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2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Race 3 of 20
Shanghai
56 laps
Time of race: 1:36:26.929
Average speed of winner: 189.779 kph
Margin of victory: 20.626 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Kamui Kobayashi 1:39.960
Lap leaders: Rosberg 1-13, Pérez 14-16, Rosberg 17-34, Button 35-39, Rosberg 40-56
Race notes: First win for Nico Rosberg. First pole for Nico Rosberg. Lewis Hamilton took the points lead from Fernando Alonso.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qual Time 1 | Qual Time 2 | Qual Time 3 | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Nico Rosberg | 8 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W03 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | 56 | 3 | 48 | 1:36:26.929 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Jenson Button | 3 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 | 56 | 1 | 5 | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 | 56 | 0 | 0 | +26.012 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Webber | 2 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 | 56 | 0 | 0 | +27.924 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +30.483 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | 10 | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Lotus (2010s) | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | no time | 56 | 0 | 0 | +31.491 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Bruno Senna | 19 | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +34.597 | 6 |
| 8 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | 18 | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +35.643 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 | 56 | 0 | 0 | +37.256 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 | 56 | 0 | 0 | +38.720 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Sergio Pérez | 15 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 | 56 | 1 | 3 | +41.066 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | Paul di Resta | 11 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +42.273 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | Felipe Massa | 6 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +42.779 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Lotus (2010s) | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 | 56 | 0 | 0 | +50.573 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +51.213 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | N/A | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +51.756 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | 16 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | N/A | 56 | 0 | 0 | +63.156 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | Vitaly Petrov | 21 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Caterham | 1:38.677 | N/A | N/A | 55 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | Timo Glock | 24 | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | Marussia | 1:39.282 | N/A | N/A | 55 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | Charles Pic | 25 | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | Marussia | 1:39.717 | N/A | N/A | 55 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | 22 | HRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | HRT | 1:40.411 | N/A | N/A | 55 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | 23 | HRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | HRT | 1:41.000 | N/A | N/A | 54 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Caterham | 1:38.463 | N/A | N/A | 53 | 0 | 0 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | Michael Schumacher | 7 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W03 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | 12 | 0 | 0 | wheel | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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