2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 1:28:56.242 1 25
2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 53 +20.6 secs 10 18
3 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 53 +24.5 secs 3 15
4 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +25.0 secs 8 12
5 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 53 +46.4 secs 9 10
6 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 53 +50.4 secs 7 8
7 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 53 +51.1 secs 15 6
8 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 53 +52.3 secs 12 4
9 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +54.6 secs 2 2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 53 +66.9 secs 14 1
11 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 53 +67.7 secs 23
12 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 53 +83.4 secs 11
13 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 53 +88.6 secs 19
14 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 53 +88.7 secs 16
15 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 52 +1 Lap 17
16 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 18
17 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 52 +1 Lap 22
18 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 20
19 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 51 Retired 4
Ret 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 37 Engine 21
Ret 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 32 Retired 24
Ret 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 18 Spin 5
Ret 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 0 Accident 6
Ret 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 Accident 13
Note - Schumacher dropped 10 grid spots for causing a collision at previous round; Button and Hulkenberg dropped five for unscheduled gearbox changes; Vergne dropped three for blocking Senna in Q1.
Pit Stop Summary
1 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1 15:05:37 32.329 32.329
1 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1 15:05:49 27.098 27.098
1 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1 15:06:19 32.462 32.462
2 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 7 15:16:52 29.793 1:02.122
1 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 13 15:26:28 20.233 20.233
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 13 15:26:35 20.901 20.901
1 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 13 15:26:38 21.007 21.007
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