Chinese Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Shanghai International Circuit
RACE DATE
15 Apr 2012 · 07:00 UTC
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.
WINNERRosbergP1 → P1
RACE LAPS56
BIGGEST GAIN+8Vergne
FASTEST LAP1:39.960Kobayashi
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1:36:26.929Finished | 25 | 1:40.967 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | +3 | 56 | +20.626Finished | 18 | 1:40.422 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 7 | +4 | 56 | +26.012Finished | 15 | 1:40.530 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | +2 | 56 | +27.924Finished | 12 | 1:40.490 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | +6 | 56 | +30.483Finished | 10 | 1:40.601 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | +4 | 56 | +31.491Finished | 8 | 1:41.120 |
| 7 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | +7 | 56 | +34.597Finished | 6 | 1:41.293 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | +5 | 56 | +35.643Finished | 4 | 1:40.482 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | 0 | 56 | +37.256Finished | 2 | 1:41.152 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | -7 | 56 | +38.720Finished | 1 | 1:39.960 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | -3 | 56 | +41.066Finished | 0 | 1:41.071 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +3 | 56 | +42.273Finished | 0 | 1:41.498 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | -1 | 56 | +42.779Finished | 0 | 1:41.240 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | -10 | 56 | +50.573Finished | 0 | 1:41.794 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | +1 | 56 | +51.213Finished | 0 | 1:40.977 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 24 | +8 | 56 | +51.756Finished | 0 | 1:40.019 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | 0 | 56 | +1:03.156Finished | 0 | 1:41.251 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:42.385 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:42.748 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +1 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:42.621 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +1 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:43.610 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +1 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | 1:43.935 |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | -5 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | 1:41.190 |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | -22 | 12 | Wheel nut | 0 | 1:44.109 |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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