The Grand Prix File: Korea
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2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX |
Located on the coast in Yeongam, a county in the southwest corner of South Korea, 400km from Seoul, the area is quite rural. That, however, is intended to change as a town grows up around the circuit – it’s certainly a strange way to go about building a street circuit.
| Circuit Length: | 5.621 km (3.493 miles) |
| Race Length: | 55 laps, 309.155 km (192.100 miles) |
| Lap Record: | 1:39.605 (S Vettel, Red Bull, 2011) |
| Last Year: |
1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1h 38:01.994 [more...] 2. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, +12.019 s 3. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, +12.477 s P. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:35.820 [more...] FL. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:39.605 |
| Local Time (UTC+9) | UK Time | ||
| Thursday | Press Conference | 15.00 | 07:00 |
| Friday |
Practice Session 1 | 10.00-11.30 | 02.00-03.30 |
| Practice Session 2 | 14.00-15.30 | 06.00-07.30 | |
| Press Conference | 16.00 | 08:00 | |
| Saturday |
Practice Session 3 | 11.00-12.00 | 03.00-04.00 |
| Qualifying | 14.00-15.00 | 06.00-07.00 | |
| Followed by press conference | |||
| Sunday |
Race | 15:00 | 07:00 |
| Followed by press conference |
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Friday Sunny with northerly breezes, maximum temperatures of 23°C. |
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Saturday More cloud but otherwise warm with highs of 24°C. |
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Sunday Sunny but northerly wind picking up to 27 km/h to give the drivers something extra to think about. Temperatures reaching 24°C. |
World Drivers’ Championship: [more...]
| 1. | Fernando Alonso | 194 Points |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | 190 Points |
| 3. | Kimi Raikkonen | 157 Points |
| 4. | Lewis Hamilton | 152 Points |
| 5. | Mark Webber | 134 Points |
World Constructors’ Championship: [more...]
| 1. | Red Bull-Renault | 324 Points |
| 2. | McLaren-Mercedes | 283 Points |
| 3. | Ferrari | 263 Points |
| 4. | Lotus-Renault | 239 Points |
| 5. | Mercedes | 136 Points |
Form Guide:
Last Two Years at Yeongam
| VET | WEB | BUT | HAM | ALO | RAI | ROS | MSC | |
| Starts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Classified Finishes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 1 | 1 |
| Retirements | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1 |
| Best Result | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 8 | 4 |
| Best Grid Slot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | N/A | 5 | 9 |
| Average Finish | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | N/A | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Average Grid Slot | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | N/A | 6.0 | 10.5 |
| Number of Podiums | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
Current Form (Last Five Races)
| Sebastian Vettel | 80 points |
| Jenson Button | 63 points |
| Lewis Hamilton | 60 points |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 59 points |
| Fernando Alonso | 40 points |
| Mark Webber | 14 points |
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Preview of the Korean Grand Prix
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