2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
13 - 15 Apr 2012
Shanghai International Circuit, China
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +20.626s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +26.012s | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 56 | +27.924s | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 56 | +30.483s | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus Renault | 56 | +31.491s | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams Renault | 56 | +34.597s | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams Renault | 56 | +35.643s | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 56 | +37.256s | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber Ferrari | 56 | +38.720s | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio PerezPER | Sauber Ferrari | 56 | +41.066s | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India Mercedes | 56 | +42.273s | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +42.779s | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus Renault | 56 | +50.573s | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 56 | +51.213s | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric VergneVER | STR Ferrari | 56 | +51.756s | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | STR Ferrari | 56 | +63.156s | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham Renault | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham Renault | 53 | +3 laps | 0 |
| NC | 7 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 12 | DNF | 0 |
Note - Hamilton qualified second, but dropped five grid places as penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. Vergne qualified 18th, but started from the pit lane following pre-race car changes.