The 2012 Korean Grand Prix started October 14th, 2012 at 08:00 on Korean International Circuit in Yeongam County, Korea. Mark Webber started from pole position with Sebastian Vettel next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 36 minutes and 28 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Mark Webber in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Mark Webber in a time of 1:42.037.
After the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 215 points. Vettel is 6 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
After 1 hour, 36 minutes and 28 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Mark Webber in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Mark Webber in a time of 1:42.037.
After the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 215 points. Vettel is 6 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Circuit
Location
Yeongam County, Korea
Date
October 14th, 2012 at 08:00
Round
16/20
Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Winning time
1:36:28.651
Pole position
Mark Webber
Fastest lap
Mark Webber 1:42.037
Fastest pitstop
Kamui Kobayashi 13.986 (lap 7)
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36:28.651 | 2 | 55 | 25 |
2 1 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +8.231 | 1 | 55 | 18 |
3 1 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +13.944 | 4 | 55 | 15 |
4 2 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +20.168 | 6 | 55 | 12 |
5 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | +36.739 | 5 | 55 | 10 |
6 2 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +45.301 | 8 | 55 | 8 |
7 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | +54.812 | 7 | 55 | 6 |
8 8 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +69.589 | 16 | 55 | 4 |
9 12 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +71.787 | 21 | 55 | 2 |
10 7 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +79.692 | 3 | 55 | 1 |
11 1 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +80.062 | 12 | 55 | 0 |
12 2 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | +84.448 | 14 | 55 | 0 |
13 3 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +89.241 | 10 | 55 | 0 |
14 1 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +94.924 | 15 | 55 | 0 |
15 2 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | +96.902 | 17 | 55 | 0 |
16 2 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | 18 | 54 | 0 |
17 2 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 Lap | 19 | 54 | 0 |
18 2 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 54 | 0 |
19 5 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | +2 Laps | 24 | 53 | 0 |
20 3 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 Laps | 23 | 53 | 0 |
- | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | DNF (Throttle) | 22 | 16 | 0 |
- | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | DNF (Collision damage) | 13 | 16 | 0 |
- | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | DNF (Collision) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
- | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.397 | 1:38.220 | 1:37.242 | |
2 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.208 | 1:37.767 | 1:37.316 | +0.074 |
3 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.180 | 1:38.000 | 1:37.469 | +0.227 |
4 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.144 | 1:37.987 | 1:37.534 | +0.292 |
5 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.887 | 1:38.227 | 1:37.625 | +0.383 |
6 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.937 | 1:38.253 | 1:37.884 | +0.642 |
7 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.863 | 1:38.275 | 1:37.934 | +0.692 |
8 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.981 | 1:38.428 | 1:38.266 | +1.024 |
9 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.999 | 1:38.417 | 1:38.361 | +1.119 |
10 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.808 | 1:38.436 | 1:38.513 | +1.271 |
11 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.615 | 1:38.441 | ||
12 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.630 | 1:38.460 | ||
13 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.719 | 1:38.594 | ||
14 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.942 | 1:38.643 | ||
15 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.024 | 1:38.725 | ||
16 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.784 | 1:39.084 | ||
17 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.744 | 1:39.340 | ||
18 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:39.443 | |||
19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.207 | |||
20 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.333 | |||
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Manor Marussia | 1:41.317 | |||
22 | #24 Timo Glock | Manor Marussia | 1:41.371 | |||
23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.881 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.642 | 17 | |
2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.169 | +0.527 | 12 |
3 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.511 | +0.869 | 13 |
4 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.582 | +0.940 | 16 |
5 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.666 | +1.024 | 18 |
6 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.705 | +1.063 | 12 |
7 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.766 | +1.124 | 7 |
8 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.791 | +1.149 | 13 |
9 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.833 | +1.191 | 16 |
10 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.932 | +1.290 | 17 |
11 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.954 | +1.312 | 17 |
12 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.010 | +1.368 | 20 |
13 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.150 | +1.508 | 18 |
14 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.156 | +1.514 | 18 |
15 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.345 | +1.703 | 14 |
16 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.448 | +1.806 | 17 |
17 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.537 | +1.895 | 18 |
