2012 Indian Grand Prix
- Date
- 28 Oct 2012
- Circuit
- Buddh International Circuit, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Round
- 17 of 20
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:25.283)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 60 | 1:31:10.744 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +9.437 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 60 | +13.217 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 60 | +13.909 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 60 | +26.266 | 1:28.203 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +44.674 | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | 60 | +45.227 | 6 | |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 12 | 60 | +54.998 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 11 | 60 | +56.103 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | 60 | +74.975 | 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 | 60 | +81.694 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 16 | 60 | +82.815 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | 60 | +86.064 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | 60 | +86.495 | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | 55 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.387 | 1:25.435 | 1:25.283 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.744 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.327 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.516 | 1:25.816 | 1:25.544 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.564 | 1:25.467 | 1:25.659 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.829 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.773 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.939 | 1:26.111 | 1:25.857 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:26.740 | 1:26.101 | 1:26.236 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:27.179 | 1:26.076 | 1:26.360 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.048 | 1:25.983 | 1:26.713 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.458 | 1:25.976 | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.897 | 1:26.136 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.185 | 1:26.241 | |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:26.851 | 1:26.331 | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27.482 | 1:26.574 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.006 | 1:26.777 | |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.462 | 1:26.989 | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.517 | 1:27.219 | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.525 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:28.756 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:29.500 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:29.613 | ||
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:30.592 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.593 | ||
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:30.662 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | 240 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 227 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 173 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 167 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 165 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 141 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 93 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 90 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 89 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 66 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 7 | 407 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 316 |
| 3 | McLaren | 5 | 306 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 263 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 136 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 116 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 93 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 59 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |