2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2012-04-15 · time TBA

Shanghai International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:36:26.929 · 56 laps	25
2	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:36:47.555 · 56 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:36:52.941 · 56 laps	15
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:36:54.853 · 56 laps	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:36:57.412 · 56 laps	10
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · 1:36:58.420 · 56 laps	8
7	Bruno Senna	Williams	Race · 1:37:01.526 · 56 laps	6
8	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · 1:37:02.572 · 56 laps	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:37:04.185 · 56 laps	2
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest lap · Race · 1:37:05.649 · 56 laps	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Race · 1:37:07.995 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · 1:37:09.202 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:37:09.708 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Race · 1:37:17.502 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · 1:37:18.142 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:37:18.685 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:37:30.085 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Timo Glock	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
21	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
23	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Race · Wheel · Time not recorded · 12 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Jenson Button · McLaren

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Bruno Senna · Williams

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Kamui Kobayashi · Sauber

Sergio Pérez · Sauber

Paul di Resta · Force India

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen · Lotus

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Jean-Éric Vergne · Toro Rosso

Daniel Ricciardo · Toro Rosso

Vitaly Petrov · Caterham

Timo Glock · Marussia

Charles Pic · Marussia

Pedro de la Rosa · HRT

Narain Karthikeyan · HRT

Heikki Kovalainen · Caterham

Michael Schumacher · Mercedes

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.875 · Q2 1:35.725 · Q3 1:35.121 · 11 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.763 · Q2 1:35.902 · Q3 1:35.626 · 14 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.797 · Q2 1:35.794 · Q3 1:35.691 · 13 laps
4	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.863 · Q2 1:35.853 · Q3 1:35.784 · 13 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.850 · Q2 1:35.921 · Q3 1:35.898 · 15 laps
6	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.746 · Q2 1:35.942 · Q3 1:36.191 · 16 laps
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.682 · Q2 1:35.700 · Q3 1:36.290 · 14 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.198 · Q2 1:35.831 · Q3 1:36.524 · 17 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.292 · Q2 1:35.982 · Q3 1:36.622 · 17 laps
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.343 · Q2 1:35.903 · 15 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.911 · Q2 1:36.031 · 11 laps
12	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.556 · Q2 1:36.255 · 14 laps
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.528 · Q2 1:36.283 · 14 laps
14	Bruno Senna	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.674 · Q2 1:36.289 · 14 laps
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.639 · Q2 1:36.317 · 14 laps
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.921 · Q2 1:36.745 · 14 laps
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.933 · Q2 1:36.956 · 14 laps
18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.714 · 8 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.463 · 9 laps
20	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.677 · 7 laps
21	Timo Glock	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.282 · 10 laps
22	Charles Pic	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.717 · 10 laps
23	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.411 · 7 laps
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.000 · 10 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.121
2	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.691
3	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:35.784
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:35.898
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:36.191
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:36.290
7	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:35.626 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
8	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:36.524
9	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.622
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · Time not recorded
11	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:36.031
12	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.255
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · 1:36.283
14	Bruno Senna	Williams	Starting grid · 1:36.289
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:36.317
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:36.745
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:36.956
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:38.463
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Starting grid · 1:38.677
20	Timo Glock	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:39.282
21	Charles Pic	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:39.717
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Starting grid · 1:40.411
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Starting grid · 1:41.000
PL	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.714

