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Home / Seasons / 2012 F1 World Championship Season / 2012 United States Grand Prix

2012 United States Grand Prix

DateSunday, 18 November 2012
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes
Pole position
  • Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel
  • Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel
  • Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-Renault
CircuitAustin, 56 laps
Round19 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 United States Grand Prix was the

  • 877th World Championship race
  • 34th World Championship United States Grand Prix (first since 2007)
  • 1st World Championship race at Austin
  • 2012 Constructors’ title decider
More 2012 season
More United States Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes561hr 35m 55.269s25
2-1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault56+0.675s18
3+4Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoFerrari56+39.229s15
4+7Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari56+46.013s12
5+7United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes56+56.432s10
6-2Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault56+1m 04.425s8
7+1France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault56+1m 10.313s6
8-2Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes56+1m 13.792s4
9 Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault56+1m 14.525s2
10 Brazil flag lazyload Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault56+1m 15.133s1
11+4Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari56+1m 24.341s 
12+6Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1m 24.871s 
13+4Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes56+1m 25.510s 
14+2Japan flag lazyload Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari55+1 lap 
15-2United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes55+1 lap 
16-11Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherMercedes55+1 lap 
17+4Russia flag lazyload Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault55+1 lap 
18+4Finland flag lazyload Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault55+1 lap 
19 Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth55+1 lap 
20 France flag lazyload Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth54+2 laps 
21+2Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth54+2 laps 
22+2India flag lazyload Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth54+2 laps 
R Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault16DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari14DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
2 United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
3 Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
4 Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault
5 Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherMercedes
6 Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
7 Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoFerrari
8-5France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault
9 Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault
10 Brazil flag lazyload Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault
11-5Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari
12 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
13 United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
14 France flag lazyload Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari
15 Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
16 Japan flag lazyload Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
17 Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes
18 Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari
19 Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth
20 France flag lazyload Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth
21 Russia flag lazyload Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault
22 Finland flag lazyload Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault
23 Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth
24 India flag lazyload Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth

Notes

  • Romain Grosjean received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Post-qualifying Ferrari broke the seal on Felipe Massa‘s gearbox, prompting a five-place grid penalty to allow Fernando Alonso to gain an extra position on the grid.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:35.657 
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:35.7660.109
3Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:36.1740.517
4France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:36.5870.930
5Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:36.7081.051
6Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherMercedes1:36.7941.137
7Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.9371.280
8Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:37.1411.484
9Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:37.3001.643
10Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:37.8422.185
Q2
11Brazil flag lazyload Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:37.604 
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.616 
13United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:37.665 
14France flag lazyload Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.879 
15Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:38.206 
16Japan flag lazyload Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:38.437 
17Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.501 
Q1
18Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:39.114 
19Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:40.056 
20France flag lazyload Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:40.664 
21Russia flag lazyload Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:40.809 
22Finland flag lazyload Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:41.166 
23Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:42.011 
24India flag lazyload Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:42.740 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
China flag lazyload Ma Qing HuaSpain flag lazyload HRT-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2012 United States Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel273
2Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso260
3Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen206
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton190
5Australia flag lazyload Mark Webber167
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button163
7Brazil flag lazyload Felipe Massa107
8France flag lazyload Romain Grosjean96
9Germany flag lazyload Nico Rosberg93
10Mexico flag lazyload Sergio Perez66
11Japan flag lazyload Kamui Kobayashi58
12Germany flag lazyload Nico Hulkenberg53
13United Kingdom flag lazyload Paul di Resta46
14Venezuela flag lazyload Pastor Maldonado45
15Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher43
16Brazil flag lazyload Bruno Senna31
17France flag lazyload Jean-Eric Vergne12
18Australia flag lazyload Daniel Ricciardo10

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-Renault440
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari367
3United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes353
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Renault302
5Germany flag lazyload Mercedes136
6Switzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari124
7India flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes99
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault76
9Italy flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Ferrari22

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Sebastian Vettel (63rd driver to start 100 races, 7th German driver)
850th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 850 races)
World Champion
3rd title for Red Bull (5th constructor to win three championships)
Wins
21st for Lewis Hamilton (last for McLaren)
181st for McLaren
Podiums
85th for Fernando Alonso, 49th for Lewis Hamilton (last for McLaren), 46th for Sebastian Vettel
666th for Ferrari, 482nd for McLaren, 80th for Red Bull (8th constructor to score 80 podiums)
Poles
36th for Sebastian Vettel
46th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
15th for Sebastian Vettel
29th for Red Bull
Front row starts
49th for Sebastian Vettel, 47th for Lewis Hamilton
Points finishes
11th and last for Bruno Senna

See also

  • United States Grand Prix
  • Austin circuit
  • 2012 World Championship season

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