Japan (2012)

Date: 07 Oct 2012

Location: Suzuka, Japan

Position	Driver	Points	Laps	Constructor	Engine	Tyres
1	Sebastian Vettel	25	53	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli
2	Felipe Massa	18	53	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli
3	Kamui Kobayashi	15	53	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli
4	Jenson Button	12	53	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli
5	Lewis Hamilton	1	53	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli
6	Kimi Räikkönen	8	53	Lotus	Renault	Pirelli
7	Nico Hülkenberg	6	53	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli
8	Pastor Maldonado	4	53	Williams	Renault	Pirelli
9	Mark Webber	2	53	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli
10	Daniel Ricciardo	1	53	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli
11	Michael Schumacher	0	53	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli
12	Paul di Resta	0	53	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	0	53	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli
14	Bruno Senna	0	53	Williams	Renault	Pirelli
15	Heikki Kovalainen	0	52	Caterham	Renault	Pirelli
16	Timo Glock	0	52	Marussia	Cosworth	Pirelli
17	Vitaly Petrov	0	52	Caterham	Renault	Pirelli
18	Pedro de la Rosa	0	52	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli
19	Romain Grosjean	0	51	Lotus	Renault	Pirelli
DNF	Charles Pic	0	37	Marussia	Cosworth	Pirelli
DNF	Narain Karthikeyan	0	32	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli
DNF	Sergio Pérez	0	18	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli
DNF	Fernando Alonso	0	0	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli
DNF	Nico Rosberg	0	0	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli

Colour Legend: Purple – Fastest overall, Green – Personal best, Yellow – Slower than personal best.

#	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel	1:32.608	1:31.501	1:30.839	11
2	Mark Webber	1:32.951	1:31.950	1:31.090	15
3	Jenson Button	1:33.077	1:31.772	1:31.290	14
4	Kamui Kobayashi	1:32.042	1:31.886	1:31.700	16
5	Romain Grosjean	1:32.029	1:31.988	1:31.898	20
6	Sergio Pérez	1:32.147	1:32.169	1:32.022	20
7	Fernando Alonso	1:32.459	1:31.833	1:32.114	17
8	Kimi Räikkönen	1:32.221	1:31.826	1:32.208	18
9	Lewis Hamilton	1:33.061	1:32.121	1:32.327	17
10	Nico Hülkenberg	1:32.828	1:32.272	-	12
11	Felipe Massa	1:32.946	1:32.293	-	12
12	Paul di Resta	1:32.898	1:32.327	-	14
13	Michael Schumacher	1:33.349	1:32.469	-	10
14	Pastor Maldonado	1:32.834	1:32.512	-	11
15	Nico Rosberg	1:33.015	1:32.625	-	16
16	Daniel Ricciardo	1:33.059	1:32.954	-	14
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	1:33.370	1:33.368	-	14
18	Bruno Senna	1:33.405	-	-	8
19	Heikki Kovalainen	1:34.657	-	-	6
20	Timo Glock	1:35.213	-	-	8
21	Pedro de la Rosa	1:35.385	-	-	6
22	Charles Pic	1:35.429	-	-	8
23	Vitaly Petrov	1:35.432	-	-	8
24	Narain Karthikeyan	1:36.734	-	-	6

Date: 2012-10-07 · Circuit: Suzuka (Japan)

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Δ	Time/Retired	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	0	1:28:56.242	25
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	10	+8	1:29:16.881	18
3	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	3	0	1:29:20.780	15
4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	8	+4	1:29:21.340	12
5	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	9	+4	1:29:42.732	10
6	Kimi-Matias Räikkönen	Lotus	7	+1	1:29:46.666	8
7	Nicolas Hülkenberg	Force India	15	+8	1:29:47.401	6
8	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	12	+4	1:29:48.606	4
9	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	2	-7	1:29:50.917	2
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	14	+4	1:30:03.161	1
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	23	+12	1:30:04.011
12	Paul di Resta	Force India	11	-1	1:30:19.702
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	19	+6	1:30:24.887
14	Bruno Senna Lalli	Williams	16	+2	1:30:24.951
15	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Caterham	17	+2
16	Timo Glock	Marussia	18	+2
17	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Caterham	22	+5
18	Pedro Martínez de la Rosa	HRT	20	+2
19	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	4	-15	Gearbox
	Charles Pic	Marussia	21		Engine
	Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	24		Vibrations
	Sergio Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	5		Spun off
	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	6		Collision
	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	13		Collision

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1
2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	2
3	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	3
4	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	4
5	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	5
6	Sergio Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	6
7	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	7
8	Kimi-Matias Räikkönen	Lotus	8
9	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	9
10	Nicolas Hülkenberg	Force India	10

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) – 1:28:56.242

Biggest mover: Michael Schumacher (12 positions gained)
Retirements: Romain Grosjean, Charles Pic, Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan, Sergio Pérez Mendoza, Fernando Alonso Díaz, Nico Erik Rosberg