Round 15 of 20 · Suzuka · 7 October 2012, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Vettel
pole position
Vettel
fastest lap · 1:35.774
53
laps
19
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:28:56.242 | 25 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +24.538 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +25.098 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +46.490 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | +50.424 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +51.159 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +52.364 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +54.675 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +66.919 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +67.769 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +83.460 | |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +88.645 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | +88.709 | |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Charles Pic | Marussia | Engine | |
| DNF | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Vibrations | |
| DNF | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Spun off | |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Collision |
- DNF
- Did not finish