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Japan Grand Prix — 2012

Japan · Formula 1

Race

Completed

7 Oct 2012, 06:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) won the race at Suzuka International Racing Course in 1:28:56.242, with 24 drivers classified. Full race results with grid positions, gaps, pit stops, and championship points are shown below.

#DriverTime / Gap
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET⚡FL
1:28:56.242
Red Bull Racing26 PointsGrid: 1⚡ FL
2
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
+20.600
Scuderia Ferrari18 PointsGrid: 10
3
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
+24.500
Sauber F1 Team15 PointsGrid: 3
4
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
+25.000
McLaren Racing12 PointsGrid: 8
5
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
+46.400
McLaren Racing10 PointsGrid: 9
6
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
+50.400
Lotus F1 Team8 PointsGrid: 7
7
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
+51.100
Force India6 PointsGrid: 15
8
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
+52.300
Williams F1 Team4 PointsGrid: 12
9
MW
Mark WebberWEB
+54.600
Red Bull Racing2 PointsGrid: 2
10
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
+66.900
Racing Bulls1 PointsGrid: 14
11
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
+67.700
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 23
12
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
+83.400
Force IndiaGrid: 11
13
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
+88.600
Racing BullsGrid: 19
14
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
+88.700
Williams F1 TeamGrid: 16
15
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
+1 Lap
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 17
16
TG
Timo GlockGLO
+1 Lap
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 18
17
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
+1 Lap
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 22
18
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
+1 Lap
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 20
19
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
—
Lotus F1 TeamGrid: 4
0
CP
Charles PicPIC
—
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 21
0
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
—
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 24
0
SP
Sergio PerezPER
—
Sauber F1 TeamGrid: 5
0
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
—
Scuderia FerrariGrid: 6
0
NR
Nico RosbergROS
—
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 13

3rd Qualifying

Completed

6 Oct 2012, 05:40

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:30.839 during 3rd Qualifying at Suzuka International Racing Course, ahead of 10 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:30.839
Red Bull Racing
2
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:31.090
Red Bull Racing+0.251
3
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:31.290
McLaren Racing+0.451
4
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:31.700
Sauber F1 Team+0.861
5
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:31.898
Lotus F1 Team+1.059
6
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:32.022
Sauber F1 Team+1.183
7
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:32.114
Scuderia Ferrari+1.275
8
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:32.208
Lotus F1 Team+1.369
9
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:32.327
McLaren Racing+1.488
10
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
—
Force India

2nd Qualifying

Completed

6 Oct 2012, 05:20

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:31.501 during 2nd Qualifying at Suzuka International Racing Course, ahead of 17 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:31.501
Red Bull Racing
2
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:31.772
McLaren Racing+0.271
3
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:31.826
Lotus F1 Team+0.325
4
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:31.833
Scuderia Ferrari+0.332
5
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:31.886
Sauber F1 Team+0.385
6
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:31.950
Red Bull Racing+0.449
7
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:31.988
Lotus F1 Team+0.487
8
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:32.121
McLaren Racing+0.620
9
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:32.169
Sauber F1 Team+0.668
10
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:32.272
Force India+0.771
11
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:32.293
Scuderia Ferrari+0.792
12
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:32.327
Force India+0.826
13
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:32.469
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.968
14
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:32.512
Williams F1 Team+1.011
15
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:32.625
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.124
16
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:32.954
Racing Bulls+1.453
17
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:33.368
Racing Bulls+1.867

1st Qualifying

Completed

6 Oct 2012, 05:00

Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1 Team) set the fastest time of 1:32.029 during 1st Qualifying at Suzuka International Racing Course, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:32.029
Lotus F1 Team
2
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:32.042
Sauber F1 Team+0.013
3
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:32.147
Sauber F1 Team+0.118
4
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:32.221
Lotus F1 Team+0.192
5
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:32.459
Scuderia Ferrari+0.430
6
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:32.608
Red Bull Racing+0.579
7
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:32.828
Force India+0.799
8
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:32.834
Williams F1 Team+0.805
9
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:32.898
Force India+0.869
10
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:32.946
Scuderia Ferrari+0.917
11
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:32.951
Red Bull Racing+0.922
12
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:33.015
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.986
13
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:33.059
Racing Bulls+1.030
14
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:33.061
McLaren Racing+1.032
15
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:33.077
McLaren Racing+1.048
16
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:33.349
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.320
17
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:33.370
Racing Bulls+1.341
18
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:33.405
Williams F1 Team+1.376
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:34.657
Caterham F1 Team+2.628
20
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:35.213
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.184
21
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:35.385
HRT Formula One Team+3.356
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:35.429
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.400
23
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:35.432
Caterham F1 Team+3.403
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:36.734
HRT Formula One Team+4.705

