| «2012-03» | China Grand Prix - IX Chinese Grand Prix |
| 2012-04-15 | Shanghai - Shanghai International Circuit - 56 laps × 5.451 km : 305.066 km (offset -190 m) |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 189.779 km/h | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes | 56 | +20.626 | +20.626 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes | 56 | +26.012 | +05.386 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault | 56 | +27.924 | +01.912 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault | 56 | +30.483 | +02.559 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus • Renault | 56 | +31.491 | +01.008 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams • Renault | 56 | +34.597 | +03.106 | 6 |
| 8 | 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Renault | 56 | +35.643 | +01.046 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | +37.256 | +01.613 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari | 56 | +38.720 | +01.464 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari | 56 | +41.066 | +02.346 | |
| 12 | 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes | 56 | +42.273 | +01.207 | |
| 13 | 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +42.779 | +00.506 | |
| 14 | 4 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus • Renault | 56 | +50.573 | +07.794 | |
| 15 | 16 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India • Mercedes | 56 | +51.213 | +00.640 | |
| 16 | 24 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 56 | +51.756 | +00.543 | |
| 17 | 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 56 | +01:03.156 | +11.400 | |
| 18 | 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham • Renault | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 19 | 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia • Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 20 | 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia • Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 21 | 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT • Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 22 | 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT • Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | ||
| 23 | 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham • Renault | 53 | +3 laps | ||
| 2 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | wheel |
Fastest lap - 01:39.960 - 196.315 km/h - Kamui Kobayashi (lap 40)