Round 15 · 7 October 2012
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Sector times, gaps and tire compounds available for 2023+ races only.
Race Summary
Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Pole Position
VET1:30.839
Fastest Lap
VET1:35.774
Total Laps
53
DNFs
5
Pit Stops
0
Safety Cars
0
Closest Finish
VET — MAS: 20.639s
Position Changes
87
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1VET | 1 | — | 25 |
| 2 | 6MAS | 10 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | 14KOB | 3 | — | 15 |
| 4 | 3BUT | 8 | +4 | 12 |
| 5 | 4HAM | 9 | +4 | 10 |
| 6 | 9RAI | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 7 | 12HUL | 15 | +8 | 6 |
| 8 | 18MAL | 12 | +4 | 4 |
| 9 | 2WEB | 2 | -7 | 2 |
| 10 | 16RIC | 14 | +4 | 1 |
| 11 | 7MSC | 23 | +12 | — |
| 12 | 11DIR | 11 | -1 | — |
| 13 | 17VER | 19 | +6 | — |
| 14 | 19SEN | 16 | +2 | — |
| 15 | 20KOV | 17 | +2 | — |
| 16 | 24GLO | 18 | +2 | — |
| 17 | 21PET | 22 | +5 | — |
| 18 | 22DLR | 20 | +2 | — |
| 19 | 10GRO | 4 | -15 | — |
| DNF | 25PIC | 21 | — | — |
| DNF | 23KAR | 24 | — | — |
| DNF | 15PER | 5 | — | — |
| DNF | 5ALO | 6 | — | — |
| DNF | 8ROS | 13 | — | — |
Positions Gained / Lost
1VET
1→1
2MAS
+8
10→2
3KOB
3→3
4BUT
+4
8→4
5HAM
+4
9→5
6RAI
+1
7→6
7HUL
+8
15→7
8MAL
+4
12→8
9WEB
-7
2→9
10RIC
+4
14→10
11MSC
+12
23→11
12DIR
-1
11→12
13VER
+6
19→13
14SEN
+2
16→14
15KOV
+2
17→15
16GLO
+2
18→16
17PET
+5
22→17
18DLR
+2
20→18
19GRO
-15
4→19
DNFKAR
Vibrations
P24
DNFPIC
Engine
P21
DNFROS
Collision
P13
DNFALO
Collision
P6
DNFPER
Spun off
P5
Pit Stops
No pit stop data available.
Qualifying
Sort by:
| P | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VET | 1:32.608 +0.579 | 1:31.501 BEST | 1:30.839 POLE |
| 2 | WEB | 1:32.951 +0.922 | 1:31.950 +0.449 | 1:31.090 +0.251 |
| 3 | BUT | 1:33.077 +1.048 | 1:31.772 +0.271 | 1:31.290 +0.451 |
| 4 | KOB | 1:32.042 +0.013 | 1:31.886 +0.385 | 1:31.700 +0.861 |
| 5 | GRO | 1:32.029 BEST | 1:31.988 +0.487 | 1:31.898 +1.059 |
| 6 | PER | 1:32.147 +0.118 | 1:32.169 +0.668 | 1:32.022 +1.183 |
| 7 | ALO | 1:32.459 +0.430 | 1:31.833 +0.332 | 1:32.114 +1.275 |
| 8 | RAI | 1:32.221 +0.192 | 1:31.826 +0.325 | 1:32.208 +1.369 |
| 9 | HAM | 1:33.061 +1.032 | 1:32.121 +0.620 | 1:32.327 +1.488 |
| 10 | HUL | 1:32.828 +0.799 | 1:32.272 +0.771 | — |
| 11 | MAS | 1:32.946 +0.917 | 1:32.293 +0.792 | — |
| 12 | DIR | 1:32.898 +0.869 | 1:32.327 +0.826 | — |
| 13 | MSC | 1:33.349 +1.320 | 1:32.469 +0.968 | — |
| 14 | MAL | 1:32.834 +0.805 | 1:32.512 +1.011 | — |
| 15 | ROS | 1:33.015 +0.986 | 1:32.625 +1.124 | — |
| 16 | RIC | 1:33.059 +1.030 | 1:32.954 +1.453 | — |
| 17 | VER | 1:33.370 +1.341 | 1:33.368 +1.867 | — |
| 18 | SEN | 1:33.405 +1.376 | — | — |
| 19 | KOV | 1:34.657 +2.628 | — | — |
| 20 | GLO | 1:35.213 +3.184 | — | — |
| 21 | DLR | 1:35.385 +3.356 | — | — |
| 22 | PIC | 1:35.429 +3.400 | — | — |
| 23 | PET | 1:35.432 +3.403 | — | — |
| 24 | KAR | 1:36.734 +4.705 | — | — |