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Vettel wins F1 Korean Grand Prix

By 노지웅

Published : Oct. 18, 2012 - 15:27

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Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull took home his second straight Formula One (F1) Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul this Sunday.

Vettel finished the 55 laps on the 5.615-kilometer Korea International Circuit in one hour, 36 minutes and 28.651 seconds.

It was his fourth victory this season and third straight win. The German previously won the Singapore and Japanese Grand Prix finals.

Vettel’s Red Bull teammate, Mark Webber, came in second. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari finished in third.

The Korean Grand Prix was the 16th among 20 F1 races this season. The next race will be in India on Oct. 28.

By Um Yoon-sun (uys@heraldcorp.com)