Round 17 · 28 October 2012
Indian Grand Prix
Buddh International Circuit · Uttar Pradesh, India
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
25 drivers
After Round 16
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
215
pts
2
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
209
pts
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
167
pts
4
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
153
pts
5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
152
pts
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6
Jenson Button
McLaren
131
pts
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
93
pts
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
88
pts
9
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
81
pts
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
66
pts
11
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
50
pts
12
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
45
pts
13
Paul di Resta
Force India
44
pts
14
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
43
pts
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
33
pts
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
25
pts
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
12
pts
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
9
pts
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
0
pts
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
0
pts
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
0
pts
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1
0
pts
23
Charles Pic
Marussia
0
pts
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
0
pts
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
0
pts
After the race
25 drivers
After Round 17
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
—
240
+25
2
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
—
227
+18
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
—
173
+6
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
↑1
167
+15
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
↓1
165
+12
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6
Jenson Button
McLaren
—
141
+10
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
—
93
+0
8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
—
90
+2
9
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
—
89
+8
10
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
—
66
+0
11
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
—
50
+0
12
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
—
49
+4
13
Paul di Resta
Force India
—
44
+0
14
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
—
43
+0
15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
—
33
+0
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
—
26
+1
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
—
12
+0
18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
—
9
+0
19
Timo Glock
Marussia
—
0
+0
20
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
—
0
+0
21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
—
0
+0
22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Lotus F1
—
0
+0
23
Charles Pic
Marussia
—
0
+0
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
—
0
+0
25
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:31:10.744 | 25 |
| 2 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +9.437 | 18 |
| 3 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +13.217 | 15 |
| 4 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +13.909 | 12 |
| 5 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | +26.266 | 10 |
| 6 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | +44.674 | 8 |
| 7 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 7 | +45.227 | 6 |
| 8 | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 12 | +54.998 | 4 |
| 9 | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 11 | +56.103 | 2 |
| 10 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | +1:14.975 | 1 |
| 11 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 | +1:21.694 | 0 |
| 12 | DIR Paul di Resta | Force India | 16 | +1:22.815 | 0 |
| 13 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1:26.064 | 0 |
| 14 | KOB Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | +1:26.495 | 0 |
| 15 | VER Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | KAR Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | Retired | 0 |
| R | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| R | PER Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 8 | Accident | 0 |