Japanese Grand Prix
Round 15 · 7 October 2012 ·Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Massa
Ferrari
2
Vettel
Red Bull
1
Kobayashi
Sauber
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel |  German | Red Bull | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 25 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa |  Brazilian | Ferrari | 53 | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi |  Japanese | Sauber | 53 | +24.538 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button |  British | McLaren | 53 | +25.098 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | British | McLaren | 53 | +46.490 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen |  Finnish | Lotus F1 | 53 | +50.424 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | German | Force India | 53 | +51.159 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado |  Venezuelan | Williams | 53 | +52.364 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber |  Australian | Red Bull | 53 | +54.675 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australian | Toro Rosso | 53 | +66.919 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | German | Mercedes | 53 | +67.769 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | British | Force India | 53 | +83.460 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne |  French | Toro Rosso | 53 | +88.645 | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Brazilian | Williams | 53 | +88.709 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Finnish | Caterham | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | German | Marussia | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov |  Russian | Caterham | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa |  Spanish | HRT | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | French | Lotus F1 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Charles Pic | French | Marussia | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Narain Karthikeyan |  Indian | HRT | 32 | Vibrations | 0 |
| R | Sergio Pérez |  Mexican | Sauber | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Fernando Alonso | Spanish | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Nico Rosberg | German | Mercedes | 0 | Collision | 0 |
- R
- Retired