Korean Grand Prix

Round 16 · Korean International Circuit, Yeongam County, Korea

2012-10-14

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Mark Webber

Red Bull · +8.231

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari · +13.944

Who won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix?

The 2012 Korean Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Red Bull, starting from 2nd on the grid. Mark Webber finished second, +8.231 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Mark Webber with a time of 1:42.037. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 16 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam County, Korea. Daniel Ricciardo was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 12 positions from P21 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	2	▲1	1:36:28.651	Finished	25
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1	▼1	+8.231	Finished	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	4	▲1	+13.944	Finished	15
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	6	▲2	+20.168	Finished	12
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	5	—	+36.739	Finished	10
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	8	▲2	+45.301	Finished	8
7	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	7	—	+54.812	Finished	6
8	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	16	▲8	+1:09.589	Finished	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	21	▲12	+1:11.787	Finished	2
10	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	3	▼7	+1:19.692	Finished	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	12	▲1	+1:20.062	Finished	0
12	Paul di Resta	Force India	14	▲2	+1:24.448	Finished	0
13	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	10	▼3	+1:29.241	Finished	0
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	15	▲1	+1:34.924	Finished	0
15	Bruno Senna	Williams	17	▲2	+1:36.902	Finished	0
16	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	18	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	19	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Timo Glock	Marussia	20	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Charles Pic	Marussia	24	▲5	—	+2 Laps	0
20	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	23	▲3	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	13	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Jenson Button	McLaren	11	—	—	Collision	0
R	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	22	—	—	Throttle	0
R	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	9	—	—	Collision	0

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	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Vettel

2 stops

P2Webber

2 stops

P3Alonso

2 stops

P4Massa

2 stops

P5Räikkönen

2 stops

P6Hülkenberg

2 stops

P7Grosjean

2 stops

P8Vergne

2 stops

P9Ricciardo

2 stops

P10Hamilton

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Webber	P2	P2	P3	P2	P2	P2	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P3	P3	P2	P3	P3	P3	P5	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Massa	P5	P5	P6	P5	P4	P4	P2	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Räikkönen	P6	P6	P7	P6	P6	P5	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2012 Korean Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix on 2012-10-14 at Korean International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2012 Korean Grand Prix?+

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). P2: Mark Webber (Red Bull), +8.231 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +13.944 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2012 Korean Grand Prix?+

Mark Webber took pole position for the 2012 Korean Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2012 Korean Grand Prix?+

Mark Webber set the fastest lap of the 2012 Korean Grand Prix with a time of 1:42.037.

Which team won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Kamui Kobayashi	1	1	15:06:00	33.003
Kamui Kobayashi	2	7	15:17:22	13.986
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	15:26:44	19.638
Nico Hülkenberg	1	13	15:26:59	22.125
Romain Grosjean	1	13	15:27:00	21.681
Michael Schumacher	1	13	15:27:06	20.087
Jean-Éric Vergne	1	13	15:27:09	20.865
Heikki Kovalainen	1	13	15:27:25	21.896
Felipe Massa	1	14	15:28:32	20.607
Mark Webber	1	14	15:28:25	19.811
Kimi Räikkönen	1	14	15:28:33	20.211
Daniel Ricciardo	1	14	15:28:56	20.151
Bruno Senna	1	14	15:28:57	21.886
Vitaly Petrov	1	14	15:29:17	22.278
Timo Glock	1	14	15:29:19	22.334
Sebastian Vettel	1	15	15:30:06	19.830
Fernando Alonso	1	15	15:30:13	19.930
Paul di Resta	1	15	15:30:41	20.805
Charles Pic	1	17	15:35:01	21.302
Narain Karthikeyan	1	18	15:37:11	22.749
Sergio Pérez	1	18	15:35:58	24.408
Pastor Maldonado	1	21	15:41:35	21.137
Lewis Hamilton	2	26	15:50:01	20.777
Paul di Resta	2	28	15:54:05	20.218
Romain Grosjean	2	31	15:59:00	20.935
Timo Glock	2	31	16:00:08	20.494
Mark Webber	2	32	16:00:11	19.616
Nico Hülkenberg	2	32	16:00:43	20.982
Michael Schumacher	2	32	16:01:04	20.276
Bruno Senna	2	32	16:01:12	22.813
Vitaly Petrov	2	32	16:01:49	21.581
Sergio Pérez	2	33	16:02:54	20.767
Heikki Kovalainen	2	33	16:03:37	21.489
Daniel Ricciardo	2	34	16:04:24	20.804
Fernando Alonso	2	34	16:03:41	20.090
Charles Pic	2	34	16:06:00	22.019
Kimi Räikkönen	2	35	16:05:40	21.012
Sebastian Vettel	2	35	16:05:18	19.801
Felipe Massa	2	35	16:05:28	20.855
Jean-Éric Vergne	2	38	16:11:27	21.188
Lewis Hamilton	3	42	16:18:28	19.447