Round 15 · 7 October 2012
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
25 drivers
After Round 14
1
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
194
pts
2
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
165
pts
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
149
pts
4
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
142
pts
5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
132
pts
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6
Jenson Button
McLaren
119
pts
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
93
pts
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
82
pts
9
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
66
pts
10
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
51
pts
11
Paul di Resta
Force India
44
pts
12
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
43
pts
13
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
35
pts
14
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
31
pts
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
29
pts
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
25
pts
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
8
pts
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
6
pts
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
0
pts
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
0
pts
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
0
pts
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1
0
pts
23
Charles Pic
Marussia
0
pts
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
0
pts
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
0
pts
After the race
25 drivers
After Round 15
1
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
—
194
+0
2
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
—
190
+25
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
—
157
+8
4
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
—
152
+10
5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
—
134
+2
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6
Jenson Button
McLaren
—
131
+12
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
—
93
+0
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
—
82
+0
9
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
↑1
69
+18
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
↓1
66
+0
11
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
↑2
50
+15
12
Paul di Resta
Force India
↓1
44
+0
13
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
↓1
43
+0
14
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
—
37
+6
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
—
33
+4
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
—
25
+0
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
—
8
+0
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
—
7
+1
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
—
0
+0
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
—
0
+0
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
—
0
+0
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1
—
0
+0
23
Charles Pic
Marussia
—
0
+0
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
—
0
+0
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:28:56.242 | 25 |
| 2 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 10 | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | KOB Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | +24.538 | 15 |
| 4 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | +25.098 | 12 |
| 5 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | +46.490 | 10 |
| 6 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | +50.424 | 8 |
| 7 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 15 | +51.159 | 6 |
| 8 | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | +52.364 | 4 |
| 9 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +54.675 | 2 |
| 10 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1:06.919 | 1 |
| 11 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 23 | +1:07.769 | 0 |
| 12 | DIR Paul di Resta | Force India | 11 | +1:23.460 | 0 |
| 13 | VER Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 19 | +1:28.645 | 0 |
| 14 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 16 | +1:28.709 | 0 |
| 15 | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 16 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 17 | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 22 | 1L | 0 |
| 18 | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 19 | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 4 | 2L | 0 |
| R | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | KAR Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | PER Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | ALO Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | — | 0 |