2012 Season - Round 17 - 2012-10-28
Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Indian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) home for Red Bull.
Jenson Button (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:28.203. Charles Pic (Marussia) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P19 at the flag â a 5-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 Indian Grand Prix, completing round 17 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 | 1 | Finished | 1:28.723 | 25 |
| 2 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:28.630 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:29.029 | 15 |
| 4 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:28.944 | 12 |
| 5 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:28.203 | 10 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:29.283 | 8 |
| 7 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | Finished | 1:29.354 | 6 |
| 8 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 12 | Finished | 1:29.230 | 4 |
| 9 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 11 | Finished | 1:29.522 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | Finished | 1:28.431 | 1 |
| 11 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 | Finished | 1:29.492 | 0 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 16 | Finished | 1:29.086 | 0 |
| 13 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | Finished | 1:29.440 | 0 |
| 14 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | Finished | 1:29.204 | 0 |
| 15 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:30.091 | 0 |
| 16 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:30.067 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:31.163 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:30.786 | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | +1 Lap | 1:31.366 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | +2 Laps | 1:31.721 | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:32.161 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | Retired | 1:29.230 | 0 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | Accident | 1:32.864 | 0 |
| 24 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | Accident | 1:32.208 | 0 |