Race Result
| GP n. 861 - 15/04/2012 - Grand Prix of China Shanghai International Circuit |
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| Winner: | Nico Rosberg / Mercedes - 1:36:26.929 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Nico Rosberg / Mercedes - 1:35.121 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Kamui Kobayashi / Sauber-Ferrari - 1:39.960 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Mercedes | 56 | 1:36:26.929 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +20.6 secs | 5 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +26.0 secs | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +27.9 secs | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +30.4 secs | 11 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +31.4 secs | 10 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | Williams-Renault | 56 | +34.5 secs | 14 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | Williams-Renault | 56 | +35.6 secs | 13 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | Ferrari | 56 | +37.2 secs | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +38.7 secs | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +41.0 secs | 8 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +42.2 secs | 15 | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Ferrari | 56 | +42.7 secs | 12 | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +50.5 secs | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | 12 | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +51.2 secs | 16 | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +51.7 secs | 24 | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +63.1 secs | 17 | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | 19 | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | 20 | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | 21 | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | HRT-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | 22 | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | 23 | 0 | |
| 23 | 20 | Caterham-Renault | 53 | +3 laps | 18 | 0 | |
| Ret | 7 | Mercedes | 12 | wheel | 2 | 0 | |