2012 Korean Grand Prix

16th round of the 2012 Formula One season F1 KOR Korean 2012 Japanese Grand Prix 2012 Indian Grand Prix 14 October 2012 Korea international circuit v2.svg 16 20 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/korea_879/circuit_diagram.html Formula1.com Formula One Management 8 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121007020246/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/korea_879/circuit_diagram.html October 7, 2012 Yeongam, South Jeolla, South Korea Korea International Circuit 3.493 5.621http://fialive.fiacommunications.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/Documents/2010-f1-lap-info.pdf 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship: Circuit and lap information fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 4 March 2010 Paris 8 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100331011925/http://fialive.fiacommunications.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/Documents/2010-f1-lap-info.pdf March 31, 2010 55 192.100 309.155 Fine and Dry2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Race) https://f1standings.net/races/2012-korean-grand-prix-6038e886eedfc8465599a50a f1standings.net F1Standings 14 October 2012 5 April 2021 20 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920081106/https://f1standings.net/races/2012-korean-grand-prix-6038e886eedfc8465599a50a dead Air Temp 21 C Track Temp 27 C dropping to 23 C Poor http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/red-bull-strong-again-attendance-lags-in-korea/ Red Bull Strong Again; Attendance Lags in Korea 14 October 2012 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:37.242 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:42.037 54 AUS Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault GER Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault AUS Fernando Alonso Ferrari ESP KOR The 2012 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix) 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.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/united-states-grand-prix-remains-unchanged-2012-f1-calendar/ United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 7 December 2011 8 October 2012 The race marked the third running of the Korean Grand Prix.Welcome to the Tilkedromes — 2012 Korean Grand Prix preview http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/10/2012-korean-grand-prix-preview/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 10 October 2012 11 October 2012 Mark Webber started the race from pole alongside Sebastian Vettel,2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix — Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/879/7094/ Formula1.com Formula One Management 13 October 2012 15 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001741/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/879/7094/ October 15, 2012 who went on to win the race ahead of Webber and championship leader Fernando Alonso, who completed the podium.Vettel wins in Korea to take championship lead http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103422 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 14 October 2012 14 October 2012 The organisers of the race invited Korean rapper PSY to wave the chequered flag.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25UdefsWkyc https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/25UdefsWkyc 2021-12-21 live PSY - 'GANGNAM STYLE' Finishes Korean Gran Prix YouTube.com 14 October 2012 This was Red Bull's only 1-2 finish of the year. After taking his third consecutive Grand Prix victory, Vettel took a six-point championship lead over Alonso with four races to go, while Räikkönen remained in third with a 48-points-deficit to Vettel, who reclaimed the championship lead for the first time since that year's Bahrain Grand Prix.2012 Korean Grand Prix championship points http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/14/2012-korean-grand-prix-championship-points/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 14 October 2012 14 October 2012 Following the result, Mercedes were mathematically eliminated from clinching the Constructors' Championship, with the remaining four teams at the top having a mathematical chance of winning it. Red Bull extended their lead to 77 points over second-placed Ferrari that leapfrogged McLaren in the standings to build a six-point-gap over the british squad following the latter's disappointing weekend. 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 ft.Short DRS zone for Korean Grand Prix http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/10/13/short-drs-zone-korean-grand-prix/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 13 October 2011 11 October 2012DRS zone extended for Korean Grand Prix http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/10/drs-zone-extended-korean-grand-prix/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 10 October 2012 11 October 2012 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 m 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.Pirelli reveal tyre choices for final three rounds http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13931.html Formula One 16 October 2012 20 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130111030532/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13931.html January 11, 2013 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.Pic to get ten-place penalty for engine change http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/12/pic-tenplace-penalty-engine-change/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 12 October 2012 12 October 2012 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.Lewis Hamilton sets practice one pace for McLaren Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103309/ Autosport Haymarket Publications 12 October 2012 12 October 2012 Free practice thumb|right|Räikkönen leads Massa. They would finish the race in 5th and 4th respectively 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. Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the second session,Sebastian Vettel sets pace in second practice Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103318 Autosport Haymarket Publications 12 October 2012 12 October 2012 leading teammate 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 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 Sergio Pérez, outdragging him on the back straight. Hamilton seized his opportunity and swept around the outside of Pérez just a few corners later. 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 teammate 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. Qualifying position No. Number Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid Final grid position 1 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:38.397 1:38.220 1:37.242 1 2 1 DEU Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:38.208 1:37.767 1:37.316 2 3 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.180 1:38.000 1:37.469 3 4 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.144 1:37.987 1:37.534 4 5 9 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:38.887 1:38.227 1:37.625 5 6 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.937 1:38.253 1:37.884 6 7 10 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:38.863 1:38.275 1:37.934 7 8 12 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:38.981 1:38.428 1:38.266 8 9 8 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.999 1:38.417 1:38.361 9 10 7 DEU Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.808 1:38.436 1:38.513 10 11 3 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.615 1:38.441 11 12 15 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.630 1:38.460 12 13 14 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.719 1:38.594 13 14 11 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:38.942 1:38.643 14 15 18 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:39.024 1:38.725 15 16 16 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.784 1:39.084 211 1 17 17 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.774 1:39.340 16 18 19 BRA Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:39.443 17 19 21 RUS Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:40.207 18 20 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:40.333 19 21 25 FRA Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.317 242 2 22 24 DEU Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:41.371 20 23 22 ESP Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:42.881 22107% time: 1:45.082 — 23 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth No time3 3 23Source: Notes: 1 1 — Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.Gearbox penalty for Ricciardo http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13923.html Formula1.com Formula One Management 14 October 2012 15 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001712/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13923.html October 15, 2012 2 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. 3 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 DEU Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 55 1:36:28.651 2 25 2 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 55 +8.231 1 18 3 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 +13.944 4 15 4 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 55 +20.168 6 12 5 9 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 55 +36.739 5 10 6 12 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 55 +45.301 8 8 7 10 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 55 +54.812 7 6 8 17 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 +1:09.589 16 4 9 16 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 +1:11.787 21 2 10 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 55 +1:19.692 3 1 11 15 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1:20.062 12 12 11 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 +1:24.448 14 13 7 DEU Michael Schumacher Mercedes 55 +1:29.241 10 14 18 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 55 +1:34.924 15 15 19 BRA Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 55 +1:36.902 17 16 21 RUS Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 54 +1 Lap 18 17 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 54 +1 Lap 19 18 24 DEU Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 54 +1 Lap 20 19 25 FRA Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 53 +2 Laps 24 20 23 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 53 +2 Laps 23 Ret Retired 22 ESP Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 16 Throttle 22 Ret Retired 14 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 16 Collision damage 13 Ret Retired 8 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1 Collision damage 9 Ret Retired 3 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 0 Collision 11Source: Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 1 DEU Sebastian Vettel* 215 10px 1 2 ESP Fernando Alonso* 209 10px 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen* 167 10px 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton* 153 10px 5 AUS Mark Webber* 152Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2012/coree-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Korea 2012 - Championship statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull-Renault* 367 10px 1 2 ITA Ferrari* 290 10px 1 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes* 284 10px 4 GBR Lotus-Renault* 255 10px 5 DEU Mercedes 136Source: 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 Korean Grand Prix 2012 2012 Japanese Grand Prix 2012 Indian Grand Prix 2011 Korean Grand Prix 2013 Korean Grand Prix Korea Korean Grand Prix 2012 Korean Grand Prix