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China Grand Prix — 2012

China · Formula 1

Race

Completed

15 Apr 2012, 07:00

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes-AMG Petronas) won the race at Shanghai International Circuit in 1:36:26.929, with 24 drivers classified. Full race results with grid positions, gaps, pit stops, and championship points are shown below.

#DriverTime / Gap
1
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:36:26.929
Mercedes-AMG Petronas25 PointsGrid: 1
2
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
+20.600
McLaren Racing18 PointsGrid: 5
3
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
+26.000
McLaren Racing15 PointsGrid: 7
4
MW
Mark WebberWEB
+27.900
Red Bull Racing12 PointsGrid: 6
5
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
+30.400
Red Bull Racing10 PointsGrid: 11
6
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
+31.400
Lotus F1 Team8 PointsGrid: 10
7
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
+34.500
Williams F1 Team6 PointsGrid: 14
8
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
+35.600
Williams F1 Team4 PointsGrid: 13
9
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
+37.200
Scuderia Ferrari2 PointsGrid: 9
10
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB⚡FL
+38.700
Sauber F1 Team2 PointsGrid: 3⚡ FL
11
SP
Sergio PerezPER
+41.000
Sauber F1 TeamGrid: 8
12
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
+42.200
Force IndiaGrid: 15
13
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
+42.700
Scuderia FerrariGrid: 12
14
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
+50.500
Lotus F1 TeamGrid: 4
15
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
+51.200
Force IndiaGrid: 16
16
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
+51.700
Racing BullsGrid: 24
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
+63.100
Racing BullsGrid: 17
18
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
+1 Lap
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 19
19
TG
Timo GlockGLO
+1 Lap
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 20
20
CP
Charles PicPIC
+1 Lap
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 21
21
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
+1 Lap
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 22
22
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
+2 Laps
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 23
23
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
+3 Laps
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 18
0
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
—
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 2

3rd Qualifying

Completed

14 Apr 2012, 06:40

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes-AMG Petronas) set the fastest time of 1:35.121 during 3rd Qualifying at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of 10 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:35.121
Mercedes-AMG Petronas
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:35.626
McLaren Racing+0.505
3
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:35.691
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.570
4
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:35.784
Sauber F1 Team+0.663
5
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:35.898
Lotus F1 Team+0.777
6
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:36.191
McLaren Racing+1.070
7
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:36.290
Red Bull Racing+1.169
8
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:36.524
Sauber F1 Team+1.403
9
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:36.622
Scuderia Ferrari+1.501
10
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
—
Lotus F1 Team

2nd Qualifying

Completed

14 Apr 2012, 06:20

Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:35.700 during 2nd Qualifying at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of 17 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:35.700
Red Bull Racing
2
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:35.942
McLaren Racing+0.242
3
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:35.902
McLaren Racing+0.202
4
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:35.982
Scuderia Ferrari+0.282
5
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:35.794
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.094
6
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:35.725
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.025
7
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:35.921
Lotus F1 Team+0.221
8
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:35.903
Lotus F1 Team+0.203
9
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:35.853
Sauber F1 Team+0.153
10
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:35.831
Sauber F1 Team+0.131
11
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:36.031
Red Bull Racing+0.331
12
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:36.255
Scuderia Ferrari+0.555
13
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:36.283
Williams F1 Team+0.583
14
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:36.289
Williams F1 Team+0.589
15
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:36.317
Force India+0.617
16
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:36.745
Force India+1.045
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:36.956
Racing Bulls+1.256

