Race Result
| GP n. 873 - 07/10/2012 - Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka International Racing Course |
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| Winner: | Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault - 1:28:56.242 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault - 1:30.839 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault - 1:35.774 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Red Bull-Renault | 53 | 1:28:56.242 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ferrari | 53 | +20.6 secs | 10 | 18 | |
| 3 | 14 | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +24.5 secs | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +25.0 secs | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +46.4 secs | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +50.4 secs | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +51.1 secs | 15 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | Williams-Renault | 53 | +52.3 secs | 12 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 53 | +54.6 secs | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 53 | +66.9 secs | 14 | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Mercedes | 53 | +67.7 secs | 23 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +83.4 secs | 11 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 53 | +88.6 secs | 19 | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Williams-Renault | 53 | +88.7 secs | 16 | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 17 | 0 | |
| 16 | 24 | Marussia-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 18 | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Caterham-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 22 | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 20 | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | Lotus-Renault | 51 | retired | 4 | 0 | |
| Ret | 25 | Marussia-Cosworth | 37 | engine | 21 | 0 | |
| Ret | 23 | HRT-Cosworth | 32 | retired | 24 | 0 | |
| Ret | 15 | Sauber-Ferrari | 18 | spin | 5 | 0 | |
| Ret | 5 | Ferrari | 0 | accident | 6 | 0 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mercedes | 0 | accident | 13 | 0 | |