Chinese Grand Prix 2012: Race Result and Reactions

The Chinese Grand Prix podium: (Left to Right) Jenson Button (2nd), Nico Rosberg (Winner), Norbert Haug (Mercedes AMG Petronas), Lewis Hamilton (3rd) - Photo Credit: Pirelli

2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix: Provisional Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	56	1:36:26.929	25	Report
2	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	56	+20.6 secs	18	Report
3	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	56	+26.0 secs	15	Report
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	56	+27.9 secs	12	Report
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	56	+30.4 secs	10	Report
6	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	56	+31.4 secs	8	Report
7	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	56	+34.5 secs	6	Report
8	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	56	+35.6 secs	4	Report
9	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	56	+37.2 secs	2	Report
10	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	56	+38.7 secs	1	Report
11	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber	56	+41.0 secs		Report
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	56	+42.2 secs		Report
13	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	56	+42.7 secs		Report
14	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	56	+50.5 secs		Report
15	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	56	+51.2 secs		Report
16	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	56	+51.7 secs		Report
17	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	56	+63.1 secs		Report
18	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	55	+1 Lap		Report
19	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	55	+1 Lap		Report
20	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	55	+1 Lap		Report
21	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	55	+1 Lap		Report
22	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	54	+2 Laps		Report
23	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	53	+3 Laps		Report
Ret	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	12	Wheel		Report

Drivers’ Championship Standings (after China, Race 3 of 20)

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	45
2	Jenson Button	McLaren	43
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	37
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	36
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	28
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	25
7	Sergio Perez	Sauber	22
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	16
9	Bruno Senna	Williams	14
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	9
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	8
12	Paul di Resta	Force India	7
13	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	4
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	4
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	2
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	2
17	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1
18	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	0
19	Timo Glock	Marussia	0
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	0
21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	0
22	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	0
23	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	0
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	0

 Constructors’ Championship Standings (after China, Race 3 of 20)

Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	88
2	Red Bull	64
3	Ferrari	37
4	Sauber	31
5	Mercedes	26
6	Lotus	24
7	Williams	18
8	Force India	9
9	Toro Rosso	6
10	Marussia	0
11	Caterham	0
12	HRT	0