The 2012 Indian Grand Prix started October 28th, 2012 at 10:30 on Buddh International Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, India. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Mark Webber next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 10 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Mark Webber in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Jenson Button in a time of 1:28.203.
After the 2012 Indian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 240 points. Vettel is 13 points ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Location
Uttar Pradesh, India
Date
October 28th, 2012 at 10:30
Round
17/20
Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Winning time
1:31:10.744
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Jenson Button 1:28.203
Fastest pitstop
Sebastian Vettel 20.707 (lap 33)

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:31:10.744 1 60 25
2 3
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +9.437 5 60 18
3 1
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull +13.217 2 60 15
4 1
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +13.909 3 60 12
5 1
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren +26.266 4 60 10
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +44.674 6 60 8
7
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 +45.227 7 60 6
8 4
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India +54.998 12 60 4
9 2
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 +56.103 11 60 2
10 3
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams +1:14.975 13 60 1
11 1
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +1:21.694 10 60 0
12 4
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India +1:22.815 16 60 0
13 2
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso +1:26.064 15 60 0
14 3
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber +1:26.495 17 60 0
15 3
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso +1 Lap 18 59 0
16 7
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams +1 Lap 9 59 0
17 2
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham +1 Lap 19 59 0
18 2
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham +1 Lap 20 59 0
19 5
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia +1 Lap 24 59 0
20 1
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia +2 Laps 21 58 0
21 2
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT +2 Laps 23 58 0
22 8
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes Retired 14 55 0
-
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT DNF (Accident) 22 43 0
-
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber DNF (Accident) 8 21 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:26.387 1:25.435 1:25.283
2
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:26.744 1:25.610 1:25.327 +0.044
3
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:26.516 1:25.816 1:25.544 +0.261
4
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:26.564 1:25.467 1:25.659 +0.376
5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:26.829 1:25.834 1:25.773 +0.490
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:26.939 1:26.111 1:25.857 +0.574
7
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:26.740 1:26.101 1:26.236 +0.953
8
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:27.179 1:26.076 1:26.360 +1.077
9
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:26.048 1:25.983 1:26.713 +1.430
10
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:26.458 1:25.976
11
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:26.897 1:26.136
12
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:27.185 1:26.241
13
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams 1:26.851 1:26.331
14
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:27.482 1:26.574
15
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:27.006 1:26.777
16
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:27.462 1:26.989
17
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:27.517 1:27.219
18
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:27.525
19
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:28.756
20
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 1:29.500
21
#24 Timo Glock
Manor Marussia 1:29.613
22
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:30.592
23
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:30.593
24
#25 Charles Pic
Manor Marussia 1:30.662
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:25.842 20
2
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:26.034 +0.192 17
3
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:26.108 +0.266 18
4
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:26.151 +0.309 21
5
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:26.209 +0.367 22
6
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams 1:26.214 +0.372 24
7
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:26.521 +0.679 15
8
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:26.531 +0.689 21
9
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:26.652 +0.810 21
10
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:26.664 +0.822 21
11
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:26.691 +0.849 13
12
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:27.140 +1.298 18
13
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:27.162 +1.320 21
14
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:27.193 +1.351 22
15
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:27.229 +1.387 21
16
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:27.374 +1.532 21
17
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:27.711 +1.869 20
18
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:27.983 +2.141 19
19
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 1:29.035 +3.193 20
20
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:29.237 +3.395 20
21
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia 1:29.617 +3.775 20
22
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia 1:30.298 +4.456 20
23
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:30.824 +4.982 22
24
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:30.873 +5.031 22
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:26.221 35
2
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:26.339 +0.118 33
3
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:26.820 +0.599 34
4
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:27.022 +0.801 38
5
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:27.030 +0.809 40
6
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:27.131 +0.910 38
7
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:27.182 +0.961 24
8
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:27.233 +1.012 37
9
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:27.397 +1.176 36
10
#19 Bruno Senna
Williams 1:27.738 +1.517 36
11
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:28.004 +1.783 32
12
#15 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:28.178 +1.957 39
13
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:28.222 +2.001 37
14
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:28.239 +2.018 37
15
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:28.296 +2.075 23
16
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:28.455 +2.234 40
17
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:28.596 +2.375 38
18
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:29.167 +2.946 35
19
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 1:29.320 +3.099 43
20
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:29.606 +3.385 22
21
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:30.950 +4.729 37
22
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia 1:31.113 +4.892 35
23
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:31.372 +5.151 20
24
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia 1:31.493 +5.272 31
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:27.619 22
2
#3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:27.929 +0.310 22
3
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:28.044 +0.425 24
4
#4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:28.046 +0.427 25
5
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:28.175 +0.556 22
6
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:28.447 +0.828 25
7
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:28.542 +0.923 24
8
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:28.993 +1.374 23
9
#16 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:29.204 +1.585 24
10
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 1:29.291 +1.672 24
11
#19 Valtteri Bottas
Williams 1:29.691 +2.072 26
12
#11 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:29.760 +2.141 23
13
#14 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:29.802 +2.183 18
14
#12 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:29.850 +2.231 19
15
#10 Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 1:29.895 +2.276 19
16
#18 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:30.041 +2.422 26
17
#17 Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 1:30.401 +2.782 23
18
#21 Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 1:30.630 +3.011 24
19
#20 Giedo van der Garde
Caterham 1:30.896 +3.277 20
20
#15 Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber 1:31.212 +3.593 29
21
#25 Charles Pic
Marussia 1:31.903 +4.284 22
22
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:32.125 +4.506 24
23
#24 Timo Glock
Marussia 1:32.369 +4.750 19
24
#22 Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 1:32.859 +5.240 13

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 5 8 240
2
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 3 10 227 -13
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1 6 173 -67
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull 2 4 167 -73
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 3 6 165 -75
6
Jenson Button
McLaren 2 5 141 -99
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1 2 93 -147
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1 3 90 -150
9
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1 89 -151
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber 3 66 -174
11
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1 50 -190
12
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 49 -191
13
Paul di Resta
Force India 44 -196
14
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1 43 -197
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1 1 33 -207
16
Bruno Senna
Williams 26 -214
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso 12 -228
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 9 -231
19
Timo Glock
Marussia 0 -240
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham 0 -240
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham 0 -240
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1 0 -240
23
Charles Pic
Marussia 0 -240
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 0 -240
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT 0 -240
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Red Bull 7 12 407
2 Ferrari 3 11 316 -91
3 McLaren 5 11 306 -101
4 Lotus F1 9 263 -144
5 Mercedes 1 3 136 -271
6 Sauber 4 116 -291
7 Force India 93 -314
8 Williams 1 1 59 -348
9 Toro Rosso 21 -386
10 Marussia 0 -407
11 Caterham 0 -407
12 HRT 0 -407

Other race results

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
2013
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg
Romain Grosjean
1:27.679 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Sebastian Vettel
2011
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso
1:27.249 -
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel