Japan

07 Oct 2012 · Suzuka · Japan

Weekend schedule

Race
Sun 07 Oct

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts
01	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	53	1:28:56.242	25
02	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	1:29:16.881	18
03	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	53	1:29:20.780	15
04	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	1:29:21.340	12
05	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	53	1:29:42.732	10
06	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	53	1:29:46.666	8
07	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	53	1:29:47.401	6
08	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	53	1:29:48.606	4
09	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	53	1:29:50.917	2
10	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	53	1:30:03.161	1
11	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	1:30:04.011	—
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	53	1:30:19.702	—
13	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	1:30:24.887	—
14	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	53	1:30:24.951	—
15	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	52	+1 lap	—
16	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	52	+1 lap	—
17	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	52	+1 lap	—
18	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	52	+1 lap	—
19	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	51	Gearbox	—
DNF	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	37	Engine	—
DNF	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	32	Vibrations	—
DNF	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	18	Spun off	—
DNF	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	0	Collision	—
DNF	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	0	Collision	—

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
01	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	52	1:35.774	218.276
02	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	51	1:36.606	216.396
03	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	52	1:36.679	216.233
04	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	44	1:36.819	215.920
05	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	50	1:36.894	215.753
06	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	43	1:36.942	215.646
07	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	49	1:37.128	215.234
08	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	50	1:37.455	214.511
09	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	39	1:37.533	214.340
10	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	48	1:37.535	214.335
11	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	45	1:37.760	213.842
12	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	45	1:37.771	213.818
13	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	49	1:37.886	213.567
14	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	46	1:37.938	213.453
15	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	52	1:38.043	213.225
16	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	32	1:38.277	212.717
17	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	47	1:38.344	212.572
18	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	48	1:38.756	211.685
19	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	17	1:38.983	211.200
20	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	50	1:39.351	210.418
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	34	1:40.493	208.026
22	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	21	1:41.388	206.190

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Stops	Total Time
01	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1	21.273
02	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1	23.227
03	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	2	40.854
04	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	2	40.942
05	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	2	41.022
06	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	2	41.332
07	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	2	41.545
08	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2	41.714
09	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	2	42.123
10	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	2	42.182
11	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	2	42.407
12	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	2	42.479
13	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	2	42.695
14	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	2	43.460
15	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	2	43.959
16	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	2	45.494
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	2	48.774
18	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	2	53.153
19	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	2	63.848
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	3	56.985
21	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	3	83.265
22	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	4	84.764

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time
01	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:30.839
02	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:31.090
03	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:31.700
04	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	1:31.898
05	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:32.022
06	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:32.114
07	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	1:32.208
08	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:31.290
09	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:32.327
10	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:32.293
11	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:32.327
12	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:32.512
13	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.625
14	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:32.954
15	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	—
16	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:33.405
17	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:34.657
18	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:35.213
19	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:33.368
20	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:35.385
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:35.429
22	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:35.432
23	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:32.469
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:36.734

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
01	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:32.608	1:31.501	1:30.839	11
02	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:32.951	1:31.950	1:31.090	15
03	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:33.077	1:31.772	1:31.290	14
04	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:32.042	1:31.886	1:31.700	16
05	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	1:32.029	1:31.988	1:31.898	20
06	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:32.147	1:32.169	1:32.022	20
07	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:32.459	1:31.833	1:32.114	17
08	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	1:32.221	1:31.826	1:32.208	18
09	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:33.061	1:32.121	1:32.327	17
10	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:32.828	1:32.272	—	12
11	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:32.946	1:32.293	—	12
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:32.898	1:32.327	—	14
13	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:33.349	1:32.469	—	10
14	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:32.834	1:32.512	—	11
15	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.015	1:32.625	—	16
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:33.059	1:32.954	—	14
17	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:33.370	1:33.368	—	14
18	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:33.405	—	—	8
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:34.657	—	—	6
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:35.213	—	—	8
21	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:35.385	—	—	6
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:35.429	—	—	8
23	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:35.432	—	—	8
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:36.734	—	—	6

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:34.507	—	20
02	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:34.740	+0.233	26
03	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:34.856	+0.349	24
04	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:35.059	+0.552	18
05	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:35.122	+0.615	20
06	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:35.199	+0.692	27
07	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:35.283	+0.776	24
08	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:35.299	+0.792	18
09	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:35.474	+0.967	22
10	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:35.478	+0.971	24
11	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:35.484	+0.977	26
12	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:35.584	+1.077	24
13	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	1:35.691	+1.184	22
14	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	1:35.724	+1.217	21
15	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:36.123	+1.616	19
16	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:36.222	+1.715	25
17	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:36.366	+1.859	23
18	19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:36.389	+1.882	24
19	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:37.716	+3.209	17
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:38.295	+3.788	23
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:38.616	+4.109	25
22	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:39.043	+4.536	25
23	20	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	1:39.374	+4.867	22
24	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:39.688	+5.181	19

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:32.493	—	34
02	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:32.707	+0.214	32
03	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:32.836	+0.343	37
04	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:32.987	+0.494	30
05	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:33.093	+0.600	28
06	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	1:33.107	+0.614	35
07	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:33.349	+0.856	22
08	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:33.499	+1.006	35
09	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:33.614	+1.121	32
10	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:33.750	+1.257	13
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.866	+1.373	19
12	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:33.903	+1.410	36
13	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:33.983	+1.490	33
14	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	1:34.291	+1.798	12
15	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:34.300	+1.807	33
16	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:34.863	+2.370	32
17	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:35.080	+2.587	34
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:35.711	+3.218	41
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:35.870	+3.377	37
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:36.194	+3.701	32
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:36.636	+4.143	28
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:37.342	+4.849	30
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:37.701	+5.208	35
24	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	—	—	2

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:32.136	—	17
02	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:32.371	+0.235	20
03	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:32.824	+0.688	13
04	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:32.918	+0.782	23
05	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:32.920	+0.784	19
06	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:32.924	+0.788	15
07	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	1:33.008	+0.872	21
08	3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:33.025	+0.889	16
09	11	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:33.094	+0.958	17
10	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:33.160	+1.024	16
11	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:33.184	+1.048	14
12	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	1:33.224	+1.088	15
13	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:33.569	+1.433	14
14	17	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:33.722	+1.586	18
15	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.899	+1.763	23
16	19	Bruno Senna	Williams	1:33.984	+1.848	19
17	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:34.023	+1.887	19
18	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:34.369	+2.233	11
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:35.568	+3.432	19
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:36.355	+4.219	18
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia	1:36.389	+4.253	11
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia	1:36.517	+4.381	18
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:36.649	+4.513	12
24	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:36.875	+4.739	16

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit Length

5.807km

First Grand Prix: 1987
Number of Laps: 53
Turns: 18
Race Distance: 307.471 km
Fastest lap: 1:30.965Kimi Antonelli (2025)