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2012 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
7 Oct 2012
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Round
15 of 20
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel (1:30.839)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 53 1:28:56.242 1:35.774 25
2 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 10q11 53 +20.639 18
3 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 3q4 53 +24.538 15
4 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 8q3 53 +25.098 12
5 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 9 53 +46.490 10
6 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 7q8 53 +50.424 8
7 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 15q10 53 +51.159 6
8 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 12q14 53 +52.364 4
9 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 2 53 +54.675 2
10 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 14q16 53 +66.919 1
11 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 23q13 53 +67.769 0
12 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 11q12 53 +83.460 0
13 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 19q17 53 +88.645 0
14 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 16q18 53 +88.709 0
15 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 17q19 52 +1 Lap 0
16 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 18q20 52 +1 Lap 0
17 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 22q23 52 +1 Lap 0
18 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT 20q21 52 +1 Lap 0
19 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 4q5 51 +2 Laps 0
R 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 21q22 37 Engine 0
R 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 24 32 Vibrations 0
R 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 5q6 18 Spun off 0
R 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 6q7 0 Collision 0
R 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 13q15 0 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 20 drivers: Jenson Button qualified 3rd, started 8th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 4th, started 3rd; Romain Grosjean qualified 5th, started 4th; Sergio Pérez qualified 6th, started 5th; Fernando Alonso qualified 7th, started 6th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 8th, started 7th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 10th, started 15th; Felipe Massa qualified 11th, started 10th; Paul di Resta qualified 12th, started 11th; Michael Schumacher qualified 13th, started 23rd; Pastor Maldonado qualified 14th, started 12th; Nico Rosberg qualified 15th, started 13th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 16th, started 14th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 17th, started 19th; Bruno Senna qualified 18th, started 16th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 19th, started 17th; Timo Glock qualified 20th, started 18th; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 21st, started 20th; Charles Pic qualified 22nd, started 21st; Vitaly Petrov qualified 23rd, started 22nd. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 1 to 3 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 1Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 1Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 1Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 7Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 13Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 13Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 13Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 14Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 14Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 15Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 15Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 16Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 16Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 16Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 17Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 17Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 17Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 18Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 18Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 19Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 20Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 21Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 22Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 26Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 30Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 31Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 31Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 31Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 32Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 33Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 34Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 34Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 35Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 35Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 36Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 36Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 36Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 40Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 41Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 42Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 48 VETKOBBUTMASRAIPERHAMHULMALRICGLOGROKOVVERDIRMSCDLRPICPETKARSENWEB
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 1 to 3 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s+60.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 1, 32.5 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 1, 32.3 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 1, 27.1 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 7, 29.8 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 13, 20.9 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 13, 20.2 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13, 21.0 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 13, 21.1 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 14, 20.8 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 14, 21.3 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 15, 23.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 15, 21.3 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 16, 21.1 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 16, 21.5 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 16, 21.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17, 20.9 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17, 20.5 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 17, 20.6 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 17, 26.3 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 17, 21.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 18, 22.8 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 18, 22.5 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 19, 21.4 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 20, 20.7 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 21, 14.6 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 22, 21.1 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 26, 20.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 30, 21.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 31, 19.8 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 31, 20.8 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 31, 21.7 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 31, 42.5 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 32, 21.3 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 33, 21.1 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 34, 21.5 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 34, 21.5 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 35, 21.1 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 35, 21.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 36, 20.8 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 36, 20.4 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 36, 22.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37, 20.3 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 40, 21.5 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 41, 22.7 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 42, 21.4 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 48, 14.3 s in the pit lane VETKOBBUTMASRAIPERHAMHULMALRICGLOGROKOVVERDIRMSCDLRPICPETKARSENWEB
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 74 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 17, 37), stints of 17, 20, 16 laps
2nd
Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 17, 36), stints of 17, 19, 17 laps
3rd
Kamui Kobayashi: 2 stops (laps 14, 31), stints of 14, 17, 22 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 16 · 3 or more: 3
First stops
median lap 16 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel217 (20.5 s), 37 (20.3 s)
172016
MASFelipe Massa217 (20.9 s), 36 (20.8 s)
171917
KOBKamui Kobayashi214 (20.8 s), 31 (20.8 s)
141722
BUTJenson Button213 (20.2 s), 35 (21.1 s)
132218
HAMLewis Hamilton216 (21.1 s), 31 (19.8 s)
161522
RAIKimi Räikkönen213 (20.9 s), 30 (21.2 s)
131723
HULNico Hülkenberg213 (21.0 s), 31 (21.7 s)
131822
MALPastor Maldonado216 (21.4 s), 33 (21.1 s)
161720
WEBMark Webber21 (32.5 s), 26 (20.7 s)
2527
RICDaniel Ricciardo217 (21.9 s), 34 (21.5 s)
171719
MSCMichael Schumacher217 (20.6 s), 36 (20.4 s)
171917
DIRPaul di Resta213 (21.1 s), 32 (21.3 s)
131921
VERJean-Éric Vergne218 (22.5 s), 35 (21.4 s)
181718
SENBruno Senna41 (27.1 s), 16 (21.5 s), 21 (14.6 s), 34 (21.5 s)
1551319
KOVHeikki Kovalainen218 (22.8 s), 41 (22.7 s)
182311
GLOTimo Glock220 (20.7 s), 40 (21.5 s)
202012
PETVitaly Petrov319 (21.4 s), 42 (21.4 s), 48 (14.3 s)
192364
DLRPedro de la Rosa217 (26.3 s), 36 (22.5 s)
171916
GRORomain Grosjean31 (32.3 s), 7 (29.8 s), 22 (21.1 s)
61529
PICCharles Pic214 (21.3 s), 31 (42.5 s)
14176
KARNarain Karthikeyan115 (23.2 s)
1517
PERSergio Pérez115 (21.3 s)
153

