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 II  Airtel Indian Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 28 October 2012
Start time15:00
Event Indian GP
Circuit New Delhi
Event FormatRace of 60 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#17 of 20 in 2012
#875 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps60
Circuit Perimeter5125 m
Race Distance5125 × 60 − 251 = 307.249 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers24
Finishers22
Pit stops28
DebutantsNone
MilestonesMercedes – 100th Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most Consecutive 12th Place Finishes Paul di Resta (3),
2. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio Marussia (14.71%),
3. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season Paul di Resta (5),
4. Most 20th Place Finishes in a Season Marussia (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (910),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1042),
3. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (676),
4. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (242),
5. Most 5th Place Finishes Jenson Button (23),
6. Most 6th Place Finishes Ferrari (93),
7. Most 21st Place Finishes Hispania (10),
8. Most 21st Place Finishes Narain Karthikeyan (5),
9. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Ferrari (12.63%),
10. Highest 20th Place Finish Ratio Marussia (17.65%),
11. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season Force India (8),
12. Most 17th Place Finishes in a Season Caterham (8),
13. Most 21st Place Finishes in a Season Hispania (6),
14. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1916),
15. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (192),
16. Most 6th Place Qualifications Ferrari (164),
17. Most 11th Place Qualifications Lotus (62),
18. Most 21st Place Qualifications Timo Glock (22),
19. Most 23rd Place Qualifications Hispania (39)

World Championship standings
1  Sebastian Vettel 240 
2  Fernando Alonso 227 
3  Kimi Räikkönen 173 
4  Mark Webber 167 up
5  Lewis Hamilton 165 up
6  Jenson Button 141 
7  Nico Rosberg 93 
8  Romain Grosjean 90 
9  Felipe Massa 89 
10  Sergio Pérez 66 
11  Kamui Kobayashi 50 
12  Nico Hülkenberg 49 
13  Paul di Resta 44 
14  Michael Schumacher 43 
15  Pastor Maldonado 33 
16  Bruno Senna 26 
17  Jean-Éric Vergne 12 
18  Daniel Ricciardo 9 
1  Red Bull / Renault 407 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 316 
3  McLaren / Mercedes 306 
4  Lotus / Renault 263 
5  Mercedes / Mercedes 136 
6  Sauber / Ferrari 116 
7  Force India / Mercedes 93 
8  Williams / Renault 59 
9  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 21 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 1Car 3
EntrantRed Bull RacingRed Bull RacingVodafone McLaren Mercedes
Driver Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button
Car Red Bull RB8 Red Bull RB8 McLaren MP4/27
EngineRenault RS27-2012Renault RS27-2012Mercedes FO108Z
Time1:31'10.7441'25.2831'28.203
Speed202.184 km/h216.339 km/h209.177 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Sebastian VettelMr Rakesh BahadurChairman, Noida Authority, Greater Noida Authority & YEIDA
2nd Place Fernando AlonsoMr Manoj GaurChairman
3rd Place Mark WebberMr Vicky ChandhokPresident of Indian ASN FMSCI
Winning ConstructorRed Bull (represented by Jonathan Wheatley)