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Fantasy Formula 1 - Indian GP Preview
6:41 AM on October 22nd, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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The Indian GP became the newest addition to the Formula 1 calendar in 2011, but interest in bringing the series to the emerging market in South Asia dates back to 1997. The Irungattukottai Race Track in Madras (now Chennai) was the only permanent motor racing venue in India at the time with the Kari Memorial Speedway road course joining it in 2003.

Soon after the opening of Coimbatore's Kari Memorial Speedway, a pre-agreement was signed to hold a Formula 1 race in Hyderabad in 2007 at a newly-built venue on the outskirts of the city. Shortly afterwards Mumbai showed interest in hosting the event, but by the second half of 2004 both projects were off the table.

An announcement was made in 2007 declaring a provisional agreement had been reached to hold a grand prix in India in 2009 at a circuit to be built in Garagon. The proposed event was soon pushed back by a year and it was delayed further after a thorough assessment of the timeframe involved was conducted. By this stage the race's venue had switched to Greater Noida but the construction of the Buddh International Circuit and the surrounding Jaypee Sports City was far from smooth. The FIA gave the venue its seal of approval seven weeks before the inaugural race, but it was belatedly showcased just ten days before the cars were due to hit the track.

Formula 1's Asian swing moves to the Buddh International Circuit for the Indian GP on Sunday, October 28th. For the first time since May, Sebastian Vettel heads the overall standings after he notched up his third successive win of the year in Korea last time out. Long-time championship leader Fernando Alonso made the podium in Yeongam but it wasn't enough to stop his four point advantage turn into a six point deficit. With only 100 points up for grabs in the remaining four races, it appears the likes of Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber hold just a mathematical chance of taking the crown, rather than a realistic one.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, October 27th at 4:25 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some Indian GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Indian GP
Round 17 of 20
Circuit Buddh International Circuit
Location Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 3.192 mi (5.137 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 16 (7 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:27.249, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2011
Race Length 191.600 mi (308.400 km)
Laps 60
2011 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2011 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, October 26th at 12:30 AM ET - 2 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, October 26th at 4:30 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, October 27th at 1:30 AM ET - 2:30 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, October 27th at 4:25 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, October 27th at 4:30 AM ET
Race Sunday, October 28th at 4:30 AM ET



2011 Indian GP facts:
  • Sebastian Vettel won the race from pole.
  • Vettel led every lap and posted the fastest lap, helping him secure the Grand Chelem.
  • The podium was completed by drivers who all started from the front three rows of the grid.
  • The three drivers on the podium drove for three different teams.
  • Red Bull had two drivers finish in the top-4.
  • Mercedes and McLaren were the only other teams to have two cars in the top-10.
  • Two drivers who began the race outside of the top-10 finished in the leading ten cars.
  • The most positions gained was 10 by Sergio Pérez.
  • Two drivers retired due to mechanical issues.
  • There were a number of incidents on the opening lap, eventually accounting for two retirements.
  • In total there were five retirements.
  • The safety car wasn't deployed during the race.



2011 Indian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:26.218
1:24.657
1:24.178
1
2.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:26.563
1:25.019
1:24.474
5
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:26.473
1:25.282
1:24.508
2
4.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:26.774
1:25.158
1:24.519
3
5.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:26.225
1:25.299
1:24.950
4
6.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:27.012
1:25.552
1:25.122
6
7.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:26.364
1:25.555
1:25:451
7
8.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:26.271
1:26.140
No Time
8
9.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:26.608
1:26.161
No Time
9
10.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:26.557
1:26.319+
No Time
10
11.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:26.189
1:26.319+
-
16
12.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:26.790
1:26.337
-
11
13.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:26.864
1:26.503
-
12
14.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:26.829
1:26.537
-
13
15.
Bruno Senna
Renault
1:26.766
1:26.651
-
14
16.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:27.479
1:27.247
-
15
17.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:27.249
1:27:562
-
20
18.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:27.876
-
-
17
19.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:28.565
-
-
18
20.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:28.752
-
-
19
21.
Daniel Ricciardo
Hispania Racing
1:30.216
-
-
23
22.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing
1:30.238
-
-
24
23.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
1:30:866
-
-
21