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:32.6081:31.5011:30.839fastest Q3
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:32.9511:31.9501:31.090+0.251 Q3
3Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:33.0771:31.7721:31.290+0.451 Q3
4Kamui KobayashiSauber1:32.0421:31.8861:31.700+0.861 Q3
5Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:32.0291:31.9881:31.898+1.059 Q3
6Sergio PérezSauber1:32.1471:32.1691:32.022+1.183 Q3
7Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:32.4591:31.8331:32.114+0.994 Q2
8Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:32.2211:31.8261:32.208+0.987 Q2
9Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:33.0611:32.1211:32.327+1.282 Q2
10Nico HülkenbergForce India1:32.8281:32.272+1.433 Q2
11Felipe MassaFerrari1:32.9461:32.293+1.454 Q2
12Paul di RestaForce India1:32.8981:32.327+1.488 Q2
13Michael SchumacherMercedes1:33.3491:32.469+1.630 Q2
14Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:32.8341:32.512+1.673 Q2
15Nico RosbergMercedes1:33.0151:32.625+1.786 Q2
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:33.0591:32.954+2.115 Q2
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:33.3701:33.368+2.529 Q2
18Bruno SennaWilliams1:33.405+2.566 Q1
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:34.657+3.818 Q1
20Timo GlockMarussia1:35.213+4.374 Q1
21Pedro de la RosaHRT1:35.385+4.546 Q1
22Charles PicMarussia1:35.429+4.590 Q1
23Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:35.432+4.593 Q1
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:36.734+5.895 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3 194
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 190
3 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 0 157
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 3 152
5 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 134
6 Jenson Button McLaren 2 131
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 93
8 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 0 82
9 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 69
10 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 66

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 5 324
2 McLaren 5 283
3 Ferrari 3 263
4 Lotus F1 0 239
5 Mercedes 1 136
6 Sauber 0 116
7 Force India 0 81
8 Williams 1 58
9 Toro Rosso 0 15
10 Marussia 0 0

Full 2012 standings