Korea 2012 - Race results - Sebastian Vettel secures victory in Korea, with Alonso on the podium
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel led from the start, as Mark Webber (predictably) got bogged down off the line. There were a few good battles for position as the race wore on, but it was Kobayashi who caused the biggest stir of the day. The Sauber managed to take out two drivers on the first lap, Button and Rosberg, get a drive through penalty for the incident, and then retire from the race anyway.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:42.037 | Lap 54 |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:36:28.651 | 2 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | +8.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | +13.9 | 2 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | +20.1 | 2 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | +36.7 | 2 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +45.3 | 2 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | +54.8 | 2 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +69.5 | 2 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +71.7 | 2 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +79.6 | 3 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | +80.0 | 2 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +84.4 | 2 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +89.2 | 2 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | +94.9 | 1 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | +96.9 | 2 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 18 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | +2 laps | 2 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 1 |
| DNF | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | Lap 17 | 1 |
| DNF | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | Lap 17 | 3 |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Lap 1 | 0 |
| DNF | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | Lap 1 | 0 |
