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Japanese Grand Prix 2012
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull |
1 |
53 |
1:28:56.242 |
1:35.774 |
25 |
| 2 |
Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
10 |
53 |
+20.639 |
1:36.894 |
18 |
| 3 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
3 |
53 |
+24.538 |
1:36.679 |
15 |
| 4 |
Jenson Button |
McLaren |
8 |
53 |
+25.098 |
1:36.606 |
12 |
| 5 |
Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
9 |
53 |
+46.490 |
1:37.760 |
10 |
| 6 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus F1 |
7 |
53 |
+50.424 |
1:37.886 |
8 |
| 7 |
Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India |
15 |
53 |
+51.159 |
1:37.938 |
6 |
| 8 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
12 |
53 |
+52.364 |
1:37.771 |
4 |
| 9 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
2 |
53 |
+54.675 |
1:37.128 |
2 |
| 10 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso |
14 |
53 |
+1:06.919 |
1:37.455 |
1 |
| 11 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
23 |
53 |
+1:07.769 |
1:36.942 |
0 |
| 12 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India |
11 |
53 |
+1:23.460 |
1:37.535 |
0 |
| 13 |
Jean-Éric Vergne |
Toro Rosso |
19 |
53 |
+1:28.645 |
1:37.533 |
0 |
| 14 |
Bruno Senna |
Williams |
16 |
53 |
+1:28.709 |
1:36.819 |
0 |
| 15 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham |
17 |
52 |
+1 Lap |
1:38.043 |
0 |
| 16 |
Timo Glock |
Marussia |
18 |
52 |
+1 Lap |
1:38.756 |
0 |
| 17 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham |
22 |
52 |
+1 Lap |
1:38.344 |
0 |
| 18 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT |
20 |
52 |
+1 Lap |
1:39.351 |
0 |
| 19 |
Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 |
4 |
51 |
+2 Laps |
1:38.277 |
0 |
| 20 |
Charles Pic |
Marussia |
21 |
37 |
Engine |
1:40.493 |
0 |
| 21 |
Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
24 |
32 |
Vibrations |
1:41.388 |
0 |
| 22 |
Sergio Pérez |
Sauber |
5 |
18 |
Spun off |
1:38.983 |
0 |
| 23 |
Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
6 |
0 |
Collision |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
13 |
0 |
Collision |
— |
0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 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 F1 |
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 F1 |
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 |
— |
— |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)