After 3 weeks of silence, the F1 cars are roaring back to life. China is the destination for the 3rd round of the F1 2012 season and if it is anything like the first 2 rounds, we are in for a cracking race.
The $450 million circuit on the outskirts of Shanghai is always one that produces good racing. Just last year we saw how the new rule changes increased overtaking and the spectacle. After Malaysia and Australia the teams will want dry running but you can never be sure in China.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets after the 90 minute session came to a close. He displaced Red Bull’s Mark Webber at the top before eventually lowering his time to a 1m37.106. This time was a whole second clear of Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher and Sergio Perez. A late charge by many runners saw the time sheets jumbled before Hamilton used his 7th and last lap, half the amount of laps his competitors completed, to jump to the top of the timings. His team mate Button was 2 seconds adrift in 8th, 1 place behind Vettel and 3 ahead of Championship leader Fernando Alonso.
Many drivers were caught out by the tricky damp-dry conditions; with the problem area’s being the tightening turn 1 and the turn 14 hairpin. We saw a variety of slides, off track excursions and lock ups throughout the session but the entire field managed to keep their cars in 1 piece
FP2
The Second Practice session on Friday saw drier conditions, creating busy schedules for the teams and drivers. Many teams opted for intense mixes of long and shorter runs so they are well prepared for qualifying and the race.
Michael Schumacher topped the session with a lap time of 1m35.973, displacing FP1 pace setter Lewis Hamilton. The gap to Hamilton was just under 2 tenths, with Vettel, Webber, Rosberg and Button not far behind him. Going into the midfield, Sauber and Force India mixed with Alonso in the Ferrari, who finished in 10th behind Kobayashi, Di Resta and Hulkenberg. Felipe Massa could only manage 17th, while 2007 world champion Raikkonen finished 13th after sitting out of FP1 with DRS issues.
Mclaren emerged with the best race pace, just ahead of Red Bull. Most of the top teams opted to run longer stints in the middle of the session, with Red Bull displacing Mercedes in those circumstances. However a range of drivers struggled with the locking of the tyres. Button complained about the outside “loaded” tyre locking while Sergio Perez consistently ran off the track at turn 14, spectacularly locking up both wheels as he braked for the hairpin.
Troubles at Marussia meant Timo Glock sat out for the majority of the session. The German looked like he had lost his front wing on the run to turn 1, possibly over the bump on entry. He locked up and went across the gravel before gently resting beside the barrier.
FP3
The last chance to test out new updates, just 60 minutes to get ready for qualifying, its FP3. It started with clear and warmer conditions and Mclaren really showed their hand. Lewis Hamilton topped the times on a 1m35.940, 1 tenth ahead of his team mate Jenson Button.
Lewis’s top form is extremely encouraging, with Button just behind. However Lewis will serve a 5-place grid drop for a gearbox change which could well see Jenson on pole position. Rosberg and Schumacher followed the McLaren’s around 5 tenths off, with Webber 5th. Vettel struggled in this session and could only finish the session 9th. His time was over 1 second off the front running time.
The close midfield really showed, with the top 18 covered by 1.8 seconds. It took a while for all the cars to emerge as the team mainly focus on qualifying simulations. It looked encouraging for HRT at the back as they made it within 5 seconds off the front runners, closing in slightly.
This is what all that practice leads to. Qualifying has been seen to be one of the most exciting and close parts of the weekend, but it looks like Mclaren and Mercedes are at the top so far. However Lewis takes that 5 place penalty so who will take up P1? Read on to find out.
Q1
The first qualifying session saw the midfield drivers top the times, as they used up a set of soft tyres. The top teams just did 1 run on the hard tyres, which meant they were uncharacteristically down the order.
Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso, Malaysia’s top 2, topped the times with the Mexican setting a time of 1m36.198. Hamilton and Button finished 10th and 11th respectively but Vettel was close to the drop zone in 16th.
Fortunately for Vettel, he was safe in 15th due to Jean-Eric Vergne’s misfortune. He struggled and even on the softs he was still 1.5 seconds back. He was even 8 tenths behind his team mate Daniel Ricciardo, in 17th. Kovalainen was 7 tenths further back, with Petrov, Glock, Pic and De La Rosa behind. India’s Narain Karthikeyan finished in 24th and last place.
HRT were much improved, with 4.4% the difference between 1st and 24th. The top 17 were all within 8 tenths of each other, emphasizing the close racing that we could see tomorrow.
