Grandprix of China - location: Shanghai - circuit: Shanghai International Circuit
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 Malaysia | Bahrain |
Grandprix results of China - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 25 | 56 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Jenson Button | McLaren | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 15 | 56 |
| 4 | 2 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 10 | 56 |
| 6 | 4 |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 |
| 7 | 7 |  Bruno Senna | Williams | 6 | 56 |
| 8 | 5 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 4 | 56 |
| 9 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | 56 | |
| 10 | -7 |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1 | 56 |
| 11 | -3 |  Sergio Perez | Sauber | 0 | 56 |
| 12 | 3 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 56 |
| 13 | -1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 56 |
| 14 | -10 |  Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 56 |
| 15 | 1 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 0 | 56 |
| 16 | 8 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | 0 | 56 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | 0 | 56 | |
| 18 | 1 |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | 55 |
| 19 | 1 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | 55 |
| 20 | 1 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | 55 |
| 21 | 1 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | 55 |
| 22 | 1 |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | 54 |
| 23 | -5 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | 53 |
| 24 | -22 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 (not classified) | 12 |
| Malaysia | Bahrain |
Fastest laps - Grandprix of China - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | - | 40 | 196.314 |
| 2 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | - | 48 | 196.198 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | - | 56 | 195.411 |
| 4 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | - | 36 | 195.294 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | - | 52 | 195.279 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | - | 40 | 195.201 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | - | 33 | 195.063 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | - | 40 | 194.356 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | - | 48 | 194.337 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | - | 37 | 194.156 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | - | 35 | 194.062 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | - | 41 | 194.001 |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | - | 53 | 193.928 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | - | 48 | 193.832 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | - | 40 | 193.811 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | - | 37 | 193.731 |
| 17 | Paul di Resta | Force India | - | 40 | 193.339 |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | - | 43 | 192.777 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | - | 38 | 191.664 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | - | 39 | 191.224 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | - | 41 | 190.987 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | - | 54 | 189.398 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | - | 40 | 188.806 |
| 24 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | - | 9 | 188.49 |
Starting grid - Grandprix of China - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.121 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.691 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:35.784 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:35.898 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.191 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.290 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.626 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:36.524 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.622 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | - |
| 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 Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:36.745 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | 1:36.956 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 |
Qualifying result - Grandprix of China - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | 11 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 | 13 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 | 13 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 | 15 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 | 16 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 | 14 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 | 17 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 | 17 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | - | 15 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | - | 11 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | - | 14 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | - | 14 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | - | 14 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | - | 14 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | - | 14 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | - | 14 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | 1:37.714 | - | - | 8 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 | - | - | 9 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 | - | - | 7 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 | - | - | 10 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 | - | - | 10 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 | - | - | 7 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 | - | - | 10 |
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