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.106 · 7 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.116 · 14 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.316 · 14 laps
4	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.584 · 13 laps
5	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.911 · 12 laps
6	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.977 · 15 laps
7	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.198 · 12 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.199 · 6 laps
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.748 · 16 laps
10	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.768 · 14 laps
11	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.056 · 14 laps
12	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.153 · 14 laps
13	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.298 · 8 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.328 · 13 laps
15	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.540 · 12 laps
16	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.071 · 14 laps
17	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.204 · 14 laps
18	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.330 · 14 laps
19	Giedo van der Garde	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.521 · 11 laps
20	Jules Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.118 · 8 laps
21	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.227 · 10 laps
22	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.500 · 15 laps
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.204 · 12 laps
24	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:50.465 · 11 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.973 · 32 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.145 · 29 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.160 · 27 laps
4	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.433 · 24 laps
5	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.617 · 31 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.711 · 28 laps
7	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.956 · 28 laps
8	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.966 · 31 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.191 · 31 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.316 · 32 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.417 · 22 laps
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.616 · 33 laps
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.836 · 30 laps
14	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.930 · 32 laps
15	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.972 · 26 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.176 · 35 laps
17	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.293 · 31 laps
18	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.783 · 37 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.990 · 36 laps
20	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.346 · 20 laps
21	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.651 · 15 laps
22	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.343 · 25 laps
23	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.753 · 30 laps
24	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.125 · 26 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.940 · 13 laps
2	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.063 · 12 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.389 · 16 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.512 · 17 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.635 · 16 laps
6	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.765 · 17 laps
7	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.781 · 19 laps
8	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.880 · 17 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.039 · 15 laps
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.061 · 17 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.237 · 16 laps
12	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.274 · 19 laps
13	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.288 · 16 laps
14	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.425 · 14 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.465 · 12 laps
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.493 · 13 laps
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.628 · 14 laps
18	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.831 · 14 laps
19	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.701 · 19 laps
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.198 · 19 laps
21	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.796 · 18 laps
22	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.048 · 17 laps
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.263 · 14 laps
24	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.499 · 18 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:39.960
2	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.019
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:40.422
4	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:40.482
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:40.490
6	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:40.530
7	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:40.601
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.967
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:40.977
10	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:41.071
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:41.120
12	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:41.152
13	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:41.190
14	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:41.240
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:41.251
16	Bruno Senna	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:41.293
17	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:41.498
18	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:41.794
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	Fastest laps · 1:42.385
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:42.621
21	Timo Glock	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:42.748
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:43.610
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:43.935
24	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:44.109

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Mark Webber	1	6	20.474
Kamui Kobayashi	1	9	21.551
Sebastian Vettel	1	9	21.449
Nico Hülkenberg	1	9	32.407
Kimi Räikkönen	1	10	21.433
Lewis Hamilton	1	10	20.903
Vitaly Petrov	1	10	21.851
Jenson Button	1	11	20.563
Romain Grosjean	1	11	21.184
Paul di Resta	1	11	20.387
Pastor Maldonado	1	11	21.569
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	11	22.835
Michael Schumacher	1	12	21.746
Fernando Alonso	1	12	20.296
Bruno Senna	1	12	21.184
Heikki Kovalainen	1	12	22.713
Nico Rosberg	1	13	21.113
Sergio Pérez	1	16	23.009
Narain Karthikeyan	1	16	24.937
Daniel Ricciardo	1	17	21.884
Pedro de la Rosa	1	17	23.634
Felipe Massa	1	18	20.250
Timo Glock	1	18	21.327
Charles Pic	1	19	22.306
Mark Webber	2	21	20.377
Lewis Hamilton	2	22	20.691
Jenson Button	2	24	20.474
Kamui Kobayashi	2	25	21.012
Fernando Alonso	2	27	20.136
Kimi Räikkönen	2	28	21.494
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	28	23.623
Heikki Kovalainen	2	28	22.606
Bruno Senna	2	29	21.323
Vitaly Petrov	2	29	22.007
Nico Hülkenberg	2	30	21.027
Heikki Kovalainen	3	29	37.748
Sebastian Vettel	2	31	21.146
Romain Grosjean	2	32	25.835
Pedro de la Rosa	2	31	23.488
Paul di Resta	2	32	21.006
Pastor Maldonado	2	33	21.229
Daniel Ricciardo	2	33	22.318
Narain Karthikeyan	2	32	23.151
Nico Rosberg	2	34	20.645
Mark Webber	3	34	20.471
Sergio Pérez	2	35	22.565
Timo Glock	2	36	21.515
Charles Pic	2	37	23.579
Lewis Hamilton	3	38	20.177
Fernando Alonso	3	38	20.024
Kamui Kobayashi	3	38	21.795
Jenson Button	3	39	26.618
Felipe Massa	2	41	20.051
Jean-Éric Vergne	3	41	22.531
Charles Pic	3	48	13.981
Heikki Kovalainen	4	47	1:25.796

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	45
2	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	37
4	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	36
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
6	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
7	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	16
9	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
11	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
12	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
14	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
17	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
18	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Charles Pic	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	88
2	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	64
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	37
4	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	31
5	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
6	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	24
7	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
8	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
9	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
10	Marussia Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Caterham Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
12	HRT Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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