The 2012 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 7 October 2012. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and was the race winner.
2012 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | - | - | 1:35.774 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:16.874 | +20.632 | +20.632 | 18 | |
| 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:20.780 | +24.538 | +3.906 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:21.340 | +25.098 | +0.560 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:42.732 | +46.490 | +21.392 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:46.666 | +50.424 | +3.934 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:47.401 | +51.159 | +0.735 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:48.606 | +52.364 | +1.205 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:50.917 | +54.675 | +2.311 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:03.161 | +1:06.919 | +12.244 | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:04.011 | +1:07.769 | +0.850 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:19.702 | +1:23.460 | +15.691 | ||
| 13 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:24.887 | +1:28.645 | +5.185 | ||
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:24.951 | +1:28.709 | +0.064 | ||
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |||
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 52 | 1 lap | ||||
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1 lap | ||||
| 18 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 52 | 1 lap | ||||
| 19 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 51 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |||
| DNF | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 36 | |||||
| DNF | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 32 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli |