2012 Korean Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 Oct 2012
- Circuit
- Korean International Circuit, Yeongam County, Korea
- Round
- 16 of 20
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Mark Webber (1:37.242)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 55 | 1:36:28.651 | 25 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 55 | +8.231 | 1:42.037 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | 55 | +13.944 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 55 | +20.168 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | 55 | +36.739 | 10 | |
| 6 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | 55 | +45.301 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | 55 | +54.812 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | 55 | +69.589 | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 21 | 55 | +71.787 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 55 | +79.692 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | 55 | +80.062 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 55 | +84.448 | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | 55 | +89.241 | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | 55 | +94.924 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 17 | 55 | +96.902 | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 16 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | 16 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.397 | 1:38.220 | 1:37.242 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.208 | 1:37.767 | 1:37.316 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.180 | 1:38.000 | 1:37.469 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.144 | 1:37.987 | 1:37.534 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.887 | 1:38.227 | 1:37.625 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.937 | 1:38.253 | 1:37.884 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.863 | 1:38.275 | 1:37.934 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.981 | 1:38.428 | 1:38.266 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.999 | 1:38.417 | 1:38.361 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.808 | 1:38.436 | 1:38.513 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.615 | 1:38.441 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.630 | 1:38.460 | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.719 | 1:38.594 | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.942 | 1:38.643 | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.024 | 1:38.725 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.784 | 1:39.084 | |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.744 | 1:39.340 | |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:39.443 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.207 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.333 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:41.317 | ||
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:41.371 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.881 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | 215 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 209 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 167 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 153 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 152 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 131 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 88 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 81 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 66 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 6 | 367 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 290 |
| 3 | McLaren | 5 | 284 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 255 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 136 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 116 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 89 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 58 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |