Yeongam
Korea only recently threw its hat into the Formula One ring, hosting its first Grand Prix in October 2010. Following in the tyre tracks of Singapore and China, both of whom have launched highly successful F1 projects in the region in recent years, it was an exciting proposition for the sport and for fans.
Having already hosted the Olympics (1988) and the World Cup (2002, co-hosted with Japan), Korea is no stranger to the pressures of staging major sporting events. After announcing its Formula One deal, race organizers Korea Auto Valley Operation (KAVO) and local and national government agencies threw themselves into preparations and the circuit was just finished in time for the debut race.
The track is to be found in the South Jeolla region, in the southwestern part of the Korean peninsula. It is around 370 km from the Korean capital, Seoul. It's a fairly rural location, full of stunning natural scenery, with magnificent mountains such as Mt Jirisan and Mt Wolchulsan, and a number of beautiful islands such as Hongdo, Baekdo and Geomundo.
The city of Jeollanam-do, however, is developing around the circuit, which will serve as its focal point and in the future expect a cityscape backdrop to rival Singapore. The region is also a growing centre for tourism and culture in Northeast Asia, and organizers are following Abu Dhabi's lead and developing the area surrounding the circuit with a high-tech business park, residential and leisure facilities.
The 5.615-km Yeongam track's design is the work of celebrated circuit architect Hermann Tilke and boasts a stunning waterside location. It is made up of a temporary 'street circuit' section, which is included for the Grand Prix, and a 3.045-km permanent track, for use all year round.
It features a mammoth 1.2-km straight (one of three high-speed stretches), the longest straight of any current Asian Formula One circuit. And is also one of the calendar's few anti-clockwise tracks, featuring five slow turns and two obvious spots for overtaking.
There is seating for up to 130,000 spectators, including 16,000 in the main grandstand, the roof of which resembles the eaves of a traditional Korean 'hanok' house.
Session Times
Fri 04 October 2013
Practice 1 02:00 - 03:30
Practice 2 06:00 - 07:30
Sat 05 October 2013
Practice 3 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 06 October 2013
Race 07:00
Live on Sky Sports F1 HD
* For BBC times and info see here *
Track Diagram
Circuit Information
First Grand Prix: 2010
Number of Laps: 55
Circuit Length: 5.615 km
Race Distance: 308.630 km
Lap Record: 1:39.605 - S Vettel (2011)
Championship Standings
Technical Changes
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/
Photos from the event
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/907/general/thursday.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/907/general/friday.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/907/general/saturday.html
Sunday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/907/general/sunday.html
FIA Press Conference
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/10/15031.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/10/15042.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/10/15051.html
Sunday -
Practice 1
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m39.630s 20
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.667s +0.037s 20
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.816s +0.186s 19
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m40.117s +0.487s 20
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.215s +0.585s 22
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m40.374s +0.744s 18
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m40.396s +0.766s 19
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m40.677s +1.047s 15
9. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.860s +1.230s 20
10. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.880s +1.250s 13
11. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.899s +1.269s 20
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m41.432s +1.802s 18
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m41.482s +1.852s 22
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.626s +1.996s 21
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.924s +2.294s 19
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m42.002s +2.372s 20
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.043s +2.413s 18
18. James Calado Force India-Mercedes 1m43.008s +3.378s 21
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m43.660s +4.030s 20
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m43.883s +4.253s 19
21. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m44.100s +4.470s 14
22. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia-Cosworth 1m46.810s +7.180s 10Practice 2
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m38.673s 31
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m38.781s +0.108s 30
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.797s +0.124s 32
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m38.844s +0.171s 35
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.114s +0.441s 30
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m39.226s +0.553s 34
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.444s +0.771s 31
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m39.757s +1.084s 33
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.774s +1.101s 29
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m40.006s +1.333s 34
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m40.007s +1.334s 34
12. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.152s +1.479s 31
13. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.186s +1.513s 33
14. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.210s +1.537s 34
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.446s +1.773s 30
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.552s +1.879s 26
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m41.117s +2.444s 35
18. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m41.289s +2.616s 34
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m42.461s +3.788s 36
20. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m42.798s +4.125s 35
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.108s +4.435s 31
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.441s +4.768s 29Practice 3
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m37.881s 17
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m38.018s +0.137s 17
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.318s +0.437s 16
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m38.332s +0.451s 15
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.486s +0.605s 13
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m38.701s +0.820s 19
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m38.816s +0.935s 14
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m38.857s +0.976s 17
9. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.961s +1.080s 16
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.114s +1.233s 14
11. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.128s +1.247s 15
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m39.196s +1.315s 16
13. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m39.204s +1.323s 17
14. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.274s +1.393s 15
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.327s +1.446s 17
16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m39.371s +1.490s 19
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.665s +1.784s 15
18. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m40.128s +2.247s 17
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m41.360s +3.479s 19
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m41.614s +3.733s 20
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m41.646s +3.765s 14
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.267s +4.386s 17Qualifying
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap [/b]
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m37.202s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m37.420s +0.218s
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m37.464s +0.262s
4. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m37.531s +0.329s
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m37.679s +0.477s
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.038s +0.836s
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m38.223s +1.021s
8. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.237s +1.035s
9. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.405s +1.203s
10. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m38.822s +1.620s
Q2 cut-off time: 1m38.327s Gap **
11. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.362s +0.793s
12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.365s +0.796s
13. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.417s +0.848s
14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m38.431s +0.862s
15. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m38.718s +1.149s
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.781s +1.212s
Q1 cut-off time: 1m39.175s Gap *
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m39.470s +1.129s
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m39.987s +1.646s
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m40.864s +2.523s
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m40.871s +2.530s
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m41.169s +2.828s
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m41.322s +2.981sRace
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time/Gap[/b]
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h43m13.701s
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault +4.224s
3. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault +4.927ss
4. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari +24.114s
5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +25.255s
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari +26.189s
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes +26.698s
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +32.262s
9. Felipe Massa Ferrari +34.390s
10. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes +35.155s
11. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari +35.990s
12. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault +47.049s
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault +50.013s
14. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault +1m03.578s
15. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault +1m04.501s
16. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth +1m07.970s
17. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth +1m12.898s
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari +2 laps
19. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari +3 laps
20. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +5 lapsReport - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110378
Standings following this race
Code:
[b]Drivers: Constructors: [/b]
1. Vettel 272 1. Red Bull-Renault 402
2. Alonso 195 2. Ferrari 284
3. Raikkonen 167 3. Mercedes 283
4. Hamilton 161 4. Lotus-Renault 239
5. Webber 130 5. McLaren-Mercedes 81
6. Rosberg 122 6. Force India-Mercedes 62
7. Massa 89 7. Sauber-Ferrari 31
8. Grosjean 72 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 31
9. Button 58 9. Williams-Renault 1
10. Hulkenberg 31
11. Di Resta 36
12. Sutil 26
13. Perez 23
14. Ricciardo 18
15. Vergne 13
16. Maldonado 1
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The behind the scenes on the Sky kit is interesting.
