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2012 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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 1 56 1:36:26.929 25
2 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 5q6 56 +20.626 18
3 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 7q2 56 +26.012 15
4 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 6q7 56 +27.924 12
5 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 11 56 +30.483 10
6 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 10 56 +31.491 8
7 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 14 56 +34.597 6
8 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 13 56 +35.643 4
9 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 9 56 +37.256 2
10 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 3q4 56 +38.720 1:39.960 1
11 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 8 56 +41.066 0
12 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 15 56 +42.273 0
13 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 12 56 +42.779 0
14 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 4q5 56 +50.573 0
15 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 16 56 +51.213 0
16 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 24q18 56 +51.756 0
17 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 17 56 +63.156 0
18 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 19q20 55 +1 Lap 0
19 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 20q21 55 +1 Lap 0
20 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 21q22 55 +1 Lap 0
21 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT 22q23 55 +1 Lap 0
22 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 23q24 54 +2 Laps 0
23 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 18q19 53 +3 Laps 0
R 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 2q3 12 Wheel nut 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 13 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 2nd, started 7th; Michael Schumacher qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 4th, started 3rd; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 5th, started 4th; Jenson Button qualified 6th, started 5th; Mark Webber qualified 7th, started 6th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 18th, started 24th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 19th, started 18th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 20th, started 19th; Timo Glock qualified 21st, started 20th; Charles Pic qualified 22nd, started 21st; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 23rd, started 22nd; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 24th, started 23rd. 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

123456789101112131415161718192021222324 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 6Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 9Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 9Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 9Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 10Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 10Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 10Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 11Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 11Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 11Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 11Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 12Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 12Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 12Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 12Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 13Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 16Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 16Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 17Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 17Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 18Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 18Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 19Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 21Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 22Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 24Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 25Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 27Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 28Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 28Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 29Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 29Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 29Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 30Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 31Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 31Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 32Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 32Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 32Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 33Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 33Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 34Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 34Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 35Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 36Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 37Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 38Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 38Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 38Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 39Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 41Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 41Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 48 ROSMSCBUTRAIHAMPERKOBALOWEBMASGROSENDIRVETMALKOVHULGLORICPETPICDLRKARVER
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 6, 20.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 9, 21.4 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 9, 21.6 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 9, 32.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 10, 20.9 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 10, 21.4 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 10, 21.9 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 11, 20.6 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 11, 21.2 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 11, 21.6 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 11, 20.4 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 11, 22.8 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 12, 20.3 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 12, 22.7 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 12, 21.7 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 12, 21.2 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 13, 21.1 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 16, 24.9 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 16, 23.0 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 17, 23.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 17, 21.9 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 18, 21.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 18, 20.3 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 19, 22.3 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 21, 20.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 22, 20.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 24, 20.5 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 25, 21.0 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 27, 20.1 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 28, 22.6 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28, 21.5 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 28, 23.6 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 29, 37.7 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 29, 22.0 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 29, 21.3 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 30, 21.0 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 31, 21.1 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 31, 23.5 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 32, 23.2 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 32, 25.8 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 32, 21.0 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 33, 21.2 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 33, 22.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 34, 20.6 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 34, 20.5 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 35, 22.6 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 36, 21.5 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 37, 23.6 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 38, 20.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 38, 20.0 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 38, 21.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 39, 26.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 41, 20.1 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 41, 22.5 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 48, 14.0 s in the pit lane ROSMSCBUTRAIHAMPERKOBALOWEBMASGROSENDIRVETMALKOVHULGLORICPETPICDLRKARVER
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 43 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Nico Rosberg: 2 stops (laps 13, 34), stints of 13, 21, 22 laps
2nd
Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 11, 24, 39), stints of 11, 13, 15, 17 laps
3rd
Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 10, 22, 38), stints of 10, 12, 16, 18 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 15 · 3 or more: 8
First stops
median lap 11 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
ROSNico Rosberg213 (21.1 s), 34 (20.6 s)
132122
BUTJenson Button311 (20.6 s), 24 (20.5 s), 39 (26.6 s)
11131517
HAMLewis Hamilton310 (20.9 s), 22 (20.7 s), 38 (20.2 s)
10121618
WEBMark Webber36 (20.5 s), 21 (20.4 s), 34 (20.5 s)
6151322
VETSebastian Vettel29 (21.4 s), 31 (21.1 s)
92225
GRORomain Grosjean211 (21.2 s), 32 (25.8 s)
112124
SENBruno Senna212 (21.2 s), 29 (21.3 s)
121727
MALPastor Maldonado211 (21.6 s), 33 (21.2 s)
112223
ALOFernando Alonso312 (20.3 s), 27 (20.1 s), 38 (20.0 s)
12151118
KOBKamui Kobayashi39 (21.6 s), 25 (21.0 s), 38 (21.8 s)
9161318
PERSergio Pérez216 (23.0 s), 35 (22.6 s)
161921
DIRPaul di Resta211 (20.4 s), 32 (21.0 s)
112124
MASFelipe Massa218 (20.3 s), 41 (20.1 s)
182315
RAIKimi Räikkönen210 (21.4 s), 28 (21.5 s)
101828
HULNico Hülkenberg29 (32.4 s), 30 (21.0 s)
92126
VERJean-Éric Vergne311 (22.8 s), 28 (23.6 s), 41 (22.5 s)
11171315
RICDaniel Ricciardo217 (21.9 s), 33 (22.3 s)
171623
PETVitaly Petrov210 (21.9 s), 29 (22.0 s)
101926
GLOTimo Glock218 (21.3 s), 36 (21.5 s)
181819
PICCharles Pic319 (22.3 s), 37 (23.6 s), 48 (14.0 s)
1918117
DLRPedro de la Rosa217 (23.6 s), 31 (23.5 s)
171424
KARNarain Karthikeyan216 (24.9 s), 32 (23.2 s)
161622
KOVHeikki Kovalainen312 (22.7 s), 28 (22.6 s), 29 (37.7 s)
121624
MSCMichael Schumacher112 (21.7 s)
12

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Nico RosbergMercedes1:36.8751:35.7251:35.121fastest Q3
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:36.7631:35.9021:35.626+0.505 Q3
3Michael SchumacherMercedes1:36.7971:35.7941:35.691+0.570 Q3
4Kamui KobayashiSauber1:36.8631:35.8531:35.784+0.663 Q3
5Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:36.8501:35.9211:35.898+0.777 Q3
6Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:36.7461:35.9421:36.191+0.821 Q2
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:36.6821:35.7001:36.290+0.579 Q2
8Sergio PérezSauber1:36.1981:35.8311:36.524+0.710 Q2
9Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:36.2921:35.9821:36.622+0.861 Q2
10Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:36.3431:35.903+0.782 Q2
11Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:36.9111:36.031+0.910 Q2
12Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.5561:36.255+1.134 Q2
13Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:36.5281:36.283+1.162 Q2
14Bruno SennaWilliams1:36.6741:36.289+1.168 Q2
15Paul di RestaForce India1:36.6391:36.317+1.196 Q2
16Nico HülkenbergForce India1:36.9211:36.745+1.624 Q2
17Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:36.9331:36.956+1.812 Q1
18Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:37.714+2.593 Q1
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:38.463+3.342 Q1
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:38.677+3.556 Q1
21Timo GlockMarussia1:39.282+4.161 Q1
22Charles PicMarussia1:39.717+4.596 Q1
23Pedro de la RosaHRT1:40.411+5.290 Q1
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:41.000+5.879 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 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

PosConstructorWinsPoints
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

Full 2012 standings