Q2
Rosberg wins from Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. That moves Mercedes on to 26 points in the constructors, with Mclaren getting some good points. Webber and Vettel held off Grosjean for his best result in F1, while Senna and Maldonado get some good points for Williams. Alonso and Kobayashi, who started 3rd, finished outside the points.
Webber: "It was a difficult race... lost positions at the start, a poor start. In general, its tricky to get the balance for the whole race. In the end 4th is probably not the maximum. Interesting race and congratulations to Nico."
Brawn: "Elated, any race win is special but after a couple of years with some tough times it is extremely special."
Rosberg: "Unbelievable feeling, very cool. Its been a long time coming and its just amazing. Didnt expect to be that fast today but I'm very happy with the pace"
Button: "Before that (3nrd stop) i had a really good balance. It was a pitty as when I exited the pits I had 4 cars in front of me. All in all i really enjoyed today, it was a good race and good overtaking out there"
Hamilton: "We knew that (Nico) would be really quick. I'm very happy to have made it up, the team made a great job and it was one of the best races so far this season. Fantastic day"
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China has always delivered exciting races on the 3.387 mile Shanghai International Circuit. However, weather could be a deciding factor in the result, with 4 of the 8 Chinese Grand Prix’s being held in wet conditions.
There is a lot going on in the F1 paddock with Bahrain going ahead, Mercedes “Super-DRS” legalised and a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox change preventing 3 pole positions in a row for Lewis Hamilton.
Here is my review of the whole Grand Prix race weekend, follow me on twitter @JackLeslieF1 and check out the race review at RichlandF1 and TrackReviewers. The $450 million circuit on the outskirts of Shanghai is always one that produces good racing. Just last year we saw how the new rule changes increased overtaking and the spectacle. After Malaysia and Australia the teams will want dry running but you can never be sure in China.
FP1
The teams were hoping for some uninterrupted, dry running in the first practice session but a late night shower on Thursday had left the track damp. Despite being mainly dry by the start of the session many ventured out for the first few installation laps on the intermediate tyres. It was only around 30 minutes into the 1 and a half hour session that we saw the times start to be set on the dry compounds, mainly the harder white striped Pirelli.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets after the 90 minute session came to a close. He displaced Red Bull’s Mark Webber at the top before eventually lowering his time to a 1m37.106. This time was a whole second clear of Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher and Sergio Perez. A late charge by many runners saw the time sheets jumbled before Hamilton used his 7th and last lap, half the amount of laps his competitors completed, to jump to the top of the timings. His team mate Button was 2 seconds adrift in 8th, 1 place behind Vettel and 3 ahead of Championship leader Fernando Alonso.
Many drivers were caught out by the tricky damp-dry conditions; with the problem area’s being the tightening turn 1 and the turn 14 hairpin. We saw a variety of slides, off track excursions and lock ups throughout the session but the entire field managed to keep their cars in 1 piece
FP2
The Second Practice session on Friday saw drier conditions, creating busy schedules for the teams and drivers. Many teams opted for intense mixes of long and shorter runs so they are well prepared for qualifying and the race.
Michael Schumacher topped the session with a lap time of 1m35.973, displacing FP1 pace setter Lewis Hamilton. The gap to Hamilton was just under 2 tenths, with Vettel, Webber, Rosberg and Button not far behind him. Going into the midfield, Sauber and Force India mixed with Alonso in the Ferrari, who finished in 10th behind Kobayashi, Di Resta and Hulkenberg. Felipe Massa could only manage 17th, while 2007 world champion Raikkonen finished 13th after sitting out of FP1 with DRS issues.
Mclaren emerged with the best race pace, just ahead of Red Bull. Most of the top teams opted to run longer stints in the middle of the session, with Red Bull displacing Mercedes in those circumstances. However a range of drivers struggled with the locking of the tyres. Button complained about the outside “loaded” tyre locking while Sergio Perez consistently ran off the track at turn 14, spectacularly locking up both wheels as he braked for the hairpin.
Troubles at Marussia meant Timo Glock sat out for the majority of the session. The German looked like he had lost his front wing on the run to turn 1, possibly over the bump on entry. He locked up and went across the gravel before gently resting beside the barrier.
FP3
The last chance to test out new updates, just 60 minutes to get ready for qualifying, its FP3. It started with clear and warmer conditions and Mclaren really showed their hand. Lewis Hamilton topped the times on a 1m35.940, 1 tenth ahead of his team mate Jenson Button.
Lewis’s top form is extremely encouraging, with Button just behind. However Lewis will serve a 5-place grid drop for a gearbox change which could well see Jenson on pole position. Rosberg and Schumacher followed the McLaren’s around 5 tenths off, with Webber 5th. Vettel struggled in this session and could only finish the session 9th. His time was over 1 second off the front running time.
