2012 Indian Grand Prix
The 2012 Indian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 October 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The race was the seventeenth round of the 2012 championship, and marked the second running of the Indian Grand Prix.
| 2012 Indian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 17 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 28 October 2012 | ||||
| Official name | 2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Buddh International Circuit Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.125 km (3.185 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 307.249 km (190.916 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Fine, Dry, a little hazy and a little dusty Air Temp 30 °C (86 °F) Track Temp 36 °C (97 °F) dropping to 31 °C (88 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 65,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:25.283 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:28.203 on lap 60 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position. Vettel won the race for the second consecutive year, but despite leading every lap of the race, he was denied a Grand Chelem when Jenson Button set the fastest lap of the race. The organisers of the race invited sport shooter Gagan Narang, who won a bronze medal for India at the London Olympics, to wave the chequered flag.