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2012 Japanese Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka on 7 October 2012, starting from P1. Felipe Massa and Kamui Kobayashi completed the podium. Sebastian Vettel took pole position. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, 1:35.774.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	1:28:56.242	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
R	Charles Pic	Marussia	21	Engine	0
R	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	24	Vibrations	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	5	Spun off	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	6	Collision	0
R	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	13	Collision	0

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