2012 Korean Grand Prix

2012
Race
Updated: 2025-08-04

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The 2012 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix ) [ 1 ] was a Formula One motor race that was the sixteenth round of the 2012 Formula One season . It was held on 14 October 2012 at the Korea International Circuit near Yeongam in South Korea 's South Jeolla Province . [ 5 ] The race marked the third running of the Korean Grand Prix . [ 6 ]

Race

Like the 2011 Korean Grand Prix , tyre supplier Pirelli brought its yellow-banded soft compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the red-banded supersoft compound tyre as the softer "option" tyre. [ 13 ]

Marussia 's Charles Pic was given a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding the maximum number of engines that he was permitted to use over the course of the season. [ 14 ]

Race

Mark Webber , who qualified on pole, lost his lead at start to teammate Sebastian Vettel at the first turn. Lewis Hamilton lost his third place to Alonso on first lap, while his team mate Jenson Button had to retire after a collision with Kobayashi, who also collided with Nico Rosberg of Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton made a pit stop on lap 14, creating a chain reaction where Massa and Webber stopped on lap 15 and finally Vettel and Alonso stopped on lap 16. The latter rejoined side-by-side with Sergi...

Qualifying

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Table 1

Pos.No.DriverConstructorPart 1Part 2
12Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:38.3971:38.220
21Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:38.2081:37.767
34Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:39.1801:38.000
45Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:39.1441:37.987
59Kimi RäikkÜnenLotus-Renault1:38.8871:38.227
66Felipe MassaFerrari1:38.9371:38.253
710Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:38.8631:38.275
812Nico HĂźlkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:38.9811:38.428
98Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.9991:38.417
107Michael SchumacherMercedes1:38.8081:38.436

Table 2

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/Retired
11Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault551:36:28.651
22Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault55+8.231
35Fernando AlonsoFerrari55+13.944
46Felipe MassaFerrari55+20.168
59Kimi RäikkÜnenLotus-Renault55+36.739
612Nico HĂźlkenbergForce India-Mercedes55+45.301
710Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault55+54.812
817Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1:09.589
916Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1:11.787
104Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes55+1:19.692

Table 3

Unnamed: 0Pos.DriverPoints
11Sebastian Vettel*215
12Fernando Alonso*209
nan3Kimi RäikkÜnen*167
nan4Lewis Hamilton*153
nan5Mark Webber*152
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