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Race details
Race 16 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One season
Korea international circuit v2.svg
Date 14 October 2012
Official name 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix[1]
Location Yeongam, South Jeolla, South Korea
Course Korea International Circuit
5.621[2] km (3.493 mi)
Distance 55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 mi)
Weather Fine and Dry[3]

Air Temp 21C (69.8F)[3]
Track Temp 27C (80.6F) dropping to 23C (73.4F)[3]

Pole position
Driver 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:37.242
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:42.037 on lap 54
Podium
First 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Second 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Third 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari

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.[4] The race marked the third running of the Korean Grand Prix.[5]

Mark Webber started the race from pole alongside Sebastian Vettel,[6] who went on to win the race.[7] With championship rival Fernando Alonso finishing third, Vettel took a six-point championship lead.[8]

Report[]

Background[]

In the week before the race, the FIA announced that the drag reduction system zone on the circuit would be altered from its 2011 position, bringing the activation point forward by 200 m (656 ft).[9][10] The detection point will also be brought forward; in 2011, it was positioned between the first two corners, but for 2012, it was moved to be 90 m (296 ft) before the first corner.

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.[11]

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.[12]

Several reserve drivers took the place of regular drivers for the first free practice session. Giedo van der Garde drove in place of Caterham's Vitaly Petrov, while Jules Bianchi replaced Nico Hülkenberg at Force India, Valtteri Bottas drove Bruno Senna's Williams and Dani Clos took Narain Karthikeyan's place at HRT.[13]

Free practice[]

In contrast to the practice sessions of the 2010 and 2011 races, the first free practice session of the 2012 race took place in dry conditions. Lewis Hamilton ended the session as fastest driver, three tenths of a second ahead of Fernando Alonso — who had led most of the ninety-minute session — with Mark Webber in third place.[13] Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the second session,[14] leading team-mate Webber and Alonso in third. Like the first session, the second passed without incident, although Sergio Pérez was forced out after forty-five minutes of running when his Sauber lost all power and ground to a halt at Turn 12. Pérez was able to safely park the car, allowing the session to continue uninterrupted.

Race[]

Mark Webber, who qualified on pole, lost his lead at start to team-mate 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. Felipe Massa moved to 4th place after overtaking Hamilton who was suffering from an anti-roll bar failure on his car, which led him to lose couple of places in the race. Massa was quickly gaining on his team-mate when he was told to hold his position on his team radio as Alonso was the championship contender. At the end of the race Vettel was continuously told on his team radio to slow down and save tyres as he had a problem with tyre degradation on his right-front tyre. Vettel finished first and took a six-point lead in the Championship over third-placed Fernando Alonso, who had led since the European Grand Prix. Webber finished second, setting the fastest lap. Lewis Hamilton finished 10th after battling for position with the two Toro Rossos of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne, but fell back in the closing laps as a piece of AstroTurf got stuck on one of his car's sidepods.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 2 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:38.397 1:38.220 1:37.242 1
2 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:38.208 1:37.767 1:37.316 2
3 4 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.180 1:38.000 1:37.469 3
4 5 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.144 1:37.987 1:37.534 4
5 9 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:38.887 1:38.227 1:37.625 5
6 6 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.937 1:38.253 1:37.884 6
7 10 25px France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:38.863 1:38.275 1:37.934 7
8 12 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:38.981 1:38.428 1:38.266 8
9 8 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.999 1:38.417 1:38.361 9
10 7 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.808 1:38.436 1:38.513 10
11 3 25px Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.615 1:38.441 11
12 15 25px Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.630 1:38.460 12
13 14 25px Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.719 1:38.594 13
14 11 25px Great Britain Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:38.942 1:38.643 14
15 18 25px The flag of Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:39.024 1:38.725 15
16 16 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.784 1:39.084 21 1
17 17 25px France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.774 1:39.340 16
18 19 25px Brazil Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:39.443 17
19 21 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:40.207 18
20 20 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:40.333 19
21 25 25px France Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.317 24 2
22 24 25px Germany Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.371 20
23 22 25px Spain Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:42.881 22
107% time: 1:45.082
23 25px Flag of India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth no time 3 23
Source:[6]

Notes:

  1. Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.[15]
  2. Charles Pic was given a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding the maximum number of engines permitted for use over the course of the season.[12]
  3. Narain Karthikeyan failed to set a time after having a brake failure. He was allowed to race at the stewards' discretion.

