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| 2012 Korean Grand Prix | |||||
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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 |
 Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:42.037 on lap 54 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2012 Korean Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix)[1] 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.[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.
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- ^ a b c "2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Race)". f1standings.net. F1Standings. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Red Bull Strong Again; Attendance Lags in Korea". 14 October 2012.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (7 December 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (10 October 2012). "Welcome to the Tilkedromes — 2012 Korean Grand Prix preview". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vettel wins in Korea to take championship lead". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (14 October 2012). "2012 Korean Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "PSY - 'GANGNAM STYLE' Finishes Korean Gran Prix". YouTube.com. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
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