1st Qualifying

Completed

14 Apr 2012, 06:00

Fernando Alonso (Scuderia Ferrari) set the fastest time of 1:36.292 during 1st Qualifying at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:36.292
Scuderia Ferrari
2
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:36.875
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.583
3
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:36.850
Lotus F1 Team+0.558
4
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:36.863
Sauber F1 Team+0.571
5
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:36.198
Sauber F1 Team+-0.094
6
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:36.911
Red Bull Racing+0.619
7
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:36.682
Red Bull Racing+0.390
8
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:36.746
McLaren Racing+0.454
9
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:36.763
McLaren Racing+0.471
10
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:36.556
Scuderia Ferrari+0.264
11
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:36.797
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.505
12
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:36.343
Lotus F1 Team+0.051
13
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:36.639
Force India+0.347
14
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:36.921
Force India+0.629
15
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:36.933
Racing Bulls+0.641
16
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:36.528
Williams F1 Team+0.236
17
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:36.674
Williams F1 Team+0.382
18
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:37.714
Racing Bulls+1.422
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:38.463
Caterham F1 Team+2.171
20
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:38.677
Caterham F1 Team+2.385
21
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:39.282
Manor Marussia F1 Team+2.990
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:39.717
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.425
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:40.411
HRT Formula One Team+4.119
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:41.000
HRT Formula One Team+4.708

3rd Practice

Completed

14 Apr 2012, 03:00

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:35.940 during 3rd Practice at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:35.940
McLaren Racing
2
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:36.063
McLaren Racing+0.123
3
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:36.389
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.449
4
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:36.512
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.572
5
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:36.635
Red Bull Racing+0.695
6
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:36.765
Williams F1 Team+0.825
7
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:36.781
Sauber F1 Team+0.841
8
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:36.880
Sauber F1 Team+0.940
9
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:37.039
Red Bull Racing+1.099
10
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:37.061
Lotus F1 Team+1.121
11
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:37.237
Force India+1.297
12
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:37.274
Lotus F1 Team+1.334
13
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:37.288
Force India+1.348
14
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:37.425
Williams F1 Team+1.485
15
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:37.465
Scuderia Ferrari+1.525
16
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:37.493
Racing Bulls+1.553
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:37.628
Racing Bulls+1.688
18
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:37.831
Scuderia Ferrari+1.891
19
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:38.701
Caterham F1 Team+2.761
20
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:39.198
Caterham F1 Team+3.258
21
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:39.796
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.856
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:40.048
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.108
23
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:41.263
HRT Formula One Team+5.323
24
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:41.499
HRT Formula One Team+5.559

2nd Practice

Completed

13 Apr 2012, 06:00

Michael Schumacher (Mercedes-AMG Petronas) set the fastest time of 1:35.973 during 2nd Practice at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:35.973
Mercedes-AMG Petronas
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:36.145
McLaren Racing+0.172
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:36.160
Red Bull Racing+0.187
4
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:36.433
Red Bull Racing+0.460
5
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:36.617
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.644
6
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:36.711
McLaren Racing+0.738
7
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:36.956
Sauber F1 Team+0.983
8
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:36.966
Force India+0.993
9
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:37.191
Force India+1.218
10
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:37.316
Scuderia Ferrari+1.343
11
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:37.417
Sauber F1 Team+1.444
12
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:37.616
Racing Bulls+1.643
13
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:37.836
Lotus F1 Team+1.863
14
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:37.930
Racing Bulls+1.957
15
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:37.972
Lotus F1 Team+1.999
16
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:38.176
Williams F1 Team+2.203
17
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:38.293
Scuderia Ferrari+2.320
18
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:38.783
Williams F1 Team+2.810
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:38.990
Caterham F1 Team+3.017
20
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:39.346
Caterham F1 Team+3.373
21
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:39.651
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.678
22
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:40.343
HRT Formula One Team+4.370
23
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:40.753
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.780
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:41.125
HRT Formula One Team+5.152

