2012 UBS Chinese Grand Prix
| Date | 15.04.2012 | Category | Formula 1 |
| Circuit | Shanghai International Circuit | Championship | Formula 1 World Championship |
| Race title | UBS Chinese Grand Prix | Round | 3 |
| Distance | 56 laps = 305.066 | Country | China |
Winner's speed: 189.778 kmh
Pole's speed: 206.301 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 196.314 kmh
| Rank | Pos. | # | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Laps lead | Time | Status | Pts | FL time | FL rank | Grid | Row | Qual time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes F1 W03 [03] FO108Z 2.4 V8 | 56 | 48 | 1:36'26.929 | finished | 25 | 1'40.967 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1'35.121 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/27 [02] Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | 56 | 5 | 1:36'47.555 | finished | 18 | 1'40.422 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1'36.191 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/27 [03] Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:36'52.941 | finished | 15 | 1'40.530 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1'35.626 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 [01] Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:36'57.412 | finished | 10 | 1'40.601 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1'36.031 | |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 [04] Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:36'58.420 | finished | 8 | 1'41.120 | 11 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 [295] 056 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:37'04.185 | finished | 2 | 1'41.152 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1'36.622 | |
| 10 | 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 [01] Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:37'05.649 | finished | 1 | 1'39.960 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1'35.784 | |
| 11 | 11 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 [03] Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | 56 | 3 | 1:37'07.995 | finished | 1'41.071 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1'36.524 | |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 [03] Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:37'17.502 | finished | 1'41.794 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1'35.898 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 [03] Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:37'18.142 | finished | 1'40.977 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1'36.745 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 [01] Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | 56 | 1:37'30.085 | finished | 1'41.251 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1'36.956 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes F1 W03 [05] FO108Z 2.4 V8 | 12 | 20'57.537 | DNF, wheel | 1'44.109 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1'35.691 | |||
| 25 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 [03] Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | practised |