China Grand Prix 2012: results
Round 3 of the 2012 season, 15 April 2012, at Shanghai International Circuit. Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes from pole position. Fastest lap: Kamui Kobayashi, 1:39.960 (lap 40).
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +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 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul Di Resta | Force India | +42.273 | 0 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +42.779 | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | +50.573 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +51.213 | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +51.756 | 0 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1:03.156 | 0 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | +1 lap | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro De la Rosa | HRT | +1 lap | 0 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 laps | 0 |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +3 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Wheel | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.121 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.626 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.691 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:35.784 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:35.898 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.191 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.290 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.524 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.622 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:35.903 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.031 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.255 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.283 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.289 |
| 15 | Paul Di Resta | Force India | 1:36.317 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36.745 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.956 |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 |
| 23 | Pedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 |
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