2012 season/ Round 3

Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. Sun, 15 Apr 2012, 07:00. 56 laps.

Winner: ROSMercedes
Pole: ROSMercedes
Fastest lap: SAKOB1:39.960

Weekend

Race

Jenson ButtonMcLaren+20.6262
Nico RosbergMercedes1:36:26.9291
Lewis HamiltonMcLaren+26.0123

Overtakes

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No overtake data

Biggest mover

VER

+8 places, P24 to P16

Beat our forecast

–

No forecast for this race

Fastest Pit Stop

MAPIC

13.981 s pit lane, lap 48

Fastest lap

SAKOB

1:39.960, lap 40

DNFs

MSC

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Stops	Fastest lap
1	ROSNico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	56	1:36:26.929	25	2	1:40.967L40
2	BUTJenson Button	McLaren	5+3	56	+20.626	18	3	1:40.422L56
3	HAMLewis Hamilton	McLaren	7+4	56	+26.012	15	3	1:40.530L40
4	WEBMark Webber	Red Bull	6+2	56	+27.924	12	3	1:40.490L52
5	VETSebastian Vettel	Red Bull	11+6	56	+30.483	10	2	1:40.601L33
6	LOGRORomain Grosjean	LOLotus F1	10+4	56	+31.491	8	2	1:41.120L35
7	SENBruno Senna	Williams	14+7	56	+34.597	6	2	1:41.293L37
8	MALPastor Maldonado	Williams	13+5	56	+35.643	4	2	1:40.482L36
9	ALOFernando Alonso	Ferrari	9	56	+37.256	2	3	1:41.152L41
10	SAKOBKamui Kobayashi	SASauber	3-7	56	+38.720	1	3	1:39.960L40
11	SAPERSergio Pérez	SASauber	8-3	56	+41.066		2	1:41.071L37
12	FIDIRPaul di Resta	FIForce India	15+3	56	+42.273		2	1:41.498L40
13	MASFelipe Massa	Ferrari	12-1	56	+42.779		2	1:41.240L48
14	LORAIKimi Räikkönen	LOLotus F1	4-10	56	+50.573		2	1:41.794L43
15	FIHULNico Hülkenberg	FIForce India	16+1	56	+51.213		2	1:40.977L48
16	VERJean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	24+8	56	+51.756		3	1:40.019L48
17	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	17	56	+1:03.156		2	1:41.251L40
18	PETVitaly Petrov	Caterham	19+1	55	+1 Lap		2	1:42.385L38
19	MAGLOTimo Glock	MAMarussia	20+1	55	+1 Lap		2	1:42.748L41
20	MAPICCharles Pic	MAMarussia	21+1	55	+1 Lap		3	1:42.621L39
21	HRDLRPedro de la Rosa	HRHRT	22+1	55	+1 Lap		2	1:43.610L54
22	HRKARNarain Karthikeyan	HRHRT	23+1	54	+2 Laps		2	1:43.935L40
23	KOVHeikki Kovalainen	Caterham	18-5	53	+3 Laps		3	1:41.190L53
DNF	MSCMichael Schumacher	Mercedes	2	12	Wheel nut		1	1:44.109L9

