2012 Korean Grand Prix
| 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 | ||||
| Location | Yeongam, South Jeolla, South Korea | ||||
| Course | Korea International Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.621 km (3.493 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Fine and Dry Air Temp 21 °C (70 °F) Track Temp 27 °C (81 °F) dropping to 23 °C (73 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | Poor | ||||
| 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) 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. The race marked the third running of the Korean Grand Prix.
Mark Webber started the race from pole alongside Sebastian Vettel, who went on to win the race. With championship rival Fernando Alonso finishing third, Vettel took a six-point championship lead. The organisers of the race invited Korean rapper PSY to wave the chequered flag. This was Red Bull's only 1-2 finish of the year.