1st Practice

Completed

13 Apr 2012, 02:00

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:37.106 during 1st Practice at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of 23 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:37.106
McLaren Racing
2
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:38.116
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.010
3
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:38.316
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.210
4
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:38.584
Sauber F1 Team+1.478
5
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:38.911
Sauber F1 Team+1.805
6
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:38.977
Red Bull Racing+1.871
7
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:39.198
Red Bull Racing+2.092
8
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:39.199
McLaren Racing+2.093
9
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:39.748
Racing Bulls+2.642
10
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:39.768
Racing Bulls+2.662
11
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:40.056
Scuderia Ferrari+2.950
12
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:40.153
Scuderia Ferrari+3.047
13
VB
Valtteri BottasBOT
1:40.298
Williams F1 Team+3.192
14
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:40.328
Force India+3.222
15
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:40.540
Williams F1 Team+3.434
16
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:41.071
Caterham F1 Team+3.965
17
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:41.204
Lotus F1 Team+4.098
18
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:42.330
Manor Marussia F1 Team+5.224
20
JB
Jules BianchiBIA
1:44.118
Force India+7.012
21
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:44.227
HRT Formula One Team+7.121
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:44.500
Manor Marussia F1 Team+7.394
23
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:47.204
HRT Formula One Team+10.098
24
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:50.465
Lotus F1 Team+13.359

2012 Drivers' Championship

The 2012 Drivers' Championship standings across 25 drivers. Sebastian Vettel leads with 281 points and 5 wins, followed by Fernando Alonso (278) and Kimi Raikkonen (207). The field has accumulated 2,020 points combined.

#DriverPoints
1
SV
Sebastian Vettel#5 VET
281
Red Bull Racing5 Wins
2
FA
Fernando Alonso#14 ALO
278
Scuderia Ferrari3 Wins
3
KR
Kimi Raikkonen#7 RAI
207
Lotus F1 Team1 Wins
4
LH
Lewis Hamilton#44 HAM
190
McLaren Racing4 Wins
5
JB
Jenson Button#22 BUT
188
McLaren Racing3 Wins
6
MW
Mark Webber#2 WEB
179
Red Bull Racing2 Wins
7
FM
Felipe Massa#19 MAS
122
Scuderia Ferrari
8
RG
Romain Grosjean#28 GRO
96
Lotus F1 Team
9
NR
Nico Rosberg#6 ROS
93
Mercedes-AMG Petronas1 Wins
10
SP
Sergio Perez#11 PER
66
Sauber F1 Team
11
NH
Nico Hulkenberg#27 HUL
63
Force India
12
KK
Kamui Kobayashi#10 KOB
60
Sauber F1 Team
13
MS
Michael Schumacher#7 MSC
49
Mercedes-AMG Petronas
14
PR
Paul di Resta#3 DIR
46
Force India
15
PM
Pastor Maldonado#13 MAL
45
Williams F1 Team1 Wins
16
BS
Bruno Senna#19 SEN
31
Williams F1 Team
17
JV
Jean-Eric Vergne#25 VER
16
Racing Bulls
18
DR
Daniel Ricciardo#3 RIC
10
Racing Bulls
19
VP
Vitaly Petrov#21 PET
Caterham F1 Team
20
TG
Timo Glock#16 GLO
Manor Marussia F1 Team
21
CP
Charles Pic#20 PIC
Manor Marussia F1 Team
22
HK
Heikki Kovalainen#7 KOV
Caterham F1 Team
23
JD
Jerome d'Ambrosio#64 DAM
Lotus F1 Team
24
NK
Narain Karthikeyan#23 KAR
HRT Formula One Team
25
PR
Pedro de la Rosa#22 DLR
HRT Formula One Team

2012 Constructors' Championship

The 2012 Constructors' Championship featuring 12 teams. Red Bull Racing lead with 460 points and 0 wins, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari (400). All teams have scored 2,020 points combined.

#TeamPoints
1
RRRed Bull Racing
460
2
SFScuderia Ferrari
400
3
MRMcLaren Racing
378
4
LTLotus F1 Team
303
5
MPMercedes-AMG Petronas
142
6
STSauber F1 Team
126
7
FIForce India
109
8
WTWilliams F1 Team
76
9
RBRacing Bulls
26
10
CTCaterham F1 Team
0
11
MTManor Marussia F1 Team
0
12
HTHRT Formula One Team
0

API data: 22 Apr 2026