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 55 1:36:28.651 2 25
2 2 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 55 +8.231 1 18
3 5 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 +13.944 4 15
4 6 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 55 +20.168 6 12
5 9 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 55 +36.739 5 10
6 12 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 55 +45.301 8 8
7 10 25px France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 55 +54.812 7 6
8 17 25px France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 +1:09.589 16 4
9 16 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 +1:11.787 21 2
10 4 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 55 +1:19.692 3 1
11 15 25px Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1:20.062 12
12 11 25px Great Britain Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 +1:24.448 14
13 7 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 55 +1:29.241 10
14 18 25px The flag of Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 55 +1:34.924 15
15 19 25px Brazil Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 55 +1:36.902 17
16 21 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 54 +1 Lap 18
17 20 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 54 +1 Lap 19
18 24 25px Germany Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 54 +1 Lap 20
19 25 25px France Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 53 +2 Laps 24
20 23 25px Flag of India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 53 +2 Laps 23
Ret 22 25px Spain Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 16 Throttle 22
Ret 14 25px Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 16 Collision damage 13
Ret 8 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 Collision damage 9
Ret 3 25px Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 0 Collision 11
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel 215
2 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 209
3 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen 167
4 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton 153
5 25px Australia Mark Webber 152
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 25px Austria Red Bull-Renault 367
2 25px Italy Ferrari 290
3 25px Great Britain McLaren-Mercedes 284
4 25px Great Britain Lotus-Renault 255
5 25px Germany Mercedes 136
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

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  2. "2010 FIA Formula One World Championship: Circuit and lap information" (PDF). fia.com. Paris: Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 March 2010. http://fialive.fiacommunications.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/Documents/2010-f1-lap-info.pdf. Retrieved 8 October 2012. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Race)". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 14 October 2012. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/879/7095/live_timing_popup.html#. Retrieved 20 February 2013. 
  4. Collantine, Keith (7 December 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/united-states-grand-prix-remains-unchanged-2012-f1-calendar/. Retrieved 8 October 2012. 
  5. Collantine, Keith (10 October 2012). "Welcome to the Tilkedromes — 2012 Korean Grand Prix preview". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/10/2012-korean-grand-prix-preview/. Retrieved 11 October 2012. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix — Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 13 October 2012. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/879/7094/. Retrieved 15 October 2012. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Vettel wins in Korea to take championship lead". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 14 October 2012. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103422. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  8. Collantine, Keith (14 October 2012). "2012 Korean Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/14/2012-korean-grand-prix-championship-points/. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  9. Collantine, Keith (13 October 2011). "Short DRS zone for Korean Grand Prix". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/10/13/short-drs-zone-korean-grand-prix/. Retrieved 11 October 2012. 
  10. Collantine, Keith (10 October 2012). "DRS zone extended for Korean Grand Prix". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/10/drs-zone-extended-korean-grand-prix/. Retrieved 11 October 2012. 
  11. "Pirelli reveal tyre choices for final three rounds". Formula One. 16 October 2012. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13931.html. Retrieved 20 February 2013. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Collantine, Keith (12 October 2012). "Pic to get ten-place penalty for engine change". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/12/pic-tenplace-penalty-engine-change/. Retrieved 12 October 2012. 
  13. 13.0 13.1 Beer, Matt (12 October 2012). "Lewis Hamilton sets practice one pace for McLaren". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103309/. Retrieved 12 October 2012. 
  14. Beer, Matt (12 October 2012). "Sebastian Vettel sets pace in second practice". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103318. Retrieved 12 October 2012. 
  15. "Gearbox penalty for Ricciardo". Formula1.com (Formula One Management). 14 October 2012. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13923.html. Retrieved 15 October 2012. 




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