The race was contested over 55 laps and was won by
Sebastian Vettel, driving for
Red Bull Racing. He dominantly won the race to claim his fourth consecutive victory of the season. He achieved a
grand slam for the second race in a row, becoming the first driver since
Jim Clark in 1963 to achieve the feat in consecutive race weekends.
Lotus team-mates
Kimi Räikkönen and
Romain Grosjean rounded out the podium, a result shrouded in minor controversy after Grosjean asked for
team orders late in the race having lost the position to Räikkönen on a safety car restart.
Nico Hülkenberg finished an equal career-best fourth place for
Sauber, describing it as "one of the best races in my career so far." The result meant that Vettel extended his lead to 77 points over Alonso; this put him in mathematical contention to seal his fourth consecutive championship in the next race in Japan, but ultimately had to wait until
India. Räikkönen leapfrogged Hamilton to go third, 28 points behind Alonso while Hamilton's result meant he was six points behind Räikkönen's score. Behind them,
Mark Webber, who retired after a fire due to a collision with
Adrian Sutil, kept fifth while Rosberg also stayed in sixth. On lap 38 a fire truck appeared on track on its driver's own accord during a safety car period after Webber's car caught fire. Despite major circuit renovations including a complete modification to the exit of the pit lane, this was the last Korean Grand Prix in Formula One to date – the race was on the 2014 provisional calendar (scheduled for 25–27 April) but the
South Jeolla provincial government cut funding to the event due to very low spectator turnout, hindered by the venues' rural location. ==Classification==