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Suzuka Circuit Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix 2012 at Suzuka Circuit on 7 October 2012, starting from pole position. Felipe Massa finished second for Ferrari, with Kamui Kobayashi completing the podium for Sauber. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:35.774.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 25 | ⚡ 1:35.774 |
| 2 | 10 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 53 | +20.639 | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 53 | +24.538 | 15 | |
| 4 | 8 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 53 | +25.098 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 53 | +46.490 | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus F1 | 53 | +50.424 | 8 | |
| 7 | 15 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 53 | +51.159 | 6 | |
| 8 | 12 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 53 | +52.364 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 53 | +54.675 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Toro Rosso | 53 | +66.919 | 1 | |
| 11 | 23 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 53 | +67.769 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 53 | +83.460 | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jean-Éric VergneVER | Toro Rosso | 53 | +88.645 | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams | 53 | +88.709 | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 4 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus F1 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 32 | Vibrations | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 18 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Sebastian Vettel
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team Red Bull