Lap chart

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Table view

Series	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56
ROS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
BUT	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	7	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	9	7	7	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
HAM	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	12	8	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	13	13	13	11	10	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	10	10	10	8	7	7	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
WEB	9	9	9	9	9	11	20	20	17	15	13	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	6	14	14	14	14	13	12	10	8	7	6	6	5	6	12	11	11	11	8	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
VET	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	18	17	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	4	3	4	7	13	11	10	9	8	8	7	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	5
GRO	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	13	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	12	11	10	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
SEN	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	7	6	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	9	9	7	8	8	9	12	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
MAL	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	10	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	7	6	8	8	8	10	13	13	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
ALO	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	4	5	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	13	11	10	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
KOB	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	16	16	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	9	9	8	7	7	9	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
PER	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	5	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
DIR	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	9	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	9	9	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
MAS	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	6	4	3	2	2	2	2	4	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	10	11	11	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	3	2	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
RAI	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	14	10	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	13	12	12	10	8	8	7	6	6	6	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14
HUL	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	19	24	24	22	21	20	20	20	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
VER	24	22	21	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	18	21	20	19	19	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
RIC	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	14	15	12	12	13	15	15	15	21	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
PET	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	19	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
GLO	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	16	16	16	16	16	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
PIC	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
DLR	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	20	18	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
KAR	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	22	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
KOV	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	13	11	15	19	18	18	19	20	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
MSC	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	SAKamui Kobayashi	40	1:39.960
2	Jean-Éric Vergne	48	1:40.019	+0.059
3	Jenson Button	56	1:40.422	+0.462
4	Pastor Maldonado	36	1:40.482	+0.522
5	Mark Webber	52	1:40.490	+0.530
6	Lewis Hamilton	40	1:40.530	+0.570
7	Sebastian Vettel	33	1:40.601	+0.641
8	Nico Rosberg	40	1:40.967	+1.007
9	FINico Hülkenberg	48	1:40.977	+1.017
10	SASergio Pérez	37	1:41.071	+1.111

Pit stops

Lap	Driver	Stop	Pit lane time
6	WEBMark Webber	1	20.474
9	FIHULFINico Hülkenberg	1	32.407
9	SAKOBSAKamui Kobayashi	1	21.551
9	VETSebastian Vettel	1	21.449
10	HAMLewis Hamilton	1	20.903
10	PETVitaly Petrov	1	21.851
10	LORAILOKimi Räikkönen	1	21.433
11	BUTJenson Button	1	20.563
11	LOGROLORomain Grosjean	1	21.184
11	MALPastor Maldonado	1	21.569
11	FIDIRFIPaul di Resta	1	20.387
11	VERJean-Éric Vergne	1	22.835
12	ALOFernando Alonso	1	20.296
12	SENBruno Senna	1	21.184
12	KOVHeikki Kovalainen	1	22.713
12	MSCMichael Schumacher	1	21.746
13	ROSNico Rosberg	1	21.113
16	HRKARHRNarain Karthikeyan	1	24.937
16	SAPERSASergio Pérez	1	23.009
17	RICDaniel Ricciardo	1	21.884
17	HRDLRHRPedro de la Rosa	1	23.634
18	MAGLOMATimo Glock	1	21.327
18	MASFelipe Massa	1	20.250
19	MAPICMACharles Pic	1	22.306
21	WEBMark Webber	2	20.377
22	HAMLewis Hamilton	2	20.691
24	BUTJenson Button	2	20.474
25	SAKOBSAKamui Kobayashi	2	21.012
27	ALOFernando Alonso	2	20.136
28	KOVHeikki Kovalainen	2	22.606
28	LORAILOKimi Räikkönen	2	21.494
28	VERJean-Éric Vergne	2	23.623
29	SENBruno Senna	2	21.323
29	PETVitaly Petrov	2	22.007
29	KOVHeikki Kovalainen	3	37.748
30	FIHULFINico Hülkenberg	2	21.027
31	HRDLRHRPedro de la Rosa	2	23.488
31	VETSebastian Vettel	2	21.146
32	LOGROLORomain Grosjean	2	25.835
32	HRKARHRNarain Karthikeyan	2	23.151
32	FIDIRFIPaul di Resta	2	21.006
33	MALPastor Maldonado	2	21.229
33	RICDaniel Ricciardo	2	22.318
34	ROSNico Rosberg	2	20.645
34	WEBMark Webber	3	20.471
35	SAPERSASergio Pérez	2	22.565
36	MAGLOMATimo Glock	2	21.515
37	MAPICMACharles Pic	2	23.579
38	ALOFernando Alonso	3	20.024
38	HAMLewis Hamilton	3	20.177
38	SAKOBSAKamui Kobayashi	3	21.795
39	BUTJenson Button	3	26.618
41	MASFelipe Massa	2	20.051
41	VERJean-Éric Vergne	3	22.531
48	MAPICMACharles Pic	3	13.981