2012 Korean Grand Prix

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2012 Korean Grand Prix
Race 16 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 14 October 2012
Official name 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix[1]
Location
Yeongam, South Jeolla, South Korea
Course Korea International Circuit
Course length 5.621[2] km (3.493 miles)
Distance 55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 miles)
Weather

Fine and Dry[3] Air Temp 21 °C (70 °F)[3]


Track Temp 27 °C (81 °F) dropping to 23 °C (73 °F)[3]
Attendance Poor [4]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:37.242
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:42.037 on lap 54
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Red Bull-Renault
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2012 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix)

Yeongam in South Korea's South Jeolla Province.[5] The race marked the third running of the Korean Grand Prix.[6]

Mark Webber started the race from pole alongside Sebastian Vettel,[7] who went on to win the race.[8] With championship rival Fernando Alonso finishing third, Vettel took a six-point championship lead.[9] The organisers of the race invited Korean rapper PSY to wave the chequered flag.[10] This was Red Bull's only 1-2 finish of the year.

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 metres (660 ft).[11][12] The detection point was brought forward; in 2011, it was positioned between the first two corners, but for 2012, it was moved to be 90 metres (300 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.[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]

Several reserve drivers took the place of regular drivers for the first free practice session.

HRT.[15]

Free practice

Räikkönen leads Massa. They would finish the race in 5th and 4th respectively

In contrast to the practice sessions of the

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

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 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:38.397 1:38.220 1:37.242 1
2 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:38.208 1:37.767 1:37.316 2
3 4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.180 1:38.000 1:37.469 3
4 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.144 1:37.987 1:37.534 4
5 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:38.887 1:38.227 1:37.625 5
6 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.937 1:38.253 1:37.884 6
7 10 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:38.863 1:38.275 1:37.934 7
8 12 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:38.981 1:38.428 1:38.266 8
9 8 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.999 1:38.417 1:38.361 9
10 7 Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.808 1:38.436 1:38.513 10
11 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.615 1:38.441 11
12 15 Mexico Sergio Pérez
Sauber-Ferrari
 1:38.630 1:38.460 12
13 14 Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber-Ferrari
 1:38.719 1:38.594 13
14 11 United Kingdom Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:38.942 1:38.643 14
15 18 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado
Williams-Renault
 1:39.024 1:38.725 15
16 16 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.784 1:39.084 211
17 17 France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.774 1:39.340 16
18 19 Brazil Bruno Senna
Williams-Renault
 1:39.443 17
19 21 Russia Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:40.207 18
20 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:40.333 19
21 25 France Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.317 242
22 24 Germany Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.371 20
23 22 Spain Pedro de la Rosa
HRT-Cosworth
 1:42.881 22
107% time: 1:45.082
— 23 India Narain Karthikeyan
HRT-Cosworth
 No time3 23
Source:[7]

Notes:

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. ^ "2010 FIA Formula One World Championship: Circuit and lap information" (PDF). fia.com. Paris: Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Race)". f1standings.net. F1Standings. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Red Bull Strong Again; Attendance Lags in Korea". 14 October 2012.
  5. ^ Collantine, Keith (7 December 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  6. ^ Collantine, Keith (10 October 2012). "Welcome to the Tilkedromes — 2012 Korean Grand Prix preview". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix — Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Vettel wins in Korea to take championship lead". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  9. ^ Collantine, Keith (14 October 2012). "2012 Korean Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  10. ^ "PSY - 'GANGNAM STYLE' Finishes Korean Gran Prix". YouTube.com. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  11. ^ Collantine, Keith (13 October 2011). "Short DRS zone for Korean Grand Prix". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  12. ^ Collantine, Keith (10 October 2012). "DRS zone extended for Korean Grand Prix". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Pirelli reveal tyre choices for final three rounds". Formula One. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  14. ^ a b Collantine, Keith (12 October 2012). "Pic to get ten-place penalty for engine change". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  15. ^ a b Beer, Matt (12 October 2012). "Lewis Hamilton sets practice one pace for McLaren". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  16. ^ Beer, Matt (12 October 2012). "Sebastian Vettel sets pace in second practice". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  17. ^ "Gearbox penalty for Ricciardo". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  18. ^ a b "South Korea 2012 - Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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