El Gran Premio de China de 2012 fue la tercera prueba de la temporada 2012 de Fórmula 1. Se disputó entre el 13 y el 15 de abril en el Circuito Internacional de Shanghái, en Shanghái (China). Lewis Hamilton fue el ganador de la edición anterior, convirtiéndose además en el primer piloto que logra dos victorias en este trazado. Le acompañaron en el podio Sebastian Vettel y Mark Webber. Los pilotos activos que habían ganado en China eran Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel y Michael Schumacher. Hubo una zona de uso del DRS, situada en la recta trasera. [Wikipedia]
Gran Premio de China 2012: Resultados de la carrera
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Puntos | Tiempo | Vueltas | Parrilla | Vuelta rápida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 25 | 1:36:26.929 | 56 | 1 | 1:40.967 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 18 | +20.626 | 56 | 5 | 1:40.422 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 15 | +26.012 | 56 | 7 | 1:40.530 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 12 | +27.924 | 56 | 6 | 1:40.490 |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 10 | +30.483 | 56 | 11 | 1:40.601 |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | +31.491 | 56 | 10 | 1:41.120 |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 6 | +34.597 | 56 | 14 | 1:41.293 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 4 | +35.643 | 56 | 13 | 1:40.482 |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | +37.256 | 56 | 9 | 1:41.152 |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1 | +38.720 | 56 | 3 | 1:39.960 |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | +41.066 | 56 | 8 | 1:41.071 |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | +42.273 | 56 | 15 | 1:41.498 |
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | +42.779 | 56 | 12 | 1:41.240 |
| 14 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | +50.573 | 56 | 4 | 1:41.794 |
| 15 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | +51.213 | 56 | 16 | 1:40.977 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 0 | +51.756 | 56 | 24 | 1:40.019 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 0 | +1:03.156 | 56 | 17 | 1:41.251 |
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 19 | 1:42.385 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 20 | 1:42.748 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 21 | 1:42.621 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 22 | 1:43.610 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | +2 vueltas | 54 | 23 | 1:43.935 |
| 23 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | +3 vueltas | 53 | 18 | 1:41.190 |
| 24 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 12 | 2 | 1:44.109 |
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 |
| 4 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 |
| 6 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 |
| 8 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 |
| 10 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | |
| 16 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.463 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.677 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:39.282 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:39.717 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.411 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.000 |
