2012 Grand Prix of China
15 April - Shanghai: 305.066 km (5.451 km x 56 laps)


Pole position: N. Rosberg      Mercedes      1:35.121
Fastest Lap:   K. Kobayashi    Sauber        1:39.960

Results:

1  N. Rosberg      Mercedes      1:36.26.929
2  J. Button       McLaren           +20.626
3  L. Hamilton     McLaren           +26.012
4  M. Webber       Red Bull          +27.924
5  S. Vettel       Red Bull          +30.483
6  R. Grosjean     Lotus             +31.491
7  B. Senna        Williams          +34.597
8  P. Maldonado    Williams          +35.643
9  F. Alonso       Ferrari           +37.256
10 K. Kobayashi    Sauber            +38.720
11 S. Pérez        Sauber            +41.066
12 P. di Resta     Force India       +42.273
13 F. Massa        Ferrari           +42.779
14 K. Räikkönen    Lotus             +50.573
15 N. Hülkenberg   Force India       +51.213
16 J. Vergne       Toro Rosso        +51.756
17 D. Ricciardo    Toro Rosso      +1:03.156
18 V. Petrov       Caterham      55 Laps
19 T. Glock        Marussia      55 Laps
20 C. Pic          Marussia      55 Laps
21 P. de la Rosa   HRT           55 Laps
22 N. Karthikeyan  HRT           54 Laps
23 H. Kovalainen   Caterham      53 Laps

Did Not Finish:

   M. Schumacher   Mercedes      12 Wheel

Qualifying Times:

1  N. Rosberg      Mercedes      1:36.875 1:35.725 1:35.121
2  L. Hamilton     McLaren       1:36.763 1:35.902 1:35.626 (1)
3  M. Schumacher   Mercedes      1:36.797 1:35.794 1:35.691
4  K. Kobayashi    Sauber        1:36.863 1:35.853 1:35.784
5  K. Räikkönen    Lotus         1:36.850 1:35.921 1:35.898
6  J. Button       McLaren       1:36.746 1:35.942 1:36.191
7  M. Webber       Red Bull      1:36.682 1:35.700 1:36.290
8  S. Pérez        Sauber        1:36.198 1:35.831 1:36.524
9  F. Alonso       Ferrari       1:36.292 1:35.982 1:36.622
10 R. Grosjean     Lotus         1:36.343 1:35.903 no time
11 S. Vettel       Red Bull      1:36.911 1:36.031
12 F. Massa        Ferrari       1:36.556 1:36.255
13 P. Maldonado    Williams      1:36.528 1:36.283
14 B. Senna        Williams      1:36.674 1:36.289
15 P. di Resta     Force India   1:36.639 1:36.317
16 N. Hülkenberg   Force India   1:36.921 1:36.745
17 D. Ricciardo    Toro Rosso    1:36.933 1:36.956
18 J. Vergne       Toro Rosso    1:37.714   (2)
19 H. Kovalainen   Caterham      1:38.463
20 V. Petrov       Caterham      1:38.677
21 T. Glock        Marussia      1:39.282
22 C. Pic          Marussia      1:39.717
23 P. de la Rosa   HRT           1:40.411
24 N. Karthikeyan  HRT           1:41.000
107% time: 1:42.931 


(1) Hamilton was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change prior to the weekend.
(2) Vergne started from pit line because of car changes before the race