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GRAND PRIX

China 2012

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Qualifying to race progression

How each driver moved from qualifying, through the grid, to the race.

QUALIGRIDRACENico Rosberg. qualifying P1, grid P1, race P11RosbergLewis Hamilton. qualifying P2, grid P7, race P32HamiltonMichael Schumacher. qualifying P3, grid P2, race P243SchumacherKamui Kobayashi. qualifying P4, grid P3, race P104KobayashiKimi Räikkönen. qualifying P5, grid P4, race P145RäikkönenJenson Button. qualifying P6, grid P5, race P26ButtonMark Webber. qualifying P7, grid P6, race P47WebberSergio Perez. qualifying P8, grid P8, race P118PerezFernando Alonso. qualifying P9, grid P9, race P99AlonsoRomain Grosjean. qualifying P10, grid P10, race P610GrosjeanSebastian Vettel. qualifying P11, grid P11, race P511VettelFelipe Massa. qualifying P12, grid P12, race P1312MassaPastor Maldonado. qualifying P13, grid P13, race P813MaldonadoBruno Senna. qualifying P14, grid P14, race P714SennaPaul di Resta. qualifying P15, grid P15, race P1215di RestaNico Hulkenberg. qualifying P16, grid P16, race P1516HulkenbergDaniel Ricciardo. qualifying P17, grid P17, race P1717RicciardoJean-Eric Vergne. qualifying P18, race P1618VergneHeikki Kovalainen. qualifying P19, grid P18, race P2319KovalainenVitaly Petrov. qualifying P20, grid P19, race P1820PetrovTimo Glock. qualifying P21, grid P20, race P1921GlockCharles Pic. qualifying P22, grid P21, race P2022PicPedro de la Rosa. qualifying P23, grid P22, race P2123de la RosaNarain Karthikeyan. qualifying P24, grid P23, race P2224KarthikeyanNico Rosberg. qualifying P1, grid P1, race P1Michael Schumacher. qualifying P3, grid P2, race P24Kamui Kobayashi. qualifying P4, grid P3, race P10Kimi Räikkönen. qualifying P5, grid P4, race P14Jenson Button. qualifying P6, grid P5, race P2Mark Webber. qualifying P7, grid P6, race P4Lewis Hamilton. qualifying P2, grid P7, race P3Sergio Perez. qualifying P8, grid P8, race P11Fernando Alonso. qualifying P9, grid P9, race P9Romain Grosjean. qualifying P10, grid P10, race P6Sebastian Vettel. qualifying P11, grid P11, race P5Felipe Massa. qualifying P12, grid P12, race P13Pastor Maldonado. qualifying P13, grid P13, race P8Bruno Senna. qualifying P14, grid P14, race P7Paul di Resta. qualifying P15, grid P15, race P12Nico Hulkenberg. qualifying P16, grid P16, race P15Daniel Ricciardo. qualifying P17, grid P17, race P17Heikki Kovalainen. qualifying P19, grid P18, race P23Vitaly Petrov. qualifying P20, grid P19, race P18Timo Glock. qualifying P21, grid P20, race P19Charles Pic. qualifying P22, grid P21, race P20Pedro de la Rosa. qualifying P23, grid P22, race P21Narain Karthikeyan. qualifying P24, grid P23, race P22Nico Rosberg. qualifying P1, grid P1, race P1Rosberg1Jenson Button. qualifying P6, grid P5, race P2Button2Lewis Hamilton. qualifying P2, grid P7, race P3Hamilton3Mark Webber. qualifying P7, grid P6, race P4Webber4Sebastian Vettel. qualifying P11, grid P11, race P5Vettel5Romain Grosjean. qualifying P10, grid P10, race P6Grosjean6Bruno Senna. qualifying P14, grid P14, race P7Senna7Pastor Maldonado. qualifying P13, grid P13, race P8Maldonado8Fernando Alonso. qualifying P9, grid P9, race P9Alonso9Kamui Kobayashi. qualifying P4, grid P3, race P10Kobayashi10Sergio Perez. qualifying P8, grid P8, race P11Perez11Paul di Resta. qualifying P15, grid P15, race P12di Resta12Felipe Massa. qualifying P12, grid P12, race P13Massa13Kimi Räikkönen. qualifying P5, grid P4, race P14Räikkönen14Nico Hulkenberg. qualifying P16, grid P16, race P15Hulkenberg15Jean-Eric Vergne. qualifying P18, race P16Vergne16Daniel Ricciardo. qualifying P17, grid P17, race P17Ricciardo17Vitaly Petrov. qualifying P20, grid P19, race P18Petrov18Timo Glock. qualifying P21, grid P20, race P19Glock19Charles Pic. qualifying P22, grid P21, race P20Pic20Pedro de la Rosa. qualifying P23, grid P22, race P21de la Rosa21Narain Karthikeyan. qualifying P24, grid P23, race P22Karthikeyan22Heikki Kovalainen. qualifying P19, grid P18, race P23Kovalainen23Michael Schumacher. qualifying P3, grid P2, race P24Schumacher24
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Qualifying result - Grandprix of China - 2012
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Laps
       
