732 finished 10 1'37.760 11 9 5 1'32.327
6 6 9 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team Lotus E20 Renault 53 1:29'46.666 finished 8 1'37.886 13 7 4 1'32.208
7 7 12 Nico Hulkenberg Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM05 Mercedes 53 1:29'47.401 finished 6 1'37.938 14 15 8
8 8 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams F1 Team Williams FW34 Renault 53 1:29'48.606 finished 4 1'37.771 12 12 6 1'32.512
10 10 16 Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR7 Ferrari 53 1:30'03.161 finished 1 1'37.455 8 14 7 1'32.954
19 19 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team Lotus E20 Renault 51 1:27'33.328 DNF 1'38.277 16 4 2 1'31.898
22 15 Sergio Perez Sauber F1 Team Sauber C31 Ferrari 18 31'49.630 DNF, spun off 1'38.983 19 5 3 1'32.022
23 5 Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F2012 0 DNF, collision 6 3 1'32.114
24 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W03 0 DNF, collision 13 7 1'32.625
25 19 Valtteri Bottas Williams F1 Team Williams FW34 Renault practiced