October 26-28, 2012 Buddh International Circuit | Total laps 60 | Lap distance 5.125 km | Race distance 307.500 km
Coverage | Report | Articles (62) | Photos (426) | Galleries (1) | Championship standings | 2012 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Pits | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 25 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel (GER) | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 60 | 0.000 | 1 | 1 | 5.000000.283 | ||||
| 2 | 18 | 5 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 60 | 0.000 | +9.000000.437 | 1 | 5 | 5.000000.773 | |||
| 3 | 15 | 2 | Mark Webber (AUS) | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 60 | 3.000000.961 | +3.000000.217 | 1 | 2 | 5.000000.327 | |||
| 4 | 12 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton (GBR) | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 60 | 4.000000.653 | +3.000000.909 | 1 | 3 | 5.000000.544 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | Jenson Button (GBR) | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 60 | 7.000000.010 | +6.000000.266 | 1 | 4 | 5.000000.659 | 1 | 8.000000.203 | (60) |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 60 | 5.000000.418 | +4.000000.674 | 1 | 6 | 5.000000.857 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) | Lotus F1 E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 60 | 5.000000.971 | +5.000000.227 | 1 | 7 | 6.000000.236 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg (GER) | Racing Point VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 60 | 5.000000.742 | +4.000000.998 | 1 | 12 | 6.000000.241 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 10 | Romain Grosjean (FRA) | Lotus F1 E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 60 | 6.000000.847 | +6.000000.103 | 1 | 11 | 6.000000.136 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 19 | Bruno Senna (BRA) | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 60 | 5.000000.719 | +4.000000.975 | 1 | 13 | 6.000000.331 | |||
| 11 | 8 | Nico Rosberg (GER) | Mercedes WO3 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 60 | 2.000000.438 | +1.000000.694 | 1 | 10 | - | ||||
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta (GBR) | Racing Point VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 60 | 3.000000.559 | +2.000000.815 | 1 | 16 | 6.000000.989 | ||||
| 13 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 60 | 6.000000.808 | +6.000000.064 | 1 | 15 | 6.000000.777 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) | Alfa Romeo C31 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 60 | 7.000000.239 | +6.000000.495 | 1 | 17 | 7.000000.219 | ||||
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne (FRA) | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 2 | 18 | 7.000000.525 | |||||
| 16 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado (VEN) | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 2 | 9 | 6.000000.713 | |||||
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov (RUS) | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 1 | 19 | 8.000000.756 | |||||
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 1 | 20 | 9.000000.500 | |||||
| 19 | 25 | Charles Pic (FRA) | Manor MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 1 | 24 | 0.000 | |||||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock (GER) | Manor MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 58 | +2 laps | 1 | 21 | 9.000000.613 | |||||
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan (IND) | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 58 | +2 laps | 1 | 23 | 0.000 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Mercedes WO3 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 55 | +5 laps | 3 | 14 | 6.000000.574 | |||||
| Retirement | |||||||||||||||
| brakes | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 42 | 1 | 22 | 0.000 | ||||||
| tyre | 15 | Sergio Perez (MEX) | Alfa Romeo C31 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 20 | 3 | 8 | 6.000000.360 | ||||||
| Free practice | |||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez (MEX) | Alfa Romeo C31 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| -- | 12 | Giedo van der Garde (NED) | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| -- | 19 | Valtteri Bottas (FIN) | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | ||||||||||
