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Japanese Grand Prix

2012  ·  Suzuka Circuit  ·  7 October 2012  ·  53 laps

  1. 1st Sebastian Vettel Red Bull · 01:28:56.242
  2. 2nd Felipe Massa Ferrari · +20.639
  3. 3rd Kamui Kobayashi Sauber · +24.538

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Fernando Alonso

Retirement Ferrari  —  Collision

03 Lap 18

Sergio Pérez

Retirement Sauber  —  Spun off

04 Fastest Lap

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

05 On the Charge

Michael Schumacher

Mercedes  —  P23 → P11

06 Victory

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 53 01:28:56.242FL 25
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 10 53 +20.639 18
3 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 3 53 +24.538 15
4 Jenson Button McLaren 8 53 +25.098 12
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 9 53 +46.49 10
6 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 7 53 +50.424 8
7 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 15 53 +51.159 6
8 Pastor Maldonado Williams 12 53 +52.364 4
9 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 53 +54.675 2
10 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 14 53 +1:06.919 1
11 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 23 53 +1:07.769
12 Paul di Resta Force India 11 53 +1:23.460
13 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 19 53 +1:28.645
14 Bruno Senna Williams 16 53 +1:28.709
15 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 17 52 +1 Lap
16 Timo Glock Marussia 18 52 +1 Lap
17 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 22 52 +1 Lap
18 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 20 52 +1 Lap
19 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 4 51 +2 Laps
20 Charles Pic Marussia 21 37 Engine
21 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 24 32 Vibrations
22 Sergio Pérez Sauber 5 18 Spun off
23 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 6 0 Collision
24 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 13 0 Collision

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