2012-3-Cina
IX Chinese Grand Prix
Shangai, 15 aprile 2012
56 giri x 5.451 km – 305.066 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| PILOTA | SQUADRA | TELAIO | MOTORE | |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB08 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB08 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes | Mclaren MP4-27 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes | Mclaren MP4-27 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia. Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia. Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes MGP W03 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes MGP W03 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 10 | Roman Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 11 | Paul Di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 11 | Jules Bianchi* | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes F108Z |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR-07 | Ferrari 056 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR-07 | Ferrari 056 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 19 | Valterri Bottas* | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Catheram F1 Team | Catheram CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Catheram F1 Team | Catheram CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 |
| 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 |
| * | SOSTITUTO – TERZO PILOTA |
QUALIFICHE
1. fila
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) – 1’35”121 – Q3
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) – 1’35”691 – Q3
2. fila
Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 1’35”784 – Q3
Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) – 1’35”898 – Q3
3. fila
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 1’36”191 – Q3
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 1’36”290 – Q3
4. fila
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 1’35”626 – Q3 **
Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 1’36”524 – Q3
5. fila
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) – 1’36”622 – Q3
Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) – no time – Q3
6. fila
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 1’36”031 – Q2
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) – 1’36”255 – Q2
7. fila
Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) – 1’36”283 – Q2
Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) – 1’36”289 – Q2
8. fila
Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 1’36”317 – Q2
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 1’36”745 – Q2
9. fila
Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1’36”956 – Q2
Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1’37”714 – Q1
10. fila
Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1’38”463 – Q1
Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1’38”677 – Q1
11. fila
Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1’39”282 – Q1
Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1’39”717 – Q1
12. fila
Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1’40”411 – Q1
Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1’41”000 – Q1
CLASSIFICA
1 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) – 56 giri 1.36’26″929
2 – Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 20″626
3 – Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) – 26″012
4 – Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 27″924
5 – Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) – 30″483
6 – Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) – 31″491
7 – Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) – 34″597
8 – Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) – 35″643
9 – Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) – 37″256
10 – Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 38″720
11 – Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) – 41″066
12 – Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 42″273
13 – Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) – 42″779
14 – Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) – 50″573
15 – Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) – 51″213
16 – Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 51″756
17 – Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) – 1’03″156
18 – Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 1 giro
19 – Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1 giro
20 – Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) – 1 giro
21 – Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 1 giro
22 – Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) – 2 giri
23 – Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) – 3 giri
Ritirati
12° giro – Michael Schumacher
GIRO VELOCE
Kamui Kobayashi 1’39″960ù
NOTA; prima vittoria per Rosberg ma sopratutto prima vittoria per la Mercedes dopo il suo rientro, l’ultima era stata Italia 1955 con Fangio
