Gridpedia2012 Chinese Grand Prix
- Date
- 15 Apr 2012
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
- Round
- 3 of 20
- Winner
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Nico Rosberg (1:35.121)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 56 | +20.626 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 7 | 56 | +26.012 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | +27.924 | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | 56 | +30.483 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | 56 | +31.491 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 56 | +34.597 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | 56 | +35.643 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | 56 | +37.256 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | 56 | +38.720 | 1:39.960 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | 56 | +41.066 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 56 | +42.273 | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | 56 | +42.779 | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 56 | +50.573 | 0 | |
| 15 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | 56 | +51.213 | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 24 | 56 | +51.756 | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | 56 | +63.156 | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | 12 | Wheel nut | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 45 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 43 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 9 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 1 | 88 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 0 | 64 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Sauber | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Williams | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |