El Gran Premio de Japón de 2012 fue la decimoquinta prueba de la temporada 2012 de Fórmula 1 celebrada los días 5, 6 y 7 de octubre en el Circuito de Suzuka. Jenson Button fue el vencedor de la edición anterior, seguido por Fernando Alonso y Sebastian Vettel. De los pilotos en activo, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher y Kimi Räikkönen han resultado triunfadores en Japón. La zona de uso del DRS estaba situada en la recta principal, ligeramente antes que en la edición anterior. [Wikipedia]
Gran Premio de Japón 2012: Resultados de la carrera
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Puntos | Tiempo | Vueltas | Parrilla | Vuelta rápida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 25 | 1:28:56.242 | 53 | 1 | 1:35.774 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 18 | +20.639 | 53 | 10 | 1:36.894 |
| 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | +24.538 | 53 | 3 | 1:36.679 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +25.098 | 53 | 8 | 1:36.606 |
| 5 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 10 | +46.490 | 53 | 9 | 1:37.760 |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8 | +50.424 | 53 | 7 | 1:37.886 |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | +51.159 | 53 | 15 | 1:37.938 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 4 | +52.364 | 53 | 12 | 1:37.771 |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +54.675 | 53 | 2 | 1:37.128 |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1 | +66.919 | 53 | 14 | 1:37.455 |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | +67.769 | 53 | 23 | 1:36.942 |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | +83.460 | 53 | 11 | 1:37.535 |
| 13 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 0 | +88.645 | 53 | 19 | 1:37.533 |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 0 | +88.709 | 53 | 16 | 1:36.819 |
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | +1 vuelta | 52 | 17 | 1:38.043 |
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | +1 vuelta | 52 | 18 | 1:38.756 |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | +1 vuelta | 52 | 22 | 1:38.344 |
| 18 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | +1 vuelta | 52 | 20 | 1:39.351 |
| 19 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | +2 vueltas | 51 | 4 | 1:38.277 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | Motor | 37 | 21 | 1:40.493 |
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | DNF | 32 | 24 | 1:41.388 |
| 22 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | DNF | 18 | 5 | 1:38.983 |
| 23 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | Choque | 0 | 6 | |
| 24 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | Choque | 0 | 13 |
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 |
| 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 |
| 4 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 |
| 5 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 |
| 6 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 |
| 8 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 |
| 9 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 |
| 10 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | |
| 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | |
| 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | |
| 14 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | |
| 15 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | ||
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | ||
| 23 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 |
