2012 Season - Round 16 - 2012-10-14
Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Mark Webber (Red Bull) second and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mark Webber (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:42.037. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:42.499 | 25 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:42.037 | 18 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:42.442 | 15 |
| 4 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:42.242 | 12 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | Finished | 1:42.822 | 10 |
| 6 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 8 | Finished | 1:42.645 | 8 |
| 7 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | Finished | 1:42.783 | 6 |
| 8 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | Finished | 1:42.721 | 4 |
| 9 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 21 | Finished | 1:43.148 | 2 |
| 10 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:42.721 | 1 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | Finished | 1:42.495 | 0 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | Finished | 1:43.517 | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | Finished | 1:43.184 | 0 |
| 14 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | Finished | 1:42.679 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 17 | Finished | 1:43.411 | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:45.013 | 0 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:44.955 | 0 |
| 18 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:45.236 | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | +2 Laps | 1:44.462 | 0 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:47.068 | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | Throttle | 1:49.861 | 0 |
| 22 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | Collision damage | 1:47.066 | 0 |
| 23 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 11 | Collision | 0 |