2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 56 | 1:36:47.555 | 18 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 56 | 1:36:52.941 | 15 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 56 | 1:36:54.853 | 12 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 56 | 1:36:57.412 | 10 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 56 | 1:36:58.420 | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 56 | 1:37:01.526 | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 56 | 1:37:02.572 | 4 | 13 | |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | 1:37:04.185 | 2 | 9 | |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 56 | 1:37:05.649 | 1 | 3 | FL |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 56 | 1:37:07.995 | — | 8 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 56 | 1:37:09.202 | — | 15 | |
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | 1:37:09.708 | — | 12 | |
| 14 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 56 | 1:37:17.502 | — | 4 | |
| 15 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 56 | 1:37:18.142 | — | 16 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 56 | 1:37:18.685 | — | PL | |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 56 | 1:37:30.085 | — | 17 | |
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 55 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 55 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 55 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 55 | +1 lap | — | 22 | |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 54 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 23 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 53 | +3 laps | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | Wheel | — | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | — |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 | — |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 | — |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 | — |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 | — |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 | — |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 | — |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 | — |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | — | — |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | — | — |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | — | — |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | — | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | — | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | — | — |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | — | — |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | — | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | — |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 4 | — |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 5 | — |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 7 | — |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | — |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 10 | — |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | — |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | — |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | — |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | — |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | — |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | — |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 22 | — |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | — |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | — |
| PL | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 40 | 1:39.960 | — |
| 2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 48 | 1:40.019 | +0.059 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 56 | 1:40.422 | +0.462 |
| 4 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 36 | 1:40.482 | +0.522 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 52 | 1:40.490 | +0.530 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 40 | 1:40.530 | +0.570 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 33 | 1:40.601 | +0.641 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 40 | 1:40.967 | +1.007 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 48 | 1:40.977 | +1.017 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 37 | 1:41.071 | +1.111 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 45 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 43 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 37 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 36 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | 28 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 25 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | 22 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | 16 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | 14 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | 8 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | 7 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 4 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | 4 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | 2 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | 1 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | 0 |