2012 Grand Prix of Japan
7 October - Suzuka: 307.471 km (5.807 km x 53 laps)

Pole position: S. Vettel         Red Bull      1:30.839
Fastest Lap:   S. Vettel         Red Bull      1:35.774

Results:

1  S. Vettel         Red Bull       1:28:56.242
2  F. Massa          Ferrari            +20.632
3  K. Kobayashi      Sauber             +24.538
4  J. Button         McLaren            +25.098
5  L. Hamilton       McLaren            +46.490
6  K. Räikkönen      Lotus              +50.424
7  N. Hülkenberg     Force India        +51.159
8  P. Maldonado      Williams           +52.364
9  M. Webber         Red Bull           +54.675
10 D. Ricciardo      Toro Rosso       +1:06.919
11 M. Schumacher     Mercedes         +1:07.769
12 P. di Resta       Force India      +1:23.460
13 J. Vergne         Toro Rosso       +1:28.645
14 B. Senna          Williams         +1:28.709
15 H. Kovalainen     Caterham      52 laps
16 T. Glock          Marussia      52 laps 
17 V. Petrov         Caterham      52 laps
18 P. de la Rosa     HRT           52 laps
19 R. Grosjean       Lotus         51 laps

Did Not Finish:

   C. Pic            Marussia      36 Engine
   N. Karthikeyan    HRT           32 Engine
   S. Pérez          Sauber        19 Spun
   F. Alonso         Ferrari        0 Accident
   N. Rosberg        Mercedes       0 Accident

Qualifying Times:

1  S. Vettel         Red Bull      1:32.608 1:31.501 1:30.839
2  M. Webber         Red Bull      1:32.951 1:31.950 1:31.090
3  K. Kobayashi      Sauber        1:32.042 1:31.886 1:31.700
4  R. Grosjean       Lotus         1:32.029 1:31.968 1:31.898
5  S. Pérez          Sauber        1:32.147 1:32.169 1:32.022
6  F. Alonso         Ferrari       1:32.459 1:31.833 1:32.114
7  K. Räikkönen      Lotus         1:32.221 1:31.826 1:32.208
8  J. Button         McLaren       1:33.077 1:31.772 1:31.290 (1)
9  L. Hamilton       McLaren       1:33.061 1:32.121 1:32.327
10 F. Massa          Ferrari       1:32.946 1:32.293
11 P. di Resta       Force India   1:32.898 1:32.327
12 P. Maldonado      Williams      1:32.834 1:32.512
13 N. Rosberg        Mercedes      1:33.015 1:32.625
14 D. Ricciardo      Toro Rosso    1:33.059 1:32.954
15 N. Hülkenberg     Force India   1:32.828 1:32.272 no time (1)
16 B. Senna          Williams      1:33.405
17 H. Kovalainen     Caterham      1:34.657
18 T. Glock          Marussia      1:35.213
19 J. Vergne         Toro Rosso    1:33.370 1:33.368 (3)
20 P. de la Rosa     HRT           1:35.385
21 C. Pic            Marussia      1:35.429
22 V. Petrov         Caterham      1:35.432
23 M. Schumacher     Mercedes      1:33.349 1:32.469 (2) 
24 N. Karthikeyan    HRT           1:36.734


Notes:

(1) — Button and Hülkenberg each received a five-place grid 
      penalty for unscheduled gearbox changes.
(2) — Schumacher received a ten-place grid penalty for causing 
      an avoidable accident at the previous race.
(3) — Vergne was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking 
      Senna during the first part of qualifying.