18 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:39.706 | +2.064 | 18 |
19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:41.114 | +3.472 | 14 |
20 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.437 | +3.795 | 19 |
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:41.684 | +4.042 | 16 |
22 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:42.062 | +4.420 | 15 |
23 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.845 | +5.203 | 15 |
24 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.882 | +5.240 | 14 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.832 | 33 | |
2 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.864 | +0.032 | 33 |
3 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.160 | +0.328 | 28 |
4 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.219 | +0.387 | 29 |
5 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.330 | +0.498 | 31 |
6 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.422 | +0.590 | 30 |
7 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.584 | +0.752 | 36 |
8 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.717 | +0.885 | 25 |
9 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.739 | +0.907 | 33 |
10 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:39.839 | +1.007 | 26 |
11 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.957 | +1.125 | 28 |
12 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:40.089 | +1.257 | 32 |
13 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:40.112 | +1.280 | 34 |
14 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:40.445 | +1.613 | 28 |
15 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:40.745 | +1.913 | 11 |
16 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:40.789 | +1.957 | 31 |
17 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:40.997 | +2.165 | 32 |
18 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:41.200 | +2.368 | 33 |
19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.602 | +2.770 | 23 |
20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:42.596 | +3.764 | 28 |
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:43.066 | +4.234 | 21 |
22 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:43.067 | +4.235 | 22 |
23 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:43.869 | +5.037 | 36 |
24 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:44.533 | +5.701 | 24 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.148 | 23 | |
2 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.450 | +0.302 | 21 |
3 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.575 | +0.427 | 21 |
4 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.854 | +0.706 | 23 |
5 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:40.088 | +0.940 | 21 |
6 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:40.221 | +1.073 | 21 |
7 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.396 | +1.248 | 24 |
8 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:40.422 | +1.274 | 22 |
9 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:40.440 | +1.292 | 19 |
10 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:40.480 | +1.332 | 21 |
11 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:40.929 | +1.781 | 14 |
12 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:41.048 | +1.900 | 25 |
13 | #12 Jules Bianchi | Force India | 1:41.140 | +1.992 | 21 |
14 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:41.220 | +2.072 | 19 |
15 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:41.514 | +2.366 | 20 |
16 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:41.596 | +2.448 | 23 |
17 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:42.021 | +2.873 | 25 |
18 | #19 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:42.027 | +2.879 | 23 |
19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:42.104 | +2.956 | 24 |
20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:42.175 | +3.027 | 13 |
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:42.706 | +3.558 | 22 |
22 | #21 Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:42.820 | +3.672 | 19 |
23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:44.517 | +5.369 | 23 |
24 | #23 Dani Clos | HRT | 1:45.735 | +6.587 | 22 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | 7 | 215 | |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 9 | 209 | -6 |
3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 6 | 167 | -48 | |
4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 6 | 153 | -62 |
5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 3 | 152 | -63 |
6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 5 | 131 | -84 |
7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 2 | 93 | -122 |
8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | 88 | -127 | |
9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 81 | -134 | |
10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 3 | 66 | -149 | |
11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1 | 50 | -165 | |
12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 45 | -170 | ||
13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 44 | -171 | ||
14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1 | 43 | -172 | |
15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | 1 | 33 | -182 |
16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 25 | -190 | ||
17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 12 | -203 | ||
18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 9 | -206 | ||
19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | -215 | ||
20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | -215 | ||
21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | -215 | ||
22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 | 0 | -215 | ||
23 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | -215 | ||
24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -215 | ||
25 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | -215 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:41.380 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber | 1:39.605 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:50.257 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |