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Round 15 · 2012

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit· Suzuka, Japan

Race: 2012-10-07

Podium

Felipe Massa Ferrari

2

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull

1

Kamui Kobayashi Sauber

3

Fastest Lap

1:35.774

Sebastian Vettel

Pole Position

1:30.839

Sebastian Vettel

Incidents

0

flagged events

Race Winner

Sebastian Vettel

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Race Time / Status	Fastest Lap	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	1:28:56.242	1:35.774★	25
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	10	+20.639	1:36.894	18
3	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	3	+24.538	1:36.679	15
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	8	+25.098	1:36.606	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	9	+46.490	1:37.760	10
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	7	+50.424	1:37.886	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	15	+51.159	1:37.938	6
8	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	12	+52.364	1:37.771	4
9	Mark Webber	Red Bull	2	+54.675	1:37.128	2
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	14	+1:06.919	1:37.455	1
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	23	+1:07.769	1:36.942	0
12	Paul di Resta	Force India	11	+1:23.460	1:37.535	0
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	19	+1:28.645	1:37.533	0
14	Bruno Senna	Williams	16	+1:28.709	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	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	4	+2 Laps	1:38.277	0
R	Charles Pic	Marussia	21	Engine	1:40.493	0
R	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	24	Vibrations	1:41.388	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	5	Spun off	1:38.983	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	6	Collision	—	0
R	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	13	Collision	—	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	1:32.608	1:31.501	1:30.839
2	Mark Webber	1:32.951	1:31.950	1:31.090
3	Jenson Button	1:33.077	1:31.772	1:31.290
4	Kamui Kobayashi	1:32.042	1:31.886	1:31.700
5	Romain Grosjean	1:32.029	1:31.988	1:31.898
6	Sergio Pérez	1:32.147	1:32.169	1:32.022
7	Fernando Alonso	1:32.459	1:31.833	1:32.114
8	Kimi Räikkönen	1:32.221	1:31.826	1:32.208
9	Lewis Hamilton	1:33.061	1:32.121	1:32.327
10	Nico Hülkenberg	1:32.828	1:32.272	—
11	Felipe Massa	1:32.946	1:32.293	—
12	Paul di Resta	1:32.898	1:32.327	—
13	Michael Schumacher	1:33.349	1:32.469	—
14	Pastor Maldonado	1:32.834	1:32.512	—
15	Nico Rosberg	1:33.015	1:32.625	—
16	Daniel Ricciardo	1:33.059	1:32.954	—
17	Jean-Éric Vergne	1:33.370	1:33.368	—
18	Bruno Senna	1:33.405	—	—
19	Heikki Kovalainen	1:34.657	—	—
20	Timo Glock	1:35.213	—	—
21	Pedro de la Rosa	1:35.385	—	—
22	Charles Pic	1:35.429	—	—
23	Vitaly Petrov	1:35.432	—	—
24	Narain Karthikeyan	1:36.734	—	—

Practice Sessions

FP1

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FP2

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FP3

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Championship Standings — After Round 15

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