Round 16 · 14 October 2012
2012 Korean Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 14 October 2012 at Korean International Circuit (Korea), starting from position 2. Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mark Webber. The fastest lap was set by Mark Webber (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 1:36:28.651 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | +8.231 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | +13.944 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | +20.168 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 5 | +36.739 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 8 | +45.301 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 7 | +54.812 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 16 | +69.589 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 21 | +71.787 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +79.692 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | +80.062 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | +84.448 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | +89.241 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | +94.924 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 17 | +96.902 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | — | — | Throttle |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Collision |