The close midfield really showed, with the top 18 covered by 1.8 seconds. It took a while for all the cars to emerge as the team mainly focus on qualifying simulations. It looked encouraging for HRT at the back as they made it within 5 seconds off the front runners, closing in slightly.
The track seemed relatively clean but many drivers struggled on the bumps, seeing big moments from Romain Grosjean and Paul Di Resta. Despite this, everyone kept it out of the barriers.
QualifyingThis is what all that practice leads to. Qualifying has been seen to be one of the most exciting and close parts of the weekend, but it looks like Mclaren and Mercedes are at the top so far. However Lewis takes that 5 place penalty so who will take up P1? Read on to find out.
Q1
The first qualifying session saw the midfield drivers top the times, as they used up a set of soft tyres. The top teams just did 1 run on the hard tyres, which meant they were uncharacteristically down the order.
Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso, Malaysia’s top 2, topped the times with the Mexican setting a time of 1m36.198. Hamilton and Button finished 10th and 11th respectively but Vettel was close to the drop zone in 16th.
Fortunately for Vettel, he was safe in 15th due to Jean-Eric Vergne’s misfortune. He struggled and even on the softs he was still 1.5 seconds back. He was even 8 tenths behind his team mate Daniel Ricciardo, in 17th. Kovalainen was 7 tenths further back, with Petrov, Glock, Pic and De La Rosa behind. India’s Narain Karthikeyan finished in 24th and last place.
HRT were much improved, with 4.4% the difference between 1st and 24th. The top 17 were all within 8 tenths of each other, emphasizing the close racing that we could see tomorrow.
Q2
A crazy second Qualifying session showed that Mercedes, Mclaren, Sauber, Lotus and Red Bull (in 1 car) have strong pace. The big upset was that Vettel failed to progress to Q3 as he struggled, finishing the session 11th. This compares to Webber, only 3 tenths ahead of Vettel, who topped the times.
Behind Vettel finished Massa in the Ferrari, constant disappointment for the Brazilian. Maldonado and Senna finished 13th and 14th and both Force India’s joined them in the drop zone. They thought they could get at least 1 car into Q3 but they were let down. Daniel Ricciardo propped up the times, joining his team mate on the 9th row of the grid.
The top 11 were separated by 3 tenths, but further back the gap was larger. 11th to 17th were separated by 7 tenths, still closely packed.
Vettel had changed to the old, testing spec exhaust. Webber chose the newer version and it seems like the Aussie has made right decision. Not only are Red Bull, or Vettel only, struggling in that area, they are also slow in a straight line which hampers them in the final sector.
Mclaren just made it through with Hamilton in 6th and Button in 9th, with Mercedes seeming to be in with a chance of Pole. Schumacher and Rosberg finished the session 3rd and 2nd respectively.
Q3
Q3
The 3rd and final qualifying session is just 10 minutes, with 4 drivers completing their first runs by the half way mark. Rosberg set an impressive benchmark of a 1m35.121, which was 5 tenths faster than Hamilton and Schumacher’s runs. Raikkonen was further back. However Rosberg left his car to go to the driver weigh in with 2 minutes still left, confidence much?
The remaining 6 drivers went out for 1 single run, including Webber and Button after they used up a 2nd set of soft tyres in Q2. Webber was the first person to go for his single run, setting a time of 1m36.290. This put him provisionally 5th, but he stillqualified his team mate. Perez goes 6th with a 1m.36.525 as Button followed him across the line but the Brit could only qualify 5th. That was then beaten by Kobayashi who went 4th.
Ferrari’s sole driver in Q3 went 9th with a time over 1.5 seconds off Rosberg’s lap. Raikkonen popper up and went 5th too, but his team mate Grosjean did not set a lap and went 10th.
So Rosberg gets his first pole position of his career after so many attempts. It will be encouraging for Mercedes but whether they can maintain that pace in the race and add to their 1 point so far is unclear.
So it will be a Mercedes front row for the race with Hamilton moving back to 7th with his penalty. This means the order will be Rosberg, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Raikkonen, Button, Webber, Hamilton, Perez, Alonso and Grosjean.
Rosberg said it was the "perfect lap" and it went "really, really well" while Hamilton congratulated his friend, saying he did it "in style".
