Trase Korejā pirms nedēļas nogales sākuma bija ļoti putekļaina un tādēļ sākotnēji pilotiem vajadzēja uzvesties pietiekami piesardzīgi. Neskatoties uz to, abās treniņu sesijās sekoja ļoti daudz izbraukšanas ārpus trases dēļ zemā saķeres līmeņa.
“Red Bull”, kas Korejā ir ieradušies kā favorīti, uzrādīja labākos apļa laiksu otrajā treniņu sesijā, kad tika izmantotas arī supermīkstā sastāva riepas. Tostarp stabilu sniegumu demonstrēja Fernando Alonso, kurš pirmajā trneiņā bija otrais, betr otrajā treniņā uzrādīja trešo rezultātu.
Treniņi 1 – Korejas GP
| V | No | Pilots | Komanda | Laiks | Atst. | Apļi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.148 | 23 | |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.450 | 0.302 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:39.575 | 0.427 | 21 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.854 | 0.706 | 23 |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:40.088 | 0.940 | 21 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:40.221 | 1.073 | 21 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.396 | 1.248 | 24 |
| 8 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:40.422 | 1.274 | 22 |
| 9 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.440 | 1.292 | 19 |
| 10 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.480 | 1.332 | 21 |
| 11 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:40.929 | 1.781 | 14 |
| 12 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:41.048 | 1.900 | 25 |
| 13 | 12 | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.140 | 1.992 | 21 |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.220 | 2.072 | 19 |
| 15 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.514 | 2.366 | 20 |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.596 | 2.448 | 23 |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.021 | 2.873 | 25 |
| 18 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:42.027 | 2.879 | 23 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:42.104 | 2.956 | 24 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:42.175 | 3.027 | 13 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:42.706 | 3.558 | 22 |
| 22 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:42.820 | 3.672 | 19 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:44.517 | 5.369 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | Dani Clos | HRT-Cosworth | 1:45.735 | 6.587 | 22 |
Treniņi 2 – Korejas GP
| V | No | Pilots | Komanda | Laiks | Atst. | Apļi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.832 | 33 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.864 | 0.032 | 33 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.160 | 0.328 | 28 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.219 | 0.387 | 29 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.330 | 0.498 | 31 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.422 | 0.590 | 30 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.584 | 0.752 | 36 |
| 8 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.717 | 0.885 | 25 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.739 | 0.907 | 33 |
| 10 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.839 | 1.007 | 26 |
| 11 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.957 | 1.125 | 28 |
| 12 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:40.089 | 1.257 | 32 |
| 13 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.112 | 1.280 | 34 |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.445 | 1.613 | 28 |
| 15 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.745 | 1.913 | 11 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:40.789 | 1.957 | 31 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:40.997 | 2.165 | 32 |
| 18 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:41.200 | 2.368 | 33 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:41.602 | 2.770 | 23 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:42.596 | 3.764 | 28 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:43.066 | 4.234 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:43.067 | 4.235 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.869 | 5.037 | 36 |
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:44.533 | 5.701 | 24 |