Korean Grand Prix

Korean Grand Prix

Korean International Circuit
Route data
Main sponsor:	none
in the racing calendar:	2010-2013
Route length:	5.615 km
Race length:	308.630 km in 55 laps
Records
Lap record:	1: 39,605 (2011, Sebastian Vettel , Red Bull-Renault )
Lap record qualification:	1: 35,585 ( 2010 , Sebastian Vettel , Red Bull-Renault )
Most wins:	Sebastian Vettel (3)
Most Poles:	Sebastian Vettel (2)
website

The Grand Prix of Korea was of the Formula 1 season in 2010 until the Formula 1 season in 2013 year as a race of the Formula 1 World Championship in South Korea held. The Korean International Circuit serves as the race track . The event actually had a seven-year contract, but made a loss of $ 26 million in 2013 alone and wanted to renegotiate the contract. Since there was no funding from South Korea, the number of spectators was too low and there were too few hotels near the track, the FIA announced that this race would not be held .

In December 2014, the Korean Grand Prix surprisingly appeared on the calendar for the 2015 Formula 1 season , which was approved by the FIA ​​World Council. This comprised 21 races, and according to the regulations, a driver was not allowed to use four, but five drive units per season in more than 20 races. Speculations quickly spread in the media that the race was only added to the racing calendar to increase the number of permitted engine units and that there was no chance that the race would actually take place. This impression was reinforced by the fact that the operators of the Korean International Circuit were not informed in advance of the inclusion of the race in the racing calendar. In addition, the race was scheduled for May 3, 2015, one week before the Spanish Grand Prix , which was an almost impossible task for the teams' logistics. Bernie Ecclestone wanted to help the engine manufacturers Ferrari , Honda and Renault in this way , as the engines from Mercedes were considered to be superior in terms of both performance and reliability. The expected deletion of the race from the calendar took place on January 6, 2015.

Results

Edition	year	route	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap
1	2010	Yeongam	Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari )	Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes )	Felipe Massa ( Ferrari )	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )	Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari )
2	2011	Yeongam	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )	Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes )	Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault )	Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes )	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )
3	2012	Yeongam	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )	Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault )	Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari )	Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault )	Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault )
4th	2013	Yeongam	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )	Kimi Raikkonen ( Lotus - Renault )	Romain Grosjean ( Lotus - Renault )	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )	Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault )

Web links

Commons : Korean Grand Prix  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Korea is getting ready for the 2010 Formula 1 debut" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 26, 2009)
2. ↑ Formula 1 - South Korea Grand Prix: More profit targeted from 2014. on motorsport-magazin.com from October 2, 2013.
3. ↑ Formula 1 season 2014: New route for Bernie. In: FAZ . 4th December 2013.
4. ↑ Dieter Rencken, Sven Haidinger: “Ecclestone's South Korea trick: The race that doesn't take place”. Motorsport-Total.com, December 4, 2014, accessed December 4, 2014 . 
5. ^ Korean GP deleted from calendar. Sport1.de, January 6, 2015, accessed on January 7, 2015 .