Korea

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.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Mark WebberRed Bull1:38.3971:38.2201:37.242
2Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:38.2081:37.7671:37.316
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:39.1801:38.0001:37.469
4Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:39.1441:37.9871:37.534
5Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:38.8871:38.2271:37.625
6Felipe MassaFerrari1:38.9371:38.2531:37.884
7Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:38.8631:38.2751:37.934
8Nico HülkenbergForce India1:38.9811:38.4281:38.266
9Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.9991:38.4171:38.361
10Michael SchumacherMercedes1:38.8081:38.4361:38.513
11Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:38.6151:38.441
12Sergio PérezSauber1:38.6301:38.460
13Kamui KobayashiSauber1:38.7191:38.594
14Paul di RestaForce India1:38.9421:38.643
15Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:39.0241:38.725
16Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:38.7841:39.084
17Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:38.7441:39.340
18Bruno SennaWilliams1:39.443
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:40.207
20Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:40.333
21Charles PicMarussia1:41.317
22Timo GlockMarussia1:41.371
Narain KarthikeyanHRT
23Pedro de la RosaHRT1:42.881

11th

pole

Mark Webber

44th

pole

Red Bull

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:37.242 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:37.316 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:37.469 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Fernando Alonso

    Ferrari

    1:37.534 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Lotus F1

    1:37.625 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:37.884 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Romain Grosjean

    Lotus F1

    1:37.934 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Nico Hülkenberg

    Force India

    1:38.266 (Q3)

  9. 9

    Nico Rosberg

    Mercedes

    1:38.361 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Michael Schumacher

    Mercedes

    1:38.513 (Q3)

  11. 11

    Jenson Button

    McLaren

    1:38.441 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Sergio Pérez

    Sauber

    1:38.460 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Kamui Kobayashi

    Sauber

    1:38.594 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Paul di Resta

    Force India

    1:38.643 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Pastor Maldonado

    Williams

    1:38.725 (Q2)

  16. 16

    Jean-Éric Vergne

    Toro Rosso

    1:39.340 (Q2)

  17. 17

    Bruno Senna

    Williams

    1:39.443 (Q1)

  18. 18

    Vitaly Petrov

    Caterham

    1:40.207 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Heikki Kovalainen

    Caterham

    1:40.333 (Q1)

  20. 20

    Timo Glock

    Marussia

    1:41.371 (Q1)

  21. 21

    Daniel Ricciardo

    Toro Rosso

    1:39.084 (Q2) PEN 5 places

  22. 22

    Pedro de la Rosa

    HRT

    1:42.881 (Q1)

  23. 23

    Narain Karthikeyan

    HRT

    No time set

  24. 24

    Charles Pic

    Marussia

    1:41.317 (Q1) PEN 3 places

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Sebastian Vettel 55 laps

Results

1+1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull55 laps1:36:28.65125pts
2-1 Mark Webber Red Bull55 laps+8.23118pts
3+1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari55 laps+13.94415pts
4+2 Felipe Massa Ferrari55 laps+20.16812pts
50 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F155 laps+36.73910pts
6+2 Nico Hülkenberg Force India55 laps+45.3018pts
70 Romain Grosjean Lotus F155 laps+54.8126pts
8+8 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso55 laps+69.5894pts
9+12 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso55 laps+71.7872pts
10-7 Lewis Hamilton McLaren55 laps+79.6921pts
11+1 Sergio Pérez Sauber55 laps+80.062
12+2 Paul di Resta Force India55 laps+84.448
13-3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes55 laps+89.241
14+1 Pastor Maldonado Williams55 laps+94.924
15+2 Bruno Senna Williams55 laps+96.902
16+2 Vitaly Petrov Caterham54 laps
17+2 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham54 laps
18+2 Timo Glock Marussia54 laps
19+5 Charles Pic Marussia53 laps
20+3 Narain Karthikeyan HRT53 laps
R- Kamui Kobayashi Sauber16 laps
R- Pedro de la Rosa HRT16 laps
R- Nico Rosberg Mercedes1 laps
R- Jenson Button McLaren0 laps

Post Race

Sebastian Vettel now leads the drivers championship by 6pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 77pts.

  1. 1
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull215 pts
  2. 2
    Fernando AlonsoFerrari209 pts
  3. 3
    Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1167 pts
  4. 4
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren153 pts
  5. 5
    Mark WebberRed Bull152 pts
  6. 6
    Jenson ButtonMcLaren131 pts
  7. 7
    Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
  8. 8
    Romain GrosjeanLotus F188 pts
  9. 9
    Felipe MassaFerrari81 pts
  10. 10
    Sergio PérezSauber66 pts

  1. 1
    Red Bull367 pts
  2. 2
    Ferrari290 pts
  3. 3
    McLaren284 pts
  4. 4
    Lotus F1255 pts
  5. 5
    Mercedes136 pts
  6. 6
    Sauber116 pts
  7. 7
    Force India89 pts
  8. 8
    Williams58 pts
  9. 9
    Toro Rosso21 pts
  10. 10
    Marussia0 pts