Suzuka Circuit · 7 October 2012
Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull from 1st on the grid, 20.639s ahead of Felipe Massa. Michael Schumacher gained the most places, from 23rd on the grid to 11th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Vettel 25 + Webber 2 | Vettel 25 + Webber 2 | 27 | |
| 2 | McLaren Button 12 + Hamilton 10 | Button 12 + Hamilton 10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Massa 18 + Alonso 0 | Massa 18 + Alonso 0 | 18 | |
| 4 | Sauber Kobayashi 15 + Pérez 0 | Kobayashi 15 + Pérez 0 | 15 | |
| 5 | Lotus F1 Räikkönen 8 + Grosjean 0 | Räikkönen 8 + Grosjean 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Force India Hülkenberg 6 + di Resta 0 | Hülkenberg 6 + di Resta 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Williams Maldonado 4 + Senna 0 | Maldonado 4 + Senna 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Toro Rosso Ricciardo 1 + Vergne 0 | Ricciardo 1 + Vergne 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mercedes Schumacher 0 + Rosberg 0 | Schumacher 0 + Rosberg 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Caterham Kovalainen 0 + Petrov 0 | Kovalainen 0 + Petrov 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Marussia Glock 0 + Pic 0 | Glock 0 + Pic 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | HRT de la Rosa 0 + Karthikeyan 0 | de la Rosa 0 + Karthikeyan 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | Red Bull | 1:28:56.242 | 53 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | Ferrari | +20.639s | 53 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | Sauber | +24.538s | 53 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Jenson Button McLaren | McLaren | +25.098s | 53 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | McLaren | +46.490s | 53 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | Lotus F1 | +50.424s | 53 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | Force India | +51.159s | 53 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | Williams | +52.364s | 53 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Mark Webber Red Bull | Red Bull | +54.675s | 53 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:06.919 | 53 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | Mercedes | +1:07.769 | 53 | — | — | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta Force India | Force India | +1:23.460 | 53 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:28.645 | 53 | — | — | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna Williams | Williams | +1:28.709 | 53 | — | — | |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | Caterham | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 16 | Timo Glock Marussia | Marussia | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | Caterham | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | HRT | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | Lotus F1 | +2 Laps | 51 | — | — | |
| DNF | Charles Pic Marussia | Marussia | DNF Engine | 37 | — | — | |
| DNF | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | HRT | DNF Vibrations | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Sergio Pérez Sauber | Sauber | DNF Spun off | 18 | — | — | |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | Mercedes | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |