Round 3 of 20 · Shanghai · 15 April 2012, Sunday
Chinese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Rosberg
pole position
Kobayashi
fastest lap · 1:39.960
56
laps
23
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +26.012 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +27.924 | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +30.483 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | +31.491 | 8 |
| 7 | Bruno Senna | Williams | +34.597 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +35.643 | 4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +37.256 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +38.720 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +41.066 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +42.273 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +42.779 | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | +50.573 | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +51.213 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +51.756 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1:03.156 | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 Laps | |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Wheel nut |
- DNF
- Did not finish