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m35.121s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.626s + 0.505
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m35.691s + 0.570
4. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m35.784s + 0.663
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m35.898s + 0.777
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.191s + 1.070
7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.290s + 1.169
8. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.524s + 1.403
9. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.622s + 1.501
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault No time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m35.831s Gap **
11. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.031s + 0.331
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.255s + 0.555
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m36.283s + 0.583
14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m36.289s + 0.589
15. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m36.317s + 0.617
16. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m36.745s + 1.045
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.956s + 1.256
Q1 cut-off time: 1m36.933s Gap *
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m37.714s + 1.516
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m38.463s + 2.265
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m38.677s + 2.479
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m39.282s + 3.084
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m39.717s + 3.519
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m40.411s + 4.213
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m41.000s + 4.800
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m35.121s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.626s + 0.505
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m35.691s + 0.570
4. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m35.784s + 0.663
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m35.898s + 0.777
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.191s + 1.070
7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.290s + 1.169
8. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.524s + 1.403
9. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.622s + 1.501
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault No time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m35.831s Gap **
11. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.031s + 0.331
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.255s + 0.555
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m36.283s + 0.583
14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m36.289s + 0.589
15. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m36.317s + 0.617
16. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m36.745s + 1.045
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.956s + 1.256
Q1 cut-off time: 1m36.933s Gap *
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m37.714s + 1.516
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m38.463s + 2.265
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m38.677s + 2.479
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m39.282s + 3.084
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m39.717s + 3.519
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m40.411s + 4.213
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m41.000s + 4.800
The Race
After the remarkable qualifying session on Saturday, the race is set up to be a great duel. Mercedes take their first pole for 50 years and lock out the front row as Hamilton moves back to 7th, thanks to a penalty.
It’s a cloudy and cold day for the race; conditions are cool which could make it difficult for tyres. Whether or not Rosberg can show Mercedes have race pace as well as qualifying pace, as well as adding to their single point tally, we will have to wait and see.
At the start, the cars line up, the engine revs rise and we are go! A great start by Rosberg as Kobayashi slips behind Raikkonen and Button, who moves to 3rd. Vettel was slow off the line as Hamilton moves ahead of Kobayashi. Webber moves back behind Perez and Massa moves to 10th.
Onto the back straight, Both Mercedes have comfortable gaps as Webber gets passed by Alonso into the hairpin. Vettel was placed as 14th as we go into lap 2, both Red Bulls starting poorly. Apart from the passing, there were no incidents on lap 1 as all bodywork stays intact.
As we go onto lap 3 DRS is activated. The pack is tight behind Kobayashi, but no one moving positions. Rosberg moves out of the DRS zone as he sets fastest lap. Vettel has made little progress by lap 5 as he waits patiently behind Di Resta.
Single file as the cars acclimatise to the cooler conditions. Mclaren reassure their drivers that Mercedes should come towards them at the end of the stint. Not too much DRS action as the FIA shortened the zone where the overtaking tool is available. Vettel’s radio shows he is complaining that he cannot keep up with Paul Di Resta’s Mercedes engine on the straights, similar to Mark Webbers problem.
Raikkonen closes in on Button as Webber pits on lap 7, the first. He moves to the harder tyres as he struggles to get past Alonso on the straights. Button moves into the DRS zone of Schumacher as there is a slight train forming behind the Mercedes, DRS not helping any of them move up however.
As the leaders start lap 10 Kobayashi pits for the hard tyres, mimicking Webbers move. Vettel joins him from 14th as he attempts to leap frog Di Resta. Hulkenberg also pits as they copy the strategy of Red Bull.
On the next lap Raikkonen and Hamilton switch to the harder tyres, feeding Lewis in ahead of Raikkonen. He joins the track just ahead of Webber, gaining from his early switch. However Lewis moves to the option tyre while the others switch strategy. However Button then pits and moves onto the soft tyres too. He joins ahead of Hamilton and ahead of Kovalainen, who is holding Lewis up.
When will Mercedes pit? Rosberg has a 7 second lead from his team mate as Perez, Alonso, Massa and Senna do not pit. They first pit Schumacher and switch to the harder tyres as Alonso moves to the hard tyres too. He loses out to Hamilton and Button as he emerges from the pit stops, good strategy from Mclaren or though we will see if changing to softs will pay off.
Schumacher slows and retires onto the grass, maybe a problem in the pit stops? He gets out of the car as it becomes clear a rear tyre was not fitted. Rosberg stops now, hoping he does not get the same problem. He emerges comfortably in the lead on the medium compound tyre.
