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Korean International Circuit | F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners
2026 Formula 1 Circuit
Korean International Circuit
Korean F1 GP, Yoengam
Korea International Circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke, opened in 2010 in Yeongam at the southwestern tip of South Korea. The 5.615 km layout combined a permanent first sector with a planned street-circuit second sector, though the surrounding city development never materialised. Hosting only four Korean Grands Prix between 2010 and 2013, it remains one of the most short-lived purpose-built F1 venues.
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Layout & Facts
Track Geometry
| Lap distance | 5.615 km / 3.489 mi |
| Circuit type | Permanent circuit |
| DRS zones | 2 zones |
| Elevation change | 5 meters / 16 feet |
| Driving direction | Counterclockwise ↺ |
| Corners | 18 corners (8 low / 9 medium / 1 high speed) |
Driving Demands
Traction
Braking
Lateral
Downforce
Performance
| Wins by grid position | P125%P250%P325%based on 4 races |
| Pole position side | Left side |
| Top speed | 330 km/h (205 mph) |
| Average race speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) |
| Pit lane time loss | 21.0 seconds |
| Lap record | 1:39.605 (203 km/h / 126 mph) (Sebastian Vettel, 2011) |
Race Strategy
Overtaking
Track Evolution
Rain Risk
Safety Car
Heritage
| Opened | 2010 (16 years ago) |
| Local timezone | Asia/Seoul (KST, UTC+09) |
| Designer | Hermann Tilke |
| Owner | Korea Auto Valley Operation Co. |
Surface & Tyres
Asphalt Grip
Asphalt Abrasion
Tyre Stress
Tyre Degradation
History
More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.
Winners & Podiums
| No. | Year | Podium | Team | Fastest Lap | Laps | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2013 | 1  Sebastian Vettel 1:43:13.7012  Kimi Räikkönen +4.2243  Romain Grosjean +4.927 |  Red Bull Lotus F1 Lotus F1 | 1:41.380 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 55 | 2013 Race Report & Results |
| 3 | 2012 | 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:36:28.651 2  Mark Webber +8.2313  Fernando Alonso +13.944 | Red Bull Red Bull Ferrari | 1:42.037 Mark Webber Red Bull | 55 | 2012 Race Report & Results |
| 2 | 2011 | 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:38:01.994 2 Lewis Hamilton +12.0193 Mark Webber +12.477 | Red Bull McLaren Red Bull | 1:39.605 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 55 | 2011 Race Report & Results |
| 1 | 2010 | 1 Fernando Alonso 2:48:20.810 2 Lewis Hamilton +14.9993  Felipe Massa +30.868 | Ferrari McLaren Ferrari | 1:50.257 Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 55 | 2010 Race Report & Results |
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Drivers Ranking
| NO | Driver | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 75 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 58 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 47 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 33 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 28 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 37 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 21 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 21 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 16 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 12 |
| 11 |  Robert Kubica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 15.5 | 10 |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 8 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 6 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 6 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Kamui Kobayashi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 19 |  Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 2 |
| 21 |  Sergio Pérez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 22 | Paul di Resta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 1 |
| 23 | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 24 | Max Chilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 0 |
| 25 |  Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 26 |  Giedo van der Garde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sakon Yamamoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 28 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lucas di Grassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 30 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 31 | Esteban Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jules Bianchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jarno Trulli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 34 | Charles Pic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 35 | Timo Glock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 36 | Bruno Senna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 37 |  Pastor Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 38 | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 39 |  Vitaly Petrov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 40 | Adrian Sutil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 0 |
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Constructors Ranking
| NO | Team | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 108 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 95 |
| 3 | McLaren | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 54 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 49 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 32 |
| 6 | Force India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 17 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 14 |
| 8 | Sauber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 12 |
| 9 | Renault | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 10 |
| 10 | Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 7 |
| 11 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 13 | Virgin Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 14 | HRT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 15 | Caterham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 0 |
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Korean International Circuit — Frequently Asked Questions
How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Korean International Circuit?
Korean International Circuit has hosted 4 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 2010.
Who has the most F1 wins at Korean International Circuit?
Sebastian Vettel holds the record at Korean International Circuit with 3 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Korean International Circuit?
Red Bull is the most successful constructor at Korean International Circuit with 3 wins.
What is the lap record at Korean International Circuit?
The lap record at Korean International Circuit is 01:39.605, set by Sebastian Vettel in 2011.
Where is Korean International Circuit located?
Korean International Circuit is located in Yoengam.
When was Korean International Circuit built?
Korean International Circuit opened in 2010.
Who designed Korean International Circuit?
Korean International Circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke.
In which direction is Korean International Circuit driven?
Korean International Circuit is driven counterclockwise.
How many corners does Korean International Circuit have?
Korean International Circuit has 18 corners.
How many DRS zones does Korean International Circuit have?
Korean International Circuit has 2 DRS zones.
Is Korean International Circuit a street or permanent circuit?
Korean International Circuit is a permanent circuit.
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