Pit Lane F1
2012 Season - Round 15 - 2012-10-07
Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) home for Red Bull.
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:35.774. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P11 at the flag â a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:35.774 | 25 |
| 2 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 10 | Finished | 1:36.894 | 18 |
| 3 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | Finished | 1:36.679 | 15 |
| 4 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 1:36.606 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 1:37.760 | 10 |
| 6 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | Finished | 1:37.886 | 8 |
| 7 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 15 | Finished | 1:37.938 | 6 |
| 8 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | Finished | 1:37.771 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:37.128 | 2 |
| 10 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | Finished | 1:37.455 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 23 | Finished | 1:36.942 | 0 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | Finished | 1:37.535 | 0 |
| 13 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19 | Finished | 1:37.533 | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 16 | Finished | 1:36.819 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:38.043 | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:38.756 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:38.344 | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:39.351 | 0 |
| 19 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | +2 Laps | 1:38.277 | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | Engine | 1:40.493 | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | Vibrations | 1:41.388 | 0 |
| 22 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Sauber | 5 | Spun off | 1:38.983 | 0 |
| 23 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | Collision | 0 |
