Round 15 · 5 Oct – 7 Oct 2012
2012 Japanese Grand Prix
🇯🇵 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka · 53 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri 5 Oct, 01:00 | Fri 5 Oct, 09:00 |
| Practice 2 | Fri 5 Oct, 01:00 | Fri 5 Oct, 09:00 |
| Practice 3 | Sat 6 Oct, 01:00 | Sat 6 Oct, 09:00 |
| Qualifying | Sat 6 Oct, 01:00 | Sat 6 Oct, 09:00 |
| Race | Sun 7 Oct, 07:00 | Sun 7 Oct, 15:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:28:56.242FL | 25 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 10 | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | +24.538 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | +25.098 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | +46.490 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | +50.424 | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 15 | +51.159 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | +52.364 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +54.675 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1:06.919 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 23 | +1:07.769 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | +1:23.460 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19 | +1:28.645 | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 16 | +1:28.709 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | Vibrations | 0 |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | Collision | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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