Formula One News » Japanese Grand Prix: Race Result – Vettel dominates Posted on 07/10/2012
Sebastian Vettel wins the Japanese Grand Prix leading from start-to-finish to become the first back-to-back winner of the season; Felipe Massa takes second, his first podium in 36 races; Kamui Kobayashi delights his home fans with a dream third, just holding off Jenson Button; Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen complete the top six; Fernando Alonso retires at the first corner and sees his championship lead slashed to just four points…
Japanese Grand Prix: Race Result
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1hr 28m 56.242s |
| 2. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari-Ferrari | +20.6s |
| 3. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | +24.5s |
| 4. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | +25.0s |
| 5. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | +46.4s |
| 6. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | +50.4s |
| 7. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | +51.1s |
| 8. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | +52.3s |
| 9. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | +54.6s |
| 10. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | +66.9s |
| 11. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Mercedes | +67.7s |
| 12. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | +83.4s |
| 13. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | +88.6s |
| 14. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | +88.7s |
| 15. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | +1 lap |
| 16. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | +1 lap |
| 17. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | +1 lap |
| 18. | Pedro de la Rosa | Hispania-Cosworth | +1 lap |
| 19. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | +2 laps |
| DNF. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 37 laps completed |
| DNF. | Narain Karthikeyan | Hispania-Cosworth | 32 laps completed |
| DNF. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 18 laps completed |
| DNF. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari-Ferrari | 0 laps completed |
| DNF. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes-Mercedes | 0 laps completed |
all times unofficial
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