3rd Practice

Completed

6 Oct 2012, 02:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:32.136 during 3rd Practice at Suzuka International Racing Course, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:32.136
Red Bull Racing
2
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:32.371
Red Bull Racing+0.235
3
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:32.824
Scuderia Ferrari+0.688
4
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:32.918
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.782
5
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:32.920
Sauber F1 Team+0.784
6
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:32.924
Sauber F1 Team+0.788
7
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:33.008
Lotus F1 Team+0.872
8
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:33.025
McLaren Racing+0.889
9
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:33.094
Force India+0.958
10
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:33.160
Williams F1 Team+1.024
11
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:33.184
Scuderia Ferrari+1.048
12
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:33.224
Lotus F1 Team+1.088
13
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:33.569
McLaren Racing+1.433
14
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:33.722
Racing Bulls+1.586
15
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:33.899
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.763
16
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:33.984
Williams F1 Team+1.848
17
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:34.023
Racing Bulls+1.887
18
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:34.369
Force India+2.233
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:35.568
Caterham F1 Team+3.432
20
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:36.355
Caterham F1 Team+4.219
21
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:36.389
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.253
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:36.517
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.381
23
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:36.649
HRT Formula One Team+4.513
24
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:36.875
HRT Formula One Team+4.739

2nd Practice

Completed

5 Oct 2012, 06:30

Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:32.493 during 2nd Practice at Suzuka International Racing Course, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:32.493
Red Bull Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:32.707
McLaren Racing+0.214
3
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:32.836
Red Bull Racing+0.343
4
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:32.987
Force India+0.494
5
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:33.093
Scuderia Ferrari+0.600
6
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:33.107
Lotus F1 Team+0.614
7
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:33.349
McLaren Racing+0.856
8
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:33.499
Williams F1 Team+1.006
9
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:33.614
Scuderia Ferrari+1.121
10
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:33.750
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.257
11
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:33.866
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.373
12
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:33.903
Sauber F1 Team+1.410
13
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:33.983
Sauber F1 Team+1.490
14
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:34.291
Lotus F1 Team+1.798
15
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:34.300
Williams F1 Team+1.807
16
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:34.863
Racing Bulls+2.370
17
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:35.080
Racing Bulls+2.587
18
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:35.711
Caterham F1 Team+3.218
19
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:35.870
Caterham F1 Team+3.377
20
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:36.194
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.701
21
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:36.636
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.143
22
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:37.342
HRT Formula One Team+4.849
23
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:37.701
HRT Formula One Team+5.208
0
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
—
Force India

1st Practice

Completed

5 Oct 2012, 02:30

Jenson Button (McLaren Racing) set the fastest time of 1:34.507 during 1st Practice at Suzuka International Racing Course, ahead of 23 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:34.507
McLaren Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:34.740
McLaren Racing+0.233
3
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:34.856
Red Bull Racing+0.349
4
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:35.059
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.552
5
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:35.122
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.615
6
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:35.199
Sauber F1 Team+0.692
7
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:35.283
Scuderia Ferrari+0.776
8
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:35.299
Force India+0.792
9
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:35.474
Force India+0.967
10
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:35.478
Williams F1 Team+0.971
11
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:35.484
Scuderia Ferrari+0.977
12
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:35.584
Sauber F1 Team+1.077
13
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:35.691
Lotus F1 Team+1.184
14
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:35.724
Lotus F1 Team+1.217
15
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:36.123
Racing Bulls+1.616
16
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:36.222
Racing Bulls+1.715
17
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:36.366
Red Bull Racing+1.859
18
VB
Valtteri BottasBOT
1:36.389
Williams F1 Team+1.882
19
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:37.716
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.209
20
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:38.295
Caterham F1 Team+3.788
21
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:38.616
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.109
22
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:39.043
HRT Formula One Team+4.536
24
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:39.688
HRT Formula One Team+5.181

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

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