The 2012 Korean Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Yeongam, South Korea on Sunday, 14 October 2012. Mark Webber started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and his team-mate Sebastian Vettel was the race winner.
2012 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:36:28.651 | - | - | 25 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:36:36.882 | +8.231 | +8.231 | 1:42.037 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:36:42.595 | +13.944 | +5.713 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:36:48.819 | +20.168 | +6.224 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:05.390 | +36.739 | +16.571 | 10 | |
| 6 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:13.952 | +45.301 | +8.562 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:23.463 | +54.812 | +9.511 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:38.240 | +1:09.589 | +14.777 | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:40.438 | +1:11.787 | +2.198 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:48.343 | +1:19.692 | +7.905 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:48.713 | +1:20.062 | +0.370 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:53.099 | +1:24.448 | +4.386 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:57.892 | +1:29.241 | +4.793 | ||
| 14 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:03.575 | +1:34.924 | +5.683 | ||
| 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:05.553 | +1:36.902 | +1.978 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |||
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | ||||
| 18 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | ||||
| 19 | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 53 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |||
| 20 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 53 | 2 laps | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli |