Korea 2012 - Starting grid - The first engine related penalty is taken by Marussia in Korea
Published by Christine
Charles Pic becomes the first driver to suffer a ten place drop for using his ninth engine of the season - but the penalty only pushes him back a little. Narain Karthikeyan did not technically qualify for the race after not setting a time on Saturday, but the FIA have officially allowed him to start the race today.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.242 | 17 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.316 | 13 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.469 | 16 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.534 | 19 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:37.625 | 17 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.884 | 16 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:37.934 | 20 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:38.266 | 18 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:38.361 | 17 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:38.513 | 18 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.441 | 11 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:38.460 | 13 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:38.594 | 14 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:38.643 | 15 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:38.725 | 16 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:39.340 | 14 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:39.443 | 9 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.207 | 7 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.333 | 10 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:41.371 | 8 |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:39.084 | 13 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:42.881 | 7 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | No time | 1 |
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:41.317 | 8 |
- 10 places. Charles Pic - Exceeding the maximum number of engines permitted for use over the course of the season.
- 5 places. Daniel Ricciardo - The Driver did not use the gearbox for five consecutive Events.