107% Time:
1:32.222



24.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
1:34:046
-
-
22



Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-4.
McLaren and Ferrari had two cars in the top-6.
Toro Rosso had two cars in the top-10.
Vitaly Petrov was given a 5-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident at the previous race.
Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Pérez were given 3-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags during FP1.
Daniel Ricciardo was given a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Narain Karthikeyan was given a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Michael Schumacher during Q1.
+= Jaime Alguersuari advanced to Q3 ahead of Vitaly Petrov because he set his fastest Q2 time first.
Adrian Sutil, Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari elected not to take to the track during Q3.
Timo Glock failed to make the 107% time but was allowed to race because he had set times within the 107% time during free practice.
Narain Karthikeyan replaced Vitantonio Liuzzi at Hispania Racing for this race only.



2011 Indian GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
1
50
2.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
38
1
0
0
0
40
3.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
36
1
0
0
0
38
4.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

2
34
1
0
0
0
37
5.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes

0
32
1
0
0
0
33
6.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren

3
28
1
0
0
0
32
8.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

1
24
1
0
0
0
26
10.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Bruno Senna
Renault

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Daniel Ricciardo
Hispania Racing

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
Ret.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Suspension
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
Ret.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
Engine
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
Gearbox
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
Collision damage
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2011 Indian GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
3
37
2
1
2
1
46
McLaren (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button)
2
33
2
0
0
0
37
Ferrari (Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
2
19
0
0
0
0
21
Mercedes (Michael Scumacher/Nico Rosberg)
0
31
2
0
0
0
33
Renault (Bruno Senna/Vitaly Petrov)
0
19
2
0
0
0
21
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado)
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Paul di Resta)
0
20
2
0
0
0
22
Sauber (Kamui Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez)
0
11
0
0
0
0
11
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
1
13
0
0
0
0
14
Lotus (Heikki Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli)
0
9
2
0
0
0
11
Hispania Racing
(Daniel Ricciardo/Narain Karthikeyan)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio)
0
5
0
0
0
0
5



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-19 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren, Renault, Force India, Hispania, Lotus.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Laps led Vettel (1-60).
Fastest lap Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) on lap 30 (1:27.249).



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
16
5
4.53
5.53
1
13
12
4
35.82
A
Mark Webber
RBR
16
1
5.88
6.24
1
13
8
2
32.59
A
Jenson Button
MCL
16
1
6.88
10.59
1
10
6
2
24.53
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
16
5
3.50
9.18
1
12
8
3
28.88
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
16
2
6.18
5.76
1
14
12
3
34.00
A
Felipe Massa
FER
16
0
10.29
9.00
2
10
5
0
25.47
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
16
0
8.35
14.18
3
7
1
0
16.59
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
16
1
8.94
10.59
1
10
4
1
23.76
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
16
0
7.71
5.29
2
15
10
0
33.41
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
15
0
6.81
12.06
2
8
4
0
20.88
B
Paul di Resta
FI
16
0
11.24
10.47
4
8
1
0
22.71
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
16
0
11.53
10.76
4
8
2
0
22.06
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
16
0
10.82
13.18
3
7
3
0
17.47
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
16
0
12.18
11.41
2
7
3
0
20.76
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
16
0
14.53
12.18
9
5
0
0
18.71
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
16
0
16.71
13.88
8
3
0
0
15.65
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
16
1
9.47
14.47
1
3
1
1
15.71
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
16
0
15.24
13.41
6
7
0
0
16.59
B
Heikki Kovalanen
CAT
16
0
18.71
16.76
13
0
0
0
9.65
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
16
0
19.65
16.88
13
0
0
0
8.59
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
16
0
22.35
20.00
17
0
0
0
3.18
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
16
0
23.53
20.81
15
0
0
0
2.35
B
Timo Glock
MAR
15
0
21.25
17.44
12
0
0
0
8.19
B
Charles Pic
MAR
16
0
21.82
18.71
15
0
0
0
5.71
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
16
6
5.21
5.88
1
26
20
6
35.94
TM
McLaren
MCL
16
6
5.24
9.88
1
22
14
5
27.47
TM
Ferrari
FER
16
2
8.24
7.38
1
24
17
3
30.47
TM
Mercedes
MER
16
1
8.65
12.38
1
17
5
1
20.24
TM
Lotus
LOT
16
0
7.53
8.71
2
23
14
0
27.71
TM
Force India
FI
16
0
11.38
10.62
4
16
3
0
22.94
TM
Sauber
SAU
16
0
11.50
12.29
2
14
6
0
19.41
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
16
0
15.62
13.03
8
8
0
0
17.76
TM
Williams
WIL
16
1
12.35
13.94
1
10
1
1
16.35
TM
Caterham
CAT
16
0
19.18
16.82
13
0
0
0
9.88
TM
HRT
HRT
16
0
22.94
20.41
15
0
0
0
2.94
TM
Marussia
MAR
16
0
21.55
18.09
12
0
0
0
7.18



