2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE 1
05 - 07 Oct 2012
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.507 | 20 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren Mercedes | +0.233s | 26 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | +0.349s | 24 |
| 4 | 8 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | +0.552s | 18 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | +0.615s | 20 |
| 6 | 14 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber Ferrari | +0.692s | 27 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | +0.776s | 24 |
| 8 | 11 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India Mercedes | +0.792s | 18 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | +0.967s | 22 |
| 10 | 18 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams Renault | +0.971s | 24 |
| 11 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | +0.977s | 26 |
| 12 | 15 | Sergio PerezPER | Sauber Ferrari | +1.077s | 24 |
| 13 | 9 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus Renault | +1.184s | 22 |
| 14 | 10 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus Renault | +1.217s | 21 |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | STR Ferrari | +1.616s | 19 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric VergneVER | STR Ferrari | +1.715s | 25 |
| 17 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull Racing Renault | +1.859s | 23 |
| 18 | 19 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Renault | +1.882s | 24 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia Cosworth | +3.209s | 17 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham Renault | +3.788s | 23 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia Cosworth | +4.109s | 25 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT Cosworth | +4.536s | 25 |
| 23 | 20 | Giedo van der GardeVDG | Caterham Renault | +4.867s | 22 |
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT Cosworth | +5.181s | 19 |