2012 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 25 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 53 | 1:29:16.881 | 18 | 10 | |
| 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 53 | 1:29:20.780 | 15 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 53 | 1:29:21.340 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 53 | 1:29:42.732 | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 53 | 1:29:46.666 | 8 | 7 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 53 | 1:29:47.401 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 53 | 1:29:48.606 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 53 | 1:29:50.917 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 53 | 1:30:03.161 | 1 | 14 | |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 53 | 1:30:04.011 | — | 23 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 53 | 1:30:19.702 | — | 11 | |
| 13 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 53 | 1:30:24.887 | — | 19 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 53 | 1:30:24.951 | — | 16 | |
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 52 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 52 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 52 | +1 lap | — | 22 | |
| 18 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 52 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 19 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 51 | Gearbox | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 37 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 32 | Vibrations | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 18 | Spun off | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | Collision | — | 13 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 | — |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 | — |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 | — |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 | — |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 | — |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 | — |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 | — |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 | — |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | — | — |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | — | — |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | — | — |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | — | — |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | — | — |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | — | — |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | — | — |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | — | — |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | — |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 4 | — |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 5 | — |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 6 | — |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | — |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | — |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | — |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 14 | — |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 15 | — |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 16 | — |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 10 | 5 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 18 | — |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | — |
| 18 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | — |
| 19 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 17 | 3 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 21 | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 22 | — |
| 22 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 23 | — |
| 23 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 13 | 10 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 52 | 1:35.774 | — |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 51 | 1:36.606 | +0.832 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 52 | 1:36.679 | +0.905 |
| 4 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 44 | 1:36.819 | +1.045 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 50 | 1:36.894 | +1.120 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 43 | 1:36.942 | +1.168 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 49 | 1:37.128 | +1.354 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 50 | 1:37.455 | +1.681 |
| 9 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 39 | 1:37.533 | +1.759 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 48 | 1:37.535 | +1.761 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 194 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 190 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | 157 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 152 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 134 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | 131 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 82 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 69 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | 66 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | 50 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | 44 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | 43 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | 37 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | 33 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | 25 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 8 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | 7 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 0 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0 |