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Round 3 · 15 April 2012

Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai, China

Winner Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Pole position Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Fastest lap Kamui Kobayashi 1:39.960
Finishers 23/24 1 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 3
Before the race

After Round 2

24 drivers
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

After Round 3

24 drivers
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
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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

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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 1L 0
19 GLO Timo Glock Marussia 20 1L 0
20 PIC Charles Pic Marussia 21 1L 0
21 DLR Pedro de la Rosa HRT 22 1L 0
22 KAR Narain Karthikeyan HRT 23 2L 0
23 KOV Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 18 3L 0
R MSC Michael Schumacher Mercedes 2 0