The 2012 Chinese Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Shanghai, China on Sunday, 15 April 2012. Nico Rosberg started on pole position for Mercedes and was the race winner.
2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | - | - | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:47.555 | +20.626 | +20.626 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:52.941 | +26.012 | +5.386 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:54.853 | +27.924 | +1.912 | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:57.412 | +30.483 | +2.559 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:58.420 | +31.491 | +1.008 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:01.526 | +34.597 | +3.106 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:02.572 | +35.643 | +1.046 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:04.185 | +37.256 | +1.613 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:05.649 | +38.720 | +1.464 | 1:39.960 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:07.995 | +41.066 | +2.346 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:09.202 | +42.273 | +1.207 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:09.708 | +42.779 | +0.506 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:17.502 | +50.573 | +7.794 | ||
| 15 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:18.142 | +51.213 | +0.640 | ||
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:18.685 | +51.756 | +0.543 | ||
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:30.085 | +1:03.156 | +11.400 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |||
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | ||||
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | ||||
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | ||||
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |||
| 23 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 3 laps | 1 lap | |||
| DNF | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 12 |