After those stops Perez and Massa lead the race, hoping for a change in strategy. However on lap 16 he locked his tyres at the hairpin and decides to pit from the lead. Massa continues to move into the lead, with Rosberg closing. Massa loses the lead on lap 17 thanks to the DRS. He finally pits on lap 19 but falls way down the order.
By lap 22 Webber pits again, onto the harder tyres again. Another early stop showing he is struggling with tyres, not even half distance too. Mclaren react to that as Hamilton pits to fend off the Red Bull. Button takes time out of the leader Rosberg as Hamilton emerged into clearer air. However it did not last long as he closed in on Massa, an accident waiting to happen?
Interview with Schumacher “rear went lose, we need to check what happened, feeling a little sad for my boys” talking to Sky Sports F1’s Natalie Pinkham.
Button pits on lap 25, a few laps after Hamilton. He emerges in traffic again but ahead of Di Resta, Massa and Hamilton. Button gets passed Maldonado though and emerges into some clearer space. Hamilton passes Massa finally on lap 26 at turn 6.
Making their way through the back markers, Button sets the fastest lap. Alonso pits and emerged behind his team mate, not working out for him. Raikkonen is next to pit, from 2nd, as Rosberg continues on. He loses out a lot as Alonso moves past during the Finn’s pit stop.
Rosberg is still out in front and losing time to Button, when will they bring him in? Kovalainen pits on around lap 33 after setting a 73 second first sector had a tyre problem. Vettel pits from 4th on lap 32 as he attempts a 2 stopper. Button sets purple sector after purple sector as he closes in on Rosberg. If he is trying for a 2 stopper Rosberg needs to go on abit longer. Webber attempts a racy move on Lewis Hamilton at turn 6, the latter being held up by Perez.
Race leader Rosberg moves into the pits and Button is well clear. It is too early for a 2 stopper but he will surely try. Webber pits too for the 3rd time today, when will Hamilton cover? Perez pits as Hamilton attempts to pass, Alonso is right behind Lewis now.
On lap 36 Webber ran wide at turn 13 and got some air underneath the car as he hit a bump, similar to Petrov in Malaysia 2010. Hamilton and Alonso put on lap 39 to react to Webbers earlier stop. They both come out behind Webber, losing position again. Leader Button pits and has a sticky right rear. He loses loads of time and comes out in traffic, damage done and a big advantage to Rosberg.
By Lap 44 there is a train behind Raikkonen as the faster cars try and get through the backmarkers. Rosberg is alone out in front as he tries to save his tyres.
Not much happened for some laps, Grosjean and Alonso both ran wide at turn 7 and Rosberg nursed his tyres. For some reason Button struggled to get past Vettel or Raikkonen as they attempt to eke out their tyres.
Raikkonen runs wide after Vettel overtakes him, Button passes and Hamilton passes Webber in the confusion. Kimi falls back as his tyres fall apart, desperate for some tread.
Button passes Vettel on lap 52 after struggling to find a way, the poor straight line speed of Vettel’s Renault engine giving Button an advantage. With 2 laps left Hamilton passes Vettel for 3rd as the Germans tyres start to wear out. Webber then passes him, easy stuff for the Aussie.
So he used a different strategy, rarely made a mistake and set consistent laps. He has waited his entire career for this and he crosses the line to win.
Nico Rosberg Wins the Chinese Grand Prix 2012.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Rosberg Mercedes 1h36:26.929
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 20.626
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 26.012
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 27.924
5. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 30.483
6. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 31.491
7. Senna Williams-Renault + 34.597
8. Maldonado Williams-Renault + 35.643
9. Alonso Ferrari + 37.256
10. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 38.720
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 41.066
12. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 42.273
13. Massa Ferrari + 42.700
14. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 50.500
15. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 51.200
16. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 51.700
17. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:03.100
18. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
19. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
20. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
21. De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
22. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
23. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 3 laps
Fastest lap: Kobayashi, 1:39.960
Not classified/retirements: Driver Team On lap
Schumacher Mercedes 16
1. Rosberg Mercedes 1h36:26.929
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 20.626
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 26.012
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 27.924
5. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 30.483
6. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 31.491
7. Senna Williams-Renault + 34.597
8. Maldonado Williams-Renault + 35.643
9. Alonso Ferrari + 37.256
10. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 38.720
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 41.066
12. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 42.273
13. Massa Ferrari + 42.700
14. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 50.500
15. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 51.200
16. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 51.700
17. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:03.100
18. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
19. Glock Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
20. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
21. De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
22. Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
23. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 3 laps
Fastest lap: Kobayashi, 1:39.960
Not classified/retirements: Driver Team On lap
Schumacher Mercedes 16
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