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Shanghai International Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Nico Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix 2012 at Shanghai International Circuit on 15 April 2012, starting from pole position. Jenson Button finished second for McLaren, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for McLaren. Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap with a time of 1:39.960.
Key Links
- WinnerNico Rosberg
- CircuitShanghai International Circuit
- Winning teamMercedes
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Nico Rosberg ROS Win |  Mercedes | 1 | 25 | Finished | |
2 |  Jenson Button BUT +20.626 |  McLaren | 5 | 18 | Finished | |
3 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM +26.012 | McLaren | 7 | 15 | Finished | |
4 |  Mark Webber WEB +27.924 |  Red Bull | 6 | 12 | Finished | |
5 |  Sebastian Vettel VET +30.483 | Red Bull | 11 | 10 | Finished | |
6 |  Romain Grosjean GRO +31.491 | Lotus F1 | 10 | 8 | Finished | |
7 |  Bruno Senna SEN +34.597 |  Williams | 14 | 6 | Finished | |
8 |  Pastor Maldonado MAL +35.643 | Williams | 13 | 4 | Finished | |
9 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +37.256 |  Ferrari | 9 | 2 | Finished | |
10 |  Kamui Kobayashi KOB +38.720 |  Sauber | 3 | 1 | ⚡ 1:39.960 | Finished |
11 |  Sergio Pérez PER +41.066 | Sauber | 8 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Paul di Resta DIR +42.273 |  Force India | 15 | 0 | Finished | |
13 |  Felipe Massa MAS +42.779 | Ferrari | 12 | 0 | Finished | |
14 |  Kimi Räikkönen RAI +50.573 | Lotus F1 | 4 | 0 | Finished | |
15 |  Nico Hülkenberg HUL +51.213 | Force India | 16 | 0 | Finished | |
16 |  Jean-Éric Vergne VER +51.756 |  Toro Rosso | 24 | 0 | Finished | |
17 |  Daniel Ricciardo RIC +1:03.156 | Toro Rosso | 17 | 0 | Finished | |
18 |  Caterham | 19 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
19 |  Marussia | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
20 | Marussia | 21 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
21 |  HRT | 22 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
22 | HRT | 23 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
23 | Caterham | 18 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
R | Mercedes | 2 | 0 | Wheel nut |
Classification24 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nico Rosberg ROS Pole | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM +0.505 | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 |
3 |  Michael Schumacher MSC +0.570 | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 |
4 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB +0.663 | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 |
5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI +0.777 | Lotus F1 | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 |
6 | Jenson Button BUT +1.070 | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 |
7 | Mark Webber WEB +1.169 | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 |
8 | Sergio Pérez PER +1.403 | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 |
9 | Fernando Alonso ALO +1.501 | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 |
10 | Romain Grosjean GRO No time | Lotus F1 | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | - |
11 | Sebastian Vettel VET +0.910 | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | - |
12 | Felipe Massa MAS +1.134 | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | - |
13 | Pastor Maldonado MAL +1.162 | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | - |
14 | Bruno Senna SEN +1.168 | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | - |
15 | Paul di Resta DIR +1.196 | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | - |
16 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL +1.624 | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | - |
17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC +1.812 | Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | - |
18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER +2.593 | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | - | - |
19 |  Heikki Kovalainen KOV +3.342 | Caterham | 1:38.463 | - | - |
20 |  Vitaly Petrov PET +3.556 | Caterham | 1:38.677 | - | - |
21 |  Timo Glock GLO +4.161 | Marussia | 1:39.282 | - | - |
22 |  Charles Pic PIC +4.596 | Marussia | 1:39.717 | - | - |
23 |  Pedro de la Rosa DLR +5.290 | HRT | 1:40.411 | - | - |
24 |  Narain Karthikeyan KAR +5.879 | HRT | 1:41.000 | - | - |
Grid order24 drivers