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2012 Chinese Grand Prix: lap chart
Lap-by-lap position chart for the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix: how Nico Rosberg won from P1, and every overtake, pit stop and retirement through the field.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) won the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai on 15 April 2012, starting from P1. Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. Nico Rosberg took pole position. Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap, 1:39.960.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 7 | +26.012 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | +27.924 | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | +30.483 | 10 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | +31.491 | 8 |
| 7 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | +34.597 | 6 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | +35.643 | 4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | +37.256 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | +38.720 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | +41.066 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +42.273 | 0 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | +42.779 | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | +50.573 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | +51.213 | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 24 | +51.756 | 0 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | +1:03.156 | 0 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | Wheel nut | 0 |
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