Gridpedia2012 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Nov 2012
- Circuit
- Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA
- Round
- 19 of 20
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:35.657)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 56 | 1:35:55.269 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +0.675 | 1:39.347 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +39.229 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | 56 | +46.013 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | 56 | +56.432 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 56 | +64.425 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 | +70.313 | 6 | |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | 56 | +73.792 | 4 | |
| 9 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | 56 | +74.525 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 10 | 56 | +75.133 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | 56 | +84.341 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 18 | 56 | +84.871 | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 17 | 56 | +85.510 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 5 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 20 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 16 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 14 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.558 | 1:35.796 | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.058 | 1:36.795 | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.215 | 1:36.298 | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:37.486 | 1:36.906 | 1:36.587 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.051 | 1:37.404 | 1:36.708 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.927 | 1:37.102 | 1:36.794 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.667 | 1:36.549 | 1:36.937 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:37.756 | 1:37.066 | 1:37.141 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.968 | 1:37.123 | 1:37.300 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.537 | 1:37.011 | 1:37.842 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:37.520 | 1:37.604 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.565 | 1:37.616 | |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.104 | 1:37.665 | |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.434 | 1:37.879 | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.500 | 1:38.206 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.418 | 1:38.437 | |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.862 | 1:38.501 | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.114 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:40.056 | ||
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:40.664 | ||
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.809 | ||
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.166 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.011 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.740 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | 273 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 260 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 206 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 190 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 167 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 163 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 107 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | 96 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 93 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 66 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 7 | 440 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 367 |
| 3 | McLaren | 6 | 353 |
| 4 | Lotus F1 | 1 | 302 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 136 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 124 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 99 |
| 8 | Williams | 1 | 76 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |