2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 60 | 1:31:10.744 | 25 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 60 | 1:31:20.181 | 18 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 60 | 1:31:23.961 | 15 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 60 | 1:31:24.653 | 12 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 60 | 1:31:37.010 | 10 | 4 | FL |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 60 | 1:31:55.418 | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 60 | 1:31:55.971 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 60 | 1:32:05.742 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 60 | 1:32:06.847 | 2 | 11 | |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 60 | 1:32:25.719 | 1 | 13 | |
| 11 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 60 | 1:32:32.438 | — | 10 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 60 | 1:32:33.559 | — | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 60 | 1:32:36.808 | — | 15 | |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 60 | 1:32:37.239 | — | 17 | |
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 59 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 16 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 59 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 59 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 59 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 19 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 59 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 58 | +2 laps | — | 21 | |
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 58 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 22 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 55 | Gearbox | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 42 | Brakes | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 20 | Collision damage | — | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.387 | 1:25.435 | 1:25.283 | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.744 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.327 | — |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.516 | 1:25.816 | 1:25.544 | — |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.564 | 1:25.467 | 1:25.659 | — |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.829 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.773 | — |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.939 | 1:26.111 | 1:25.857 | — |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:26.740 | 1:26.101 | 1:26.236 | — |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:27.179 | 1:26.076 | 1:26.360 | — |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.048 | 1:25.983 | 1:26.713 | — |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.458 | 1:25.976 | — | — |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.897 | 1:26.136 | — | — |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.185 | 1:26.241 | — | — |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:26.851 | 1:26.331 | — | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27.482 | 1:26.574 | — | — |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.006 | 1:26.777 | — | — |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.462 | 1:26.989 | — | — |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.517 | 1:27.219 | — | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.525 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:28.756 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:29.500 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:29.613 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:30.592 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.593 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:30.662 | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | — |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | — |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | — |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 | — |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 12 | — |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | — |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | — |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 16 | — |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | — |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | — |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | — |
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 60 | 1:28.203 | — |
| 2 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 60 | 1:28.431 | +0.228 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 60 | 1:28.630 | +0.427 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 60 | 1:28.723 | +0.520 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 58 | 1:28.944 | +0.741 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 59 | 1:29.029 | +0.826 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 59 | 1:29.086 | +0.883 |
| 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 51 | 1:29.204 | +1.001 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 53 | 1:29.230 | +1.027 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 60 | 1:29.230 | +1.027 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 240 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 227 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | 173 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 167 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 165 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | 141 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 90 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 89 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | 66 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | 50 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | 49 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | 44 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | 43 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | 33 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | 26 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 12 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | 9 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 0 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0 |