The Chinese Grand Prix was hectic from start to finish, with Mark Webber getting the pit stops off to an early start, and no less than eight cars scrabbling for positions on the final few laps. Nico Rosberg led the way from his first ever pole position and was rarely troubled throughout the 56 laps. He converted that P1 position into his maiden race victory, bringing Mercedes the win they have been hoping for. Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher was the one and only retirement after a bungled pit stop.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
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1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36:26.929 | 2 |
2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +20.6 | 3 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +26.0 | 3 |
4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +27.9 | 3 |
5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +30.4 | 2 |
6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | +31.4 | 2 |
7 | Bruno Senna | Williams | +34.5 | 2 |
8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +35.6 | 2 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +37.2 | 3 |
10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +38.7 | 3 |
11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +41.0 | 2 |
12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +42.2 | 2 |
13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +42.7 | 2 |
14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | +50.5 | 2 |
15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +51.2 | 2 |
16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +51.7 | 3 |
17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +63.1 | 2 |
18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | 2 |
19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 Lap | 2 |
20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | +1 Lap | 3 |
21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +1 Lap | 2 |
22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 Laps | 2 |
23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +3 Laps | 4 |
DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Lap 13 | 1 |