
Korean Grand Prix 2012
14 October 2012
Korean International Circuit, Korea
- Location
- Yeongam County, Korea
- Laps
- 55
- Fastest time
1:39.605
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull (2011)- Previous winners
- 2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull
- 2011Sebastian VettelRed Bull
- 2010Fernando AlonsoFerrari
Previously
Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 4pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 41pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:37.242 (Q3)
- 2
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:37.316 (Q3)
- 3
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:37.469 (Q3)
- 4
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:37.534 (Q3)
- 5
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:37.625 (Q3)
- 6
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:37.884 (Q3)
- 7
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:37.934 (Q3)
- 8
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:38.266 (Q3)
- 9
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:38.361 (Q3)
- 10
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:38.513 (Q3)
- 11
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:38.441 (Q2)
- 12
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:38.460 (Q2)
- 13
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:38.594 (Q2)
- 14
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:38.643 (Q2)
- 15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:38.725 (Q2)
- 16
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:39.340 (Q2)
- 17
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:39.443 (Q1)
- 18
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:40.207 (Q1)
- 19
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:40.333 (Q1)
- 20
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:41.371 (Q1)
- 21
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:39.084 (Q2) PEN 5 places
- 22
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:42.881 (Q1)
- 23
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
No time set
- 24
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:41.317 (Q1) PEN 3 places
Laps Lead
- Sebastian Vettel 55 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 55 laps | 1:36:28.651 | 25pts |
| 2 | -1 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 55 laps | +8.231 | 18pts |
| 3 | +1 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 55 laps | +13.944 | 15pts |
| 4 | +2 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 55 laps | +20.168 | 12pts |
| 5 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 55 laps | +36.739 | 10pts |
| 6 | +2 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 55 laps | +45.301 | 8pts |
| 7 | 0 | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 55 laps | +54.812 | 6pts |
| 8 | +8 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 55 laps | +69.589 | 4pts |
| 9 | +12 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 55 laps | +71.787 | 2pts |
| 10 | -7 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 55 laps | +79.692 | 1pts |
| 11 | +1 | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 55 laps | +80.062 | |
| 12 | +2 | Paul di Resta Force India | 55 laps | +84.448 | |
| 13 | -3 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 55 laps | +89.241 | |
| 14 | +1 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 55 laps | +94.924 | |
| 15 | +2 | Bruno Senna Williams | 55 laps | +96.902 | |
| 16 | +2 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 54 laps | ||
| 17 | +2 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 54 laps | ||
| 18 | +2 | Timo Glock Marussia | 54 laps | ||
| 19 | +5 | Charles Pic Marussia | 53 laps | ||
| 20 | +3 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 53 laps | ||
| R | - | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Jenson Button McLaren | 0 laps |
Post Race
Sebastian Vettel now leads the drivers championship by 6pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 77pts.
- 1Sebastian VettelRed Bull215 pts
- 2Fernando AlonsoFerrari209 pts
- 3Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1167 pts
- 4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren153 pts
- 5Mark WebberRed Bull152 pts
- 6Jenson ButtonMcLaren131 pts
- 7Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
- 8Romain GrosjeanLotus F188 pts
- 9Felipe MassaFerrari81 pts
- 10Sergio PérezSauber66 pts
- 1Red Bull367 pts
- 2Ferrari290 pts
- 3McLaren284 pts
- 4Lotus F1255 pts
- 5Mercedes136 pts
- 6Sauber116 pts
- 7Force India89 pts
- 8Williams58 pts
- 9Toro Rosso21 pts
- 10Marussia0 pts