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2012 Japanese Grand Prix: race pace
True race pace at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix: each driver's typical lap time with the first lap, pit laps and safety car laps removed.
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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