| «2012-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XXXIX Japanese Grand Prix |
| 2012-10-07 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 53 laps × 5.807 km : 307.471 km (offset -300 m) |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 207.430 km/h | 25 |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 53 | +20.639 | +20.639 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari | 53 | +24.538 | +03.899 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes | 53 | +25.098 | +00.560 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes | 53 | +46.490 | +21.392 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus • Renault | 53 | +50.424 | +03.934 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India • Mercedes | 53 | +51.159 | +00.735 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Renault | 53 | +52.364 | +01.205 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault | 53 | +54.675 | +02.311 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 53 | +01:06.919 | +12.244 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 53 | +01:07.769 | +00.850 | |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes | 53 | +01:23.460 | +15.691 | |
| 13 | 19 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 53 | +01:28.645 | +05.185 | |
| 14 | 16 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams • Renault | 53 | +01:28.709 | +00.064 | |
| 15 | 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham • Renault | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 16 | 18 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia • Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 17 | 22 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham • Renault | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 18 | 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT • Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 19 | 4 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus • Renault | 51 | withdrew | ||
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia • Cosworth | 37 | engine | |||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT • Cosworth | 32 | handling | |||
| 5 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari | 18 | spin | |||
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | puncture | |||
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | collision |
Fastest lap - 01:35.774 - 218.276 km/h - Sebastian Vettel (lap 52)