Japanese Grand Prix
2012 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 6-7, 2012Race summary
Vettel won the race from 1st on the grid, 20.6s ahead of Massa. Schumacher was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 11th. Grosjean lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 19th (down 15 places). Vettel set the fastest lap, in 1:35.774.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel 1:35.774 | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 25 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | 53 | +24.538 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 53 | +25.098 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | 53 | +46.490 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | 53 | +50.424 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 15 | 53 | +51.159 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 53 | +52.364 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 53 | +54.675 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | 53 | +1:06.919 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | +1:07.769 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 53 | +1:23.460 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19 | 53 | +1:28.645 | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 16 | 53 | +1:28.709 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 22 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 32 | Vibrations | 0 |
| – | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 5 | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 |