2012 Indian Grand Prix Results

Buddh International Circuit, Uttar Pradesh

October 28, 2012

Round 17

Race Winner

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Circuit

Buddh International Circuit

Uttar Pradesh, India

Fastest Race Lap

1:28.203

Jenson Button (Lap 60)

Fastest Qualifying

1:25.283

Sebastian Vettel (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	5	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	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:26.516	1:25.816	1:25.544
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:26.564	1:25.467	1:25.659
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:26.829	1:25.834	1:25.773
6	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:26.939	1:26.111	1:25.857
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:26.740	1:26.101	1:26.236
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:27.179	1:26.076	1:26.360
9	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:26.048	1:25.983	1:26.713
10	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.458	1:25.976	1:25.976
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:26.897	1:26.136	1:26.136
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:27.185	1:26.241	1:26.241
13		Bruno Senna	Williams	1:26.851	1:26.331	1:26.331
14		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:27.482	1:26.574	1:26.574
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:27.006	1:26.777	1:26.777
16	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:27.462	1:26.989	1:26.989
17	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:27.517	1:27.219	1:27.219
18	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:27.525	-	1:27.525
19		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	1:28.756	-	1:28.756
20		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	1:29.500	-	1:29.500
21		Timo Glock	Marussia	1:29.613	-	1:29.613
22		Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	1:30.592	-	1:30.592
23		Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:30.593	-	1:30.593
24		Charles Pic	Marussia	1:30.662	-	1:30.662

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Indian Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	60	1:31:10.744	25
2	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	+9.437	18
3		Mark Webber	Red Bull	60	+13.217	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	60	+13.909	12
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	60	+26.266	10
6	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	60	+44.674	8
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	60	+45.227	6
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	60	+54.998	4
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	60	+56.103	2
10		Bruno Senna	Williams	60	+1:14.975	1
11	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	60	+1:21.694	0
12	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	60	+1:22.815	0
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	60	+1:26.064	0
14	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	60	+1:26.495	0
15	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	59	+1 Lap	0
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	59	+1 Lap	0
17		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	59	+1 Lap	0
18		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	59	+1 Lap	0
19		Charles Pic	Marussia	59	+1 Lap	0
20		Timo Glock	Marussia	58	+2 Laps	0
21		Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	58	+2 Laps	0
22		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	55	Retired	0
23		Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	43	Accident	0
24	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	21	Accident	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Buddh International Circuit

Location:Uttar Pradesh, India

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used