2012 - Japanese Grand Prix

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2012 - Japanese Grand Prix

Race Name - Japanese Grand Prix
Date - 10/7/2012
Race Track - Suzuka Circuitland
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 53
Pole Winner Sebastian Vettel
Average Race Speed - 207.43 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Sebastian Vettel
Race Number - 15

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB8	Renault RS27-2012
2	10	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012	Ferrari Type 056
3	3	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31	Ferrari Type 056
4	8	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27	Mercedes FO 108Z
5	9	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27	Mercedes FO 108Z
6	7	Kimi Rikknen	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20	Renault RS27-2012
7	15	Nico Hlkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05	Mercedes FO 108Z
8	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34	Renault RS27-2012
9	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB8	Renault RS27-2012
10	14	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7	Ferrari Type 056
11	23	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03	Mercedes FO 108Z
12	11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05	Mercedes FO 108Z
13	19	Jeanric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7	Ferrari Type 056
14	16	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34	Renault RS27-2012
15	17	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01	Renault RS27-2012
16	18	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01	Cosworth CA2012
17	22	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01	Renault RS27-2012
18	20	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112	Cosworth CA2012
19	4	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20	Renault RS27-2012
20	21	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01	Cosworth CA2012
21	24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112	Cosworth CA2012
22	5	Sergio Prez	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31	Ferrari Type 056
23	6	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012	Ferrari Type 056
24	13	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03	Mercedes FO 108Z