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The 2012 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on 7 October 2012. The race was the fifteenth round of the 2012 Formula One season.
Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position for the fourth successive year at Suzuka, eventually leading the race from start to finish, winning by 20 seconds over Felipe Massa in second place. Kamui Kobayashi achieved his first and only Formula One podium, the first for a Japanese driver since Takuma Sato in 2004, and the first for a Japanese driver at their home Grand Prix since Aguri Suzuki in 1990. The race was also Vettel's second career grand slam (leading every single lap from pole position and finishing with the fastest lap of the race).
Offical Name
2012 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix |
Date
2012-10-07 |
Circuit
|
Course Length
km \
miles |
Distance
53 laps,
km \
miles |
Timetable (GMT+9)
| 2012-10-05 Friday |
| 1st Free Practice |
10:00 - 11:30 |
| 2nd Free Practice |
14:00 - 15:30 |
| 2012-10-06 Saturday |
| 3rd Free Practice |
11:00 - 12:00 |
| Qualifying |
14:00 - 15:00 |
| 2012-10-07 Sunday |
| Race |
15:00 - 17:00 |
Fastest Lap
| Driver |
Constructor |
Fastest Lap |
|
|
|
This race saw...
- Driver
- 24th win for
- 1st and only podium for
- 100th Grand Prix for
- Team
- 32nd win for
- 10th and last podium for
- Engine
Data
- Weather: Sunny
- Attendance: 208,000
- Entries: 26
- Qualified: 24
- Classified: 19
Post-race Drivers' Standings
| Pos. |
Driver |
Points |
| 1 |
|
194 |
| 2 |
|
190 |
| 3 |
|
157 |
| 4 |
|
152 |
| 5 |
|
134 |
| 6 |
|
131 |
| 7 |
|
93 |
| 8 |
|
82 |
| 9 |
|
69 |
| 10 |
|
66 |
| 11 |
|
50 |
| 12 |
|
44 |
| 13 |
|
43 |
| 14 |
|
37 |
| 15 |
|
33 |
| 16 |
|
25 |
| 17 |
|
8 |
| 18 |
|
7 |
| 19 |
|
0 |
| 20 |
|
0 |
| 21 |
|
0 |
| 22 |
|
0 |
| 23 |
|
0 |
| 24 |
|
0 |
| 25 |
|
0 |
Post-race Constructors' Standings
| Pos. |
Constructor |
Points |
| 1 |
|
324 |
| 2 |
|
283 |
| 3 |
|
263 |
| 4 |
|
239 |
| 5 |
|
136 |
| 6 |
|
116 |
| 7 |
|
81 |
| 8 |
|
58 |
| 9 |
|
15 |
| 10 |
|
0 |
| 11 |
|
0 |
| 12 |
|
0 |
Trophy Presented By
| Winner |
Mr. Yuichiro Hata |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| 2nd Place |
Mr. Eikei Suzuki |
Governor of Mie Prefecture |
| 3rd Place |
Mr. Nanao Oguri |
President of Japan Automobile Federation |
Winning Constructor
(represented by Paul Monaghan) |
Mrs. Noriko Suematsu |
Mayor of Suzuka |
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