 2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX |
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| Race: | |||||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
53 | 1:28:56.242 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
 Ferrari |
53 | +20.6 secs | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi |
 Sauber |
53 | +24.5 secs | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren |
53 | +25.0 secs | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
53 | +46.4 secs | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus |
53 | +50.4 secs | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg |
 Force India |
53 | +51.1 secs | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
53 | +52.3 secs | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
53 | +54.6 secs | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso |
53 | +66.9 secs | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
53 | +67.7 secs | 23 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
53 | +83.4 secs | 11 | |
| 13 | 17 |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso |
53 | +88.6 secs | 19 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams |
53 | +88.7 secs | 16 | |
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
 Caterham |
52 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock |
 Marussia |
52 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham |
52 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 18 | 22 |  Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT |
52 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 19 | 10 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus |
51 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| Ret | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia |
37 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
32 | Damage | 24 | |
| Ret | 15 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
18 | Spin | 5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
0 | Puncture | 6 | |
| Ret | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
0 | Accident | 13 | |
| Drivers’ Championship Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| After Japan, Round 15 of 20 | |||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
194 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull |
190 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus |
157 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
152 |
| 5 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
134 |
| 6 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
131 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus |
82 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
69 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
66 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
50 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
44 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
43 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India |
37 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
33 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna |
Williams |
25 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso |
8 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso |
7 |
| 19 | Timo Glock |
Marussia |
0 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham |
0 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham |
0 |
| 22 |  Jerome D’Ambrosio |
Lotus |
0 |
| 23 | Charles Pic |
Marussia |
0 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
0 |
| 25 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT |
0 |
| Constructors’ Championship Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| After Japan, Round 15 of 20 | ||
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull |
324 |
| 2 | McLaren |
283 |
| 3 | Ferrari |
263 |
| 4 | Lotus |
239 |
| 5 | Mercedes |
136 |
| 6 | Sauber |
116 |
| 7 | Force India |
81 |
| 8 | Williams |
58 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso |
15 |
| 10 | Marussia |
0 |
| 11 | Caterham |
0 |
| 12 | HRT |
0 |
