2012 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 24 | 20.639 | 53 | 307.8 | Sebastian Vettel |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 53 | ★ | Finished | 25 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | +20.639s | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Ferrari | 53 | +24.538s | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 53 | +25.098s | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 53 | +46.490s | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 53 | +50.424s | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | 15 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 53 | +51.159s | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | 12 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Renault | 53 | +52.364s | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 53 | +54.675s | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 53 | +66.919s | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | 23 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Mercedes | 53 | +67.769s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 11 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 53 | +83.460s | Finished | ||
| 13 | 19 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 53 | +88.645s | Finished | ||
| 14 | 16 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Renault | 53 | +88.709s | Finished | ||
| 15 | 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 16 | 18 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 17 | 22 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 18 | 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 19 | 4 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 51 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Cosworth | 37 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Cosworth | 32 | — | Vibrations | ||
| — | 5 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Ferrari | 18 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 0 | — | Collision |