CHINA - RACE
2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | TIME | GRID | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +20.6 secs | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +26.0 secs | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing-Renault | 56 | +27.9 secs | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing-Renault | 56 | +30.4 secs | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus-Renault | 56 | +31.4 secs | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams-Renault | 56 | +34.5 secs | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Renault | 56 | +35.6 secs | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 56 | +37.2 secs | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +38.7 secs | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Perez |
Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +41.0 secs | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +42.2 secs | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 56 | +42.7 secs | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus-Renault | 56 | +50.5 secs | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +51.2 secs | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR-Ferrari | 56 | +51.7 secs | 24 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR-Ferrari | 56 | +63.1 secs | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 19 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 Lap | 20 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 Lap | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT-Cosworth | 55 | +1 Lap | 22 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 Laps | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham-Renault | 53 | +3 Laps | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 12 | +44 Laps | 2 | 0 |
Hamilton qualified second, but dropped five grid places as penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Vergne qualified 18th, but started from pit line following pre-race car changes.
2012 Driver Standings
| # | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fernando Alonso |
278 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
190 |
| 3 |  Sergio Perez |
66 |
| 4 |  Nico Hulkenberg |
63 |
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