United States Grand Prix
Round 19 of 2012
Circuit
Circuit of the Americas
Austin
Country
USA
Date
Nov 18, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 | 56 | 1:35:55.269 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +0.675 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +39.229 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 11 | 56 | +46.013 | 12 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 12 | 56 | +56.432 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 4 | 56 | +1:04.425 | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 | +1:10.313 | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 6 | 56 | +1:13.792 | 4 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 9 | 56 | +1:14.525 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 10 | 56 | +1:15.133 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 15 | 56 | +1:24.341 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 18 | 56 | +1:24.871 | 0 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 17 | 56 | +1:25.510 | 0 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 5 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 20 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 24 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 3 | 16 | Alternator | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 14 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:36.558 | 1:35.796 | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:37.058 | 1:36.795 | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:37.215 | 1:36.298 | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:37.486 | 1:36.906 | 1:36.587 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:38.051 | 1:37.404 | 1:36.708 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:37.927 | 1:37.102 | 1:36.794 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:37.667 | 1:36.549 | 1:36.937 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:37.756 | 1:37.066 | 1:37.141 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:37.968 | 1:37.123 | 1:37.300 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:37.537 | 1:37.011 | 1:37.842 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:37.520 | 1:37.604 | — |
| 12 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:37.565 | 1:37.616 | — |
| 13 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:38.104 | 1:37.665 | — |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:38.434 | 1:37.879 | — |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:38.500 | 1:38.206 | — |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:38.418 | 1:38.437 | — |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:38.862 | 1:38.501 | — |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:39.114 | — | — |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | 1:40.056 | — | — |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | 1:40.664 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
McLaren
1:39.709
Lap 55
Red Bull
1:39.347
Lap 56
Ferrari
1:39.672
Lap 56
Ferrari
1:39.402
Lap 56
McLaren
1:40.150
Lap 54
Lotus F1
1:39.474
Lap 56
Lotus F1
1:40.625
Lap 55
Force India
1:41.048
Lap 53
Williams
1:40.719
Lap 53
Williams
1:40.745
Lap 53
Sauber
1:40.701
Lap 53
Toro Rosso
1:40.772
Lap 53
Mercedes
1:40.428
Lap 51
Sauber
1:40.315
Lap 55
Force India
1:40.594
Lap 55
Mercedes
1:40.923
Lap 54
Caterham
1:42.824
Lap 55
Caterham
1:43.072
Lap 50
Marussia
1:43.324
Lap 40
Marussia
1:42.481
Lap 54
1:44.664
Lap 43
1:44.508
Lap 51
Red Bull
1:43.599
Lap 13
Toro Rosso
1:44.775
Lap 12
Race Overview
The 2012 United States Grand Prix took place at Circuit of the Americas in USA. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Lewis Hamilton taking the victory.