1de.webpNico RosbergMercedes1:36.8751:35.7251:35.12111
2gb.webpLewis HamiltonMcLaren1:36.7631:35.9021:35.62614
3de.webpMichael SchumacherMercedes1:36.7971:35.7941:35.69113
4jp.webpKamui KobayashiSauber1:36.8631:35.8531:35.78413
5fi.webpKimi RäikkönenLotus1:36.8501:35.9211:35.89815
6gb.webpJenson ButtonMcLaren1:36.7461:35.9421:36.19116
7au.webpMark WebberRed Bull1:36.6821:35.7001:36.29014
8mx.webpSergio PerezSauber1:36.1981:35.8311:36.52417
9es.webpFernando AlonsoFerrari1:36.2921:35.9821:36.62217
10fr.webpRomain GrosjeanLotus1:36.3431:35.903-15
11de.webpSebastian VettelRed Bull1:36.9111:36.031-11
12br.webpFelipe MassaFerrari1:36.5561:36.255-14
13ve.webpPastor MaldonadoWilliams1:36.5281:36.283-14
14br.webpBruno SennaWilliams1:36.6741:36.289-14
15gb.webpPaul di RestaForce India1:36.6391:36.317-14
16de.webpNico HulkenbergForce India1:36.9211:36.745-14
17au.webpDaniel RicciardoRacing Bulls1:36.9331:36.956-14
18fr.webpJean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls1:37.714--8
19fi.webpHeikki KovalainenCaterham1:38.463--9
20ru.webpVitaly PetrovCaterham1:38.677--7
21de.webpTimo GlockMarussia1:39.282--10
22fr.webpCharles PicMarussia1:39.717--10
23es.webpPedro de la RosaHRT1:40.411--7
24in.webpNarain KarthikeyanHRT1:41.000--10

Driver championship

Standings after this grand prix

PosDriverPts
1gbLewis HamiltonMcLaren45
2gbJenson ButtonMcLaren43
3esFernando AlonsoFerrari37
4auMark WebberRed Bull36
5deSebastian VettelRed Bull28
6deNico RosbergMercedes25
7mxSergio PerezSauber22
8fiKimi RäikkönenLotus F116
9brBruno SennaWilliams14
10jpKamui KobayashiSauber9
11frRomain GrosjeanLotus F18
12gbPaul di RestaForce India7
13frJean-Eric VergneRacing Bulls4
14vePastor MaldonadoWilliams4
15auDaniel RicciardoRacing Bulls2
16deNico HulkenbergForce India2
17deMichael SchumacherMercedes1
18brFelipe MassaFerrari0
19deTimo GlockMarussia0
20frCharles PicMarussia0
21ruVitaly PetrovCaterham0
22fiHeikki KovalainenCaterham0
23esPedro de la RosaHRT0
24inNarain KarthikeyanHRT0
Grandprix of China - location: Shanghai - circuit: Shanghai International Circuit
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Date last modified: 2026-10-15 12:04:12 - 1 day ago