Round 3 · 15 April 2012
Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai, China
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 2
1
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
35
pts
2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
30
pts
3
Jenson Button
McLaren
25
pts
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
24
pts
5
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
22
pts
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6
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
18
pts
7
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
16
pts
8
Bruno Senna
Williams
8
pts
9
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
8
pts
10
Paul di Resta
Force India
7
pts
11
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
4
pts
12
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
2
pts
13
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
2
pts
14
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1
pts
15
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
0
pts
16
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
0
pts
17
Timo Glock
Marussia
0
pts
18
Charles Pic
Marussia
0
pts
19
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
0
pts
20
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
0
pts
21
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
0
pts
22
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
0
pts
23
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
0
pts
-
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
0
pts
After the race
24 drivers
After Round 3
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
↑1
45
+15
2
Jenson Button
McLaren
↑1
43
+18
3
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
↓2
37
+2
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
—
36
+12
5
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
↑1
28
+10
View full post-race standings
6
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
↑9
25
+25
7
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
↓2
22
+0
8
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
↓1
16
+0
9
Bruno Senna
Williams
↓1
14
+6
10
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
↓1
9
+1
11
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
↑988
8
+8
12
Paul di Resta
Force India
↓2
7
+0
13
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
↓2
4
+0
14
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
↑2
4
+4
15
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
↓3
2
+0
16
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
↓3
2
+0
17
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
↓3
1
+0
18
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
↑1
0
+0
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
↓2
0
+0
20
Charles Pic
Marussia
↓2
0
+0
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
↓1
0
+0
22
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
↓1
0
+0
23
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
↓1
0
+0
24
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
↓1
0
+0
Circuit map
Shanghai International Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID shanghai-1
Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 7 | +26.012 | 15 |
| 4 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | +27.924 | 12 |
| 5 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 11 | +30.483 | 10 |
| 6 | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 10 | +31.491 | 8 |
| 7 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | +34.597 | 6 |
| 8 | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | +35.643 | 4 |
| 9 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 9 | +37.256 | 2 |
| 10 | KOB Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 3 | +38.720 | 1 |
| 11 | PER Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | +41.066 | 0 |
| 12 | DIR Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +42.273 | 0 |
| 13 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | +42.779 | 0 |
| 14 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | +50.573 | 0 |
| 15 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | +51.213 | 0 |
| 16 | VER Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 24 | +51.756 | 0 |
| 17 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 17 | +1:03.156 | 0 |
| 18 | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 21 | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 22 | KAR Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | Wheel nut | 0 |