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Korean International Circuit Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix 2012 at Korean International Circuit on 14 October 2012, starting from P2 on the grid. Mark Webber finished second for Red Bull, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium for Ferrari. Mark Webber set the fastest lap with a time of 1:42.037.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 55 | 1:36:28.651 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 55 | +8.231 | 18 | ⚡ 1:42.037 |
| 3 | 4 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 55 | +13.944 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 55 | +20.168 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus F1 | 55 | +36.739 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 55 | +45.301 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus F1 | 55 | +54.812 | 6 | |
| 8 | 16 | Jean-Éric VergneVER | Toro Rosso | 55 | +69.589 | 4 | |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Toro Rosso | 55 | +71.787 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 55 | +79.692 | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 55 | +80.062 | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 55 | +84.448 | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 55 | +89.241 | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 55 | +94.924 | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams | 55 | +96.902 | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 23 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT | 16 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 16 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Sebastian Vettel
- Pole Mark Webber
- Circuit Korean International Circuit
- Winning team Red Bull
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 | - | - |