Buddh International Circuit, Delhi, India

Lap distance: 5.125 km (3.185 miles)
Number of laps: 60
Racing direction: Clockwise
Delhi India

Buddh International Circuit, India circuit details

India hosted its first Formula One Grand Prix during the 2011 season on a new circuit (another designed by Herman Tilke) outside of Delhi. After three races that were run were dominated by Sebastian Vettel the race was dropped from the 2014 calendar.

Previous seasons

2013

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
The 2013 race was again won by Sebastian Vettel from pole position from Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes after Mark Webber retired with electrical problems when heading for second place. The teams used a mixture of tyre strategies after the soft tyre was expected to last only a couple of laps, though some drivers managed to get a lot more laps out of the tyres.

2012

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 race from pole position ahead of Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber.

2011

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
In the first race in 2011 Sebastian Vettel drove his Red Bull to victory from pole position.