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000d 00h 00m 00s2012 Chinese Grand Prix
| Race Name: | IX UBS Chinese Grand Prix |
| Track: | Shanghai Audi International Circuit |
| Round: | 3 of 20 |
| Race date: | Sunday, April 15th, 2012 |
| Race time: | 15.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton |
| Constructor | Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Car | Mercedes W03 | McLaren MP4-27 | McLaren MP4-27 |
| Engine | Mercedes FO 108Z | Mercedes FO 108Z | Mercedes FO 108Z |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 1:36:26.929 | 1:36:47.555 | 1:36:52.941 |
| Gap | 20.626 secs | 26.012 secs |
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| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:38.116 14 | 1:36.617 31 | 1:36.389 16 | 1:36.875 5 | 1:35.725 3 | 1:35.121 3 | 1:35.121 11 | 1:40.967 56 | 1:35.121 128 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:37.106 7 | 1:36.145 29 | 1:35.940 13 | 1:36.763 5 | 1:35.902 4 | 1:35.626 5 | 1:35.626 14 | 1:40.530 56 | 1:35.626 119 | |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:38.316 14 | 1:35.973 32 | 1:36.512 17 | 1:36.797 5 | 1:35.794 3 | 1:35.691 5 | 1:35.691 13 | 1:44.109 12 | 1:35.691 88 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:38.977 15 | 1:36.433 24 | 1:36.635 16 | 1:36.682 3 | 1:35.700 8 | 1:36.290 3 | 1:36.290 14 | 1:40.490 56 | 1:35.700 125 | |
| 5 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.911 12 | 1:36.956 28 | 1:36.880 17 | 1:36.863 4 | 1:35.853 6 | 1:35.784 3 | 1:35.784 13 | 1:39.960 56 | 1:35.784 126 | |
| 6 | 15 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.584 13 | 1:37.417 22 | 1:36.781 19 | 1:36.198 8 | 1:35.831 6 | 1:36.524 3 | 1:36.524 17 | 1:41.071 56 | 1:35.831 127 | |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault | 1:50.465 11 | 1:37.836 30 | 1:37.061 17 | 1:36.850 7 | 1:35.921 3 | 1:35.898 5 | 1:35.898 15 | 1:41.794 56 | 1:35.898 129 | |
| 8 | 10 | Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault | 1:41.204 14 | 1:37.972 26 | 1:37.274 19 | 1:36.343 8 | 1:35.903 5 | No Time 2 | No Time 15 | 1:41.120 56 | 1:35.903 130 | |
| 9 | 3 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.199 6 | 1:36.711 28 | 1:36.063 12 | 1:36.746 7 | 1:35.942 6 | 1:36.191 3 | 1:36.191 16 | 1:40.422 56 | 1:35.942 118 | |
| 10 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:40.056 14 | 1:37.316 32 | 1:37.465 12 | 1:36.292 8 | 1:35.982 6 | 1:36.622 3 | 1:36.622 17 | 1:41.152 56 | 1:35.982 131 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:39.198 12 | 1:36.160 27 | 1:37.039 15 | 1:36.911 3 | 1:36.031 8 | 1:36.031 11 | 1:40.601 56 | 1:36.031 121 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:40.153 14 | 1:38.293 31 | 1:37.831 14 | 1:36.556 8 | 1:36.255 6 | 1:36.255 14 | 1:41.240 56 | 1:36.255 129 | ||
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault | 1:40.540 12 | 1:38.176 35 | 1:36.765 17 | 1:36.528 8 | 1:36.283 6 | 1:36.283 14 | 1:40.482 56 | 1:36.283 134 | ||
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna Williams-Renault | 1:38.783 37 | 1:37.425 14 | 1:36.674 8 | 1:36.289 6 | 1:36.289 14 | 1:41.293 56 | 1:36.289 121 | |||
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.966 31 | 1:37.288 16 | 1:36.639 8 | 1:36.317 6 | 1:36.317 14 | 1:41.498 56 | 1:36.317 117 | |||
| 16 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.328 13 | 1:37.191 31 | 1:37.237 16 | 1:36.921 8 | 1:36.745 6 | 1:36.745 14 | 1:40.977 56 | 1:36.745 130 | ||
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:39.748 16 | 1:37.616 33 | 1:37.628 14 | 1:36.933 8 | 1:36.956 6 | 1:36.956 14 | 1:41.251 56 | 1:36.933 133 | ||
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:39.768 14 | 1:37.930 32 | 1:37.493 13 | 1:37.714 8 | 1:37.714 8 | 1:40.019 56 | 1:37.493 123 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault | 1:41.071 14 | 1:38.990 36 | 1:39.198 19 | 1:38.463 9 | 1:38.463 9 | 1:41.190 53 | 1:38.463 131 | |||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault | 1:39.346 20 | 1:38.701 19 | 1:38.677 7 | 1:38.677 7 | 1:42.385 55 | 1:38.677 101 | ||||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth | 1:42.330 14 | 1:39.651 15 | 1:39.796 18 | 1:39.282 10 | 1:39.282 10 | 1:42.748 55 | 1:39.282 112 | |||
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth | 1:44.500 15 | 1:40.753 30 | 1:40.048 17 | 1:39.717 10 | 1:39.717 10 | 1:42.621 55 | 1:39.717 127 | |||
| 23 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault | 1:40.298 8 | 1:40.298 8 | ||||||||
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth | 1:44.227 10 | 1:40.343 25 | 1:41.499 18 | 1:40.411 7 | 1:40.411 7 | 1:43.610 55 | 1:40.343 115 | |||
| 25 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth | 1:47.204 12 | 1:41.125 26 | 1:41.263 14 | 1:41.000 10 | 1:41.000 10 | 1:43.935 54 | 1:41.000 116 | |||
| 26 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault | 1:42.521 11 | 1:42.521 11 | ||||||||
| 27 | 11 | Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes | 1:44.118 8 | 1:44.118 8 |