2012 Korea F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Korea Grand Prix
Track: Korean International Circuit

Weather: dry, cool, sunny

Sebastian Vettel won his 25th F1 World Championship race at the 2012 South Korea F1 GP, a third consecutive victory that took him to the top of the championship. The Red Bull driver started second and won at Yeongam by 8.231 seconds from teammate Mark Webber for a Red Bull 1-2. It was Red Bulls 32nd F1 win.

Webber pole, Vettel jumps him at the start

Yeongam on 14 October 2012 saw Webber take pole with a 1:37.242 lap, Vettel second by 0.074 for a Red Bull front-row lockout, Hamilton third for McLaren, Alonso fourth for Ferrari.

Race day: Vettel passes Webber on lap 2, championship lead his

Vettel jumped Webber off the line and demoted him on lap 2 to lead a race he then controlled to the flag over 55 laps. Webber second for the Red Bull 1-2, Alonso third for Ferrari (his first podium in four rounds), Massa fourth for Ferrari, Raikkonen fifth for Lotus, Hulkenberg sixth for Force India, Grosjean seventh, Vergne eighth. Webber set the fastest lap on lap 54 at 1:42.037. Red Bull clinched the constructors championship, their third in succession.

Championship: Vettel 215, Alonso 209, Raikkonen 167

Vettel took the championship lead for the first time in 2012, 6 points clear of Alonso. India in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2012 Korea F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB8Renault RS27	2	55	55	1:36:28.651	25
2	2	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB8Renault RS27	1	55		1:36:36.882+8.231s	18
3	5	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F2012Ferrari 056	4	55		1:36:42.595+13.944s	15
4	6	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2012Ferrari 056	6	55		1:36:48.819+20.168s	12
5	9	KimiRäikkönen	Lotus F1	Lotus E20Renault RS27	5	55		1:37:05.390+36.739s	10
6	12	NicoHülkenberg	Force India	Force India VJM05Mercedes FO 108	8	55		1:37:13.952+45.301s	8
7	10	RomainGrosjean	Lotus F1	Lotus E20Renault RS27	7	55		1:37:23.463+54.812s	6
8	17	Jean-EricVergne	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7Ferrari 056	17	55		1:37:38.240+1:09.589	4
9	16	DanielRicciardo	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7Ferrari 056	16	55		1:37:40.438+1:11.787	2
10	4	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/27Mercedes FO 108	3	55		1:37:48.343+1:19.692	1
11	15	SergioPérez	Sauber	Sauber C31Ferrari 056	12	55		1:37:48.713+1:20.062
12	11	Pauldi Resta	Force India	Force India VJM05Mercedes FO 108	14	55		1:37:53.099+1:24.448
13	7	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W03Mercedes FO 108	10	55		1:37:57.892+1:29.241
14	18	PastorMaldonado	Williams	Williams FW34Renault RS27	15	55		1:38:03.575+1:34.924
15	19	BrunoSenna	Williams	Williams FW34Renault RS27	18	55		1:38:05.553+1:36.902
16	21	VitalyPetrov	Caterham	Caterham CT01Renault RS27	19	54		1:37:31.417+1:02.766
17	20	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Caterham CT01Renault RS27	20	54		1:37:42.137+1:13.486
18	24	TimoGlock	Manor	Marussia MR01Cosworth CA2010	22	54		1:37:52.750+1:24.099
19	25	CharlesPic	Manor	Marussia MR01Cosworth CA2010	21	53		1:36:31.365+2.714s
20	23	NarainKarthikeyan	HRT	HRT F112 Cosworth CA2010	24	53		1:37:51.910+1:23.259
DNF	22	Pedrode la Rosa	HRT	HRT F112 Cosworth CA2010	23	16		Throttle
DNF	14	KamuiKobayashi	Sauber	Sauber C31Ferrari 056	13	16		Collision damage
DNF	8	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W03Mercedes FO 108	9	1		Collision damage
DNF	3	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/27Mercedes FO 108	11	0		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:42.037 min. by Mark Webber

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