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Suzuka Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
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.
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- WinnerSebastian Vettel
- CircuitSuzuka Circuit
- Winning teamRed Bull
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Red Bull | 1 | 25 | ⚡ 1:35.774 | Finished | |
2 |  Felipe Massa MAS +20.639 |  Ferrari | 10 | 18 | Finished | |
3 |  Kamui Kobayashi KOB +24.538 |  Sauber | 3 | 15 | Finished | |
4 |  Jenson Button BUT +25.098 |  McLaren | 8 | 12 | Finished | |
5 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM +46.490 | McLaren | 9 | 10 | Finished | |
6 |  Kimi Räikkönen RAI +50.424 | Lotus F1 | 7 | 8 | Finished | |
7 |  Nico Hülkenberg HUL +51.159 |  Force India | 15 | 6 | Finished | |
8 |  Pastor Maldonado MAL +52.364 |  Williams | 12 | 4 | Finished | |
9 |  Mark Webber WEB +54.675 | Red Bull | 2 | 2 | Finished | |
10 |  Daniel Ricciardo RIC +66.919 |  Toro Rosso | 14 | 1 | Finished | |
11 |  Michael Schumacher MSC +67.769 |  Mercedes | 23 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Paul di Resta DIR +83.460 | Force India | 11 | 0 | Finished | |
13 |  Jean-Éric Vergne VER +88.645 | Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | Finished | |
14 |  Bruno Senna SEN +88.709 | Williams | 16 | 0 | Finished | |
15 |  Caterham | 17 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
16 |  Marussia | 18 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
17 | Caterham | 22 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
18 |  HRT | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
19 | Lotus F1 | 4 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
R | Marussia | 21 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | HRT | 24 | 0 | Vibrations | ||
R | Sauber | 5 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | Mercedes | 13 | 0 | Collision |
Classification24 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Sebastian Vettel VET Pole | Red Bull | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
2 | Mark Webber WEB +0.251 | Red Bull | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 |
3 | Jenson Button BUT +0.451 | McLaren | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 |
4 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB +0.861 | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 |
5 |  Romain Grosjean GRO +1.059 | Lotus F1 | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 |
6 |  Sergio Pérez PER +1.183 | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 |
7 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +1.275 | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 |
8 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI +1.369 | Lotus F1 | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 |
9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM +1.488 | McLaren | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 |
10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL No time | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | - |
11 | Felipe Massa MAS +1.454 | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | - |
12 | Paul di Resta DIR +1.488 | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | - |
13 | Michael Schumacher MSC +1.630 | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | - |
14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL +1.673 | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | - |
15 |  Nico Rosberg ROS +1.786 | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | - |
16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC +2.115 | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | - |
17 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER +2.529 | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | - |
18 | Bruno Senna SEN +2.566 | Williams | 1:33.405 | - | - |
19 |  Heikki Kovalainen KOV +3.818 | Caterham | 1:34.657 | - | - |
20 |  Timo Glock GLO +4.374 | Marussia | 1:35.213 | - | - |
21 |  Pedro de la Rosa DLR +4.546 | HRT | 1:35.385 | - | - |
22 |  Charles Pic PIC +4.590 | Marussia | 1:35.429 | - | - |
23 |  Vitaly Petrov PET +4.593 | Caterham | 1:35.432 | - | - |
24 |  Narain Karthikeyan KAR +5.895 | HRT | 1:36.734 | - | - |
Grid order24 drivers