Round 3 · 2012
Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit, China · Sun 15 Apr · 07:00 UTC
Race replay
Starting grid
Shanghai International Circuit, China · Sun 15 Apr · 07:00 UTC
Race replay
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Stops | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 3 | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 7 | 3 | +26.012 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 3 | +27.924 | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | 2 | +30.483 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | 2 | +31.491 | 8 |
| 7 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 2 | +34.597 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | 2 | +35.643 | 4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | 3 | +37.256 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui KobayashiFL | Sauber | 3 | 3 | +38.720 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | 2 | +41.066 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 2 | +42.273 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | 2 | +42.779 | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 2 | +50.573 | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | 2 | +51.213 | |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 24 | 3 | +51.756 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | 2 | +1:03.156 | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 3 | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 2 | +2 Laps | |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 3 | +3 Laps | |
| — | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | 1 | Wheel nut |
Stop is the car stationary in its box — the figure the sport quotes — and is recorded only from 2024, incompletely. Pit lane is entry to exit, runs from 2011, and depends on the circuit as much as the crew.
