Round 17 · 28 October 2012
2012 Indian Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Indian Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 28 October 2012 at Buddh International Circuit (India), starting from position 1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Jenson Button (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:31:10.744 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +9.437 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +13.217 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +13.909 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | +26.266 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | +44.674 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | +45.227 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 12 | +54.998 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 11 | +56.103 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | +74.975 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 | +81.694 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 16 | +82.815 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | +86.064 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | +86.495 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | — | — | Retired |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | — | — | Accident |