Indian Grand Prix
Round 17 of 2012
Circuit
Buddh International Circuit
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Date
Oct 28, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 60 | 1:31:10.744 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +9.437 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 2 | 60 | +13.217 | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 3 | 60 | +13.909 | 12 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 4 | 60 | +26.266 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +44.674 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 7 | 60 | +45.227 | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 12 | 60 | +54.998 | 4 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 11 | 60 | +56.103 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 13 | 60 | +1:14.975 | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 10 | 60 | +1:21.694 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 16 | 60 | +1:22.815 | 0 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 15 | 60 | +1:26.064 | 0 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 17 | 60 | +1:26.495 | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 9 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 19 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 20 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 24 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 21 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 23 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 14 | 55 | Retired | 0 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 22 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 8 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:26.387 | 1:25.435 | 1:25.283 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:26.744 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.327 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:26.516 | 1:25.816 | 1:25.544 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:26.564 | 1:25.467 | 1:25.659 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:26.829 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.773 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:26.939 | 1:26.111 | 1:25.857 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:26.740 | 1:26.101 | 1:26.236 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:27.179 | 1:26.076 | 1:26.360 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:26.048 | 1:25.983 | 1:26.713 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:26.458 | 1:25.976 | — |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:26.897 | 1:26.136 | — |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:27.185 | 1:26.241 | — |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:26.851 | 1:26.331 | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:27.482 | 1:26.574 | — |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:27.006 | 1:26.777 | — |
| 16 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:27.462 | 1:26.989 | — |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:27.517 | 1:27.219 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:27.525 | — | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:28.756 | — | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:29.500 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:28.723
Lap 60
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:28.630
Lap 60
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:29.029
Lap 59
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:28.944
Lap 58
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:28.203
Lap 60
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:29.283
Lap 59
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:29.354
Lap 54
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:29.230
Lap 60
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:29.522
Lap 57
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:28.431
Lap 60
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:29.492
Lap 59
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:29.086
Lap 59
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:29.440
Lap 57
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:29.204
Lap 51
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:30.091
Lap 59
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:30.067
Lap 50
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:31.163
Lap 58
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:30.786
Lap 57
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:31.366
Lap 55
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:31.721
Lap 56
1:32.161
Lap 53
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:29.230
Lap 53
1:32.864
Lap 39
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:32.208
Lap 17
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 1 | 25.097 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1 | 25.036 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 14 | 21.336 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 19 | 24.508 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 25 | 21.509 |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 26 | 22.047 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 26 | 24.544 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 27 | 21.404 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 27 | 21.490 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 27 | 22.003 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 27 | 22.637 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 28 | 21.100 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 28 | 21.654 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 28 | 23.948 |
| Charles Pic | 1 | 28 | 22.692 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 29 | 20.800 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 30 | 20.808 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 30 | 28.053 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 31 | 22.445 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 31 | 27.303 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 32 | 20.852 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 32 | 22.967 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 33 | 20.707 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 32 | 23.830 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 33 | 21.658 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 33 | 21.322 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 36 | 20.976 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 36 | 22.726 |
Race Summary
- Round: 17 of 2012
- Circuit: Buddh International Circuit — Uttar Pradesh, India
- Date: Oct 28, 2012
- Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), started P1.
- Pole position: Sebastian Vettel (1:25.283)
- Fastest lap: Jenson Button (1:28.203, lap 60)
- Podium: 1. Sebastian Vettel, 2. Fernando Alonso, 3. Mark Webber
- Classified finishers: 22