Indian Grand Prix
Round 17 of 2012
Circuit
Buddh International Circuit
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Date
Oct 28, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 60 | 1:31:10.744 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +9.437 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 2 | 60 | +13.217 | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 3 | 60 | +13.909 | 12 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 4 | 60 | +26.266 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +44.674 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 7 | 60 | +45.227 | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 12 | 60 | +54.998 | 4 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 11 | 60 | +56.103 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 13 | 60 | +1:14.975 | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 10 | 60 | +1:21.694 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 16 | 60 | +1:22.815 | 0 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 15 | 60 | +1:26.064 | 0 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 17 | 60 | +1:26.495 | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 9 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 19 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 20 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 24 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 21 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 23 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 14 | 55 | Retired | 0 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 22 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 8 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:26.387 | 1:25.435 | 1:25.283 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:26.744 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.327 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:26.516 | 1:25.816 | 1:25.544 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:26.564 | 1:25.467 | 1:25.659 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:26.829 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.773 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:26.939 | 1:26.111 | 1:25.857 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:26.740 | 1:26.101 | 1:26.236 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:27.179 | 1:26.076 | 1:26.360 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:26.048 | 1:25.983 | 1:26.713 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:26.458 | 1:25.976 | — |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:26.897 | 1:26.136 | — |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:27.185 | 1:26.241 | — |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:26.851 | 1:26.331 | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:27.482 | 1:26.574 | — |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:27.006 | 1:26.777 | — |
| 16 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:27.462 | 1:26.989 | — |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:27.517 | 1:27.219 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:27.525 | — | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:28.756 | — | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:29.500 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:28.723
Lap 60
Ferrari
1:28.630
Lap 60
Red Bull
1:29.029
Lap 59
McLaren
1:28.944
Lap 58
McLaren
1:28.203
Lap 60
Ferrari
1:29.283
Lap 59
Lotus F1
1:29.354
Lap 54
Force India
1:29.230
Lap 60
Lotus F1
1:29.522
Lap 57
Williams
1:28.431
Lap 60
Mercedes
1:29.492
Lap 59
Force India
1:29.086
Lap 59
Toro Rosso
1:29.440
Lap 57
Sauber
1:29.204
Lap 51
Toro Rosso
1:30.091
Lap 59
Williams
1:30.067
Lap 50
Caterham
1:31.163
Lap 58
Caterham
1:30.786
Lap 57
Marussia
1:31.366
Lap 55
Marussia
1:31.721
Lap 56
1:32.161
Lap 53
Mercedes
1:29.230
Lap 53
1:32.864
Lap 39
Sauber
1:32.208
Lap 17
Race Overview
The 2012 Indian Grand Prix took place at Buddh International Circuit in India. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Sebastian Vettel taking the victory.