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