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
1,1,1,22CF
2
3.00
6.25
1
3
3
3
36.25
A
Felipe Massa
FER
4,2,8,4
0
8.25
4.50
2
4
3
0
34.75
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
1,1,1,22CF
2
4.13
8.38
1
5
4
3
33.00
2,9,11,20CF
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
5,6,6,5
0
8.25
5.50
5
4
2
0
32.75
TM
Ferrari
FER
3,DNF,3,3
0
7.38
6.25
2
7
6
0
32.25
4,2,8,4
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
3,DNF,3,3
0
6.50
8.00
3
3
3
0
28.75
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
10,5,DNF,1
2
3.50
10.00
1
3
2
1
28.50
B
Paul di Resta
FI
12,12,4,8
0
9.00
9.00
4
2
1
0
25.50
A
Mark Webber
RBR
2,9,11,20CF
0
5.25
10.50
2
2
1
0
24.50
TM
McLaren
MCL
DNF,4,2,DNF
2
4.25
11.63
1
5
4
1
24.50
10,5,DNF,1
TM
Force India
FI
12,12,4,8
0
11.13
10.50
4
4
1
0
23.25
6,7,14,21CF
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
9,10,9,12
0
15.50
10.00
9
3
0
0
23.00
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
11,DNF,10,2
0
11.25
11.25
2
2
1
0
21.25
TM
Sauber
SAU
DNF,3,13,9
0
11.13
11.50
2
4
2
0
21.25
11,DNF,10,2
TM
Lotus
LOT
5,6,6,5
0
8.63
8.50
5
6
2
0
21.00
7,19CF,7,13
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
DNF,3,13,9
0
11.00
11.75
3
2
1
0
20.25
A
Jenson Button
MCL
DNF,4,2,DNF
0
5.00
13.25
2
2
2
0
20.25
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
6,7,14,21CF
0
13.25
12.00
6
2
0
0
19.75
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
13,11,DNF,6
0
9.25
12.75
6
1
0
0
18.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
9,10,9,12
0
16.13
13.13
8
4
0
0
17.50
8,13,DNF,DNF
TM
Mercedes
MER
13,11,DNF,6
0
9.75
13.75
5
3
1
0
17.25
DNF,DNF,5,7
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
7,DNF,7,DNR
0
6.67
11.00
7
2
0
0
16.50
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
14,8,DNF,11
0
10.75
13.75
8
1
0
0
16.50
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
DNF,DNF,5,7
0
10.25
14.75
5
2
1
0
16.50
TM
Williams
WIL
14,8,DNF,11
0
13.75
14.00
8
2
0
0
15.75
15,14,18CF,10
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
15,14,18CF,10
0
16.75
14.25
10
1
0
0
14.50
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
17,15,15,14
0
19.25
15.25
14
0
0
0
12.50
TM
Caterham
CAT
17,15,15,14
0
19.63
16.00
14
0
0
0
12.00
16,17,19,15
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
8,13,DNF,DNF
0
16.75
16.25
8
1
0
0
11.50
B
Timo Glock
MAR
18,16,12,17
0
20.75
15.75
12
0
0
0
11.50
TM
Marussia
MAR
18,16,12,17
0
21.13
16.75
12
0
0
0
10.00
19,DNF,16,16
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
16,17,19,15
0
20.00
16.75
15
0
0
0
9.50
B
Charles Pic
MAR
18,DNF,16,16
0
21.50
17.75
16
0
0
0
7.25
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
DNF,18,17,18
0
22.75
18.50
17
0
0
0
5.75
TM
HRT
HRT
DNF,18,17,18
0
23.00
19.63
17
0
0
0
3.75
20,DNF,DNF,19
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
20,DNF,DNF,19
0
23.25
20.75
19
0
0
0
2.00

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