Korean Grand Prix
Round 16 of 2012
Circuit
Korean International Circuit
Yeongam County
Country
Korea
Date
Oct 14, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 2 | 55 | 1:36:28.651 | 25 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 1 | 55 | +8.231 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 4 | 55 | +13.944 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 6 | 55 | +20.168 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 5 | 55 | +36.739 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 8 | 55 | +45.301 | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 7 | 55 | +54.812 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 16 | 55 | +1:09.589 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 21 | 55 | +1:11.787 | 2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 3 | 55 | +1:19.692 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 12 | 55 | +1:20.062 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 14 | 55 | +1:24.448 | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 10 | 55 | +1:29.241 | 0 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 15 | 55 | +1:34.924 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 17 | 55 | +1:36.902 | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 18 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 19 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 20 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 24 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 23 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 22 | 16 | Throttle | 0 |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 13 | 16 | Collision damage | 0 |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 9 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:38.397 | 1:38.220 | 1:37.242 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:38.208 | 1:37.767 | 1:37.316 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:39.180 | 1:38.000 | 1:37.469 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:39.144 | 1:37.987 | 1:37.534 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:38.887 | 1:38.227 | 1:37.625 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:38.937 | 1:38.253 | 1:37.884 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:38.863 | 1:38.275 | 1:37.934 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:38.981 | 1:38.428 | 1:38.266 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:38.999 | 1:38.417 | 1:38.361 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:38.808 | 1:38.436 | 1:38.513 |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:38.615 | 1:38.441 | — |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:38.630 | 1:38.460 | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:38.719 | 1:38.594 | — |
| 14 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:38.942 | 1:38.643 | — |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:39.024 | 1:38.725 | — |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:38.784 | 1:39.084 | — |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:38.744 | 1:39.340 | — |
| 18 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:39.443 | — | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:40.207 | — | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:40.333 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:42.499
Lap 55
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:42.037
Lap 54
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:42.442
Lap 52
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:42.242
Lap 48
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:42.822
Lap 51
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:42.645
Lap 54
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:42.783
Lap 44
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:42.721
Lap 48
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:43.148
Lap 45
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:42.721
Lap 49
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:42.495
Lap 49
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:43.517
Lap 48
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:43.184
Lap 49
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:42.679
Lap 55
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:43.411
Lap 49
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:45.013
Lap 50
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:44.955
Lap 43
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:45.236
Lap 42
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:44.462
Lap 52
1:47.068
Lap 39
1:49.861
Lap 9
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:47.066
Lap 3
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 1 | 33.003 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 7 | 13.986 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 13 | 19.638 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 13 | 22.125 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 13 | 21.681 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 13 | 20.087 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 13 | 20.865 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 13 | 21.896 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 14 | 19.811 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 14 | 20.607 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 14 | 20.211 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 14 | 20.151 |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 14 | 21.886 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 14 | 22.278 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 14 | 22.334 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 15 | 19.830 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 15 | 19.930 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 15 | 20.805 |
| Charles Pic | 1 | 17 | 21.302 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 18 | 24.408 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 18 | 22.749 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 21 | 21.137 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 26 | 20.777 |
| Paul di Resta | 2 | 28 | 20.218 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 31 | 20.935 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 31 | 20.494 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 32 | 19.616 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 32 | 20.982 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 32 | 20.276 |
| Bruno Senna | 2 | 32 | 22.813 |
Race Summary
- Round: 16 of 2012
- Circuit: Korean International Circuit — Yeongam County, Korea
- Date: Oct 14, 2012
- Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), started P2.
- Pole position: Mark Webber (1:37.242)
- Fastest lap: Mark Webber (1:42.037, lap 54)
- Podium: 1. Sebastian Vettel, 2. Mark Webber, 3. Fernando Alonso
- Classified finishers: 20