United States Grand Prix 2012
Round 19 · 
Circuit of the Americas · 18 Nov 2012
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Time / Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton | 1:35:55.269 | 25 |
| 2 |  Sebastian Vettel | +0.675 FL | 18 |
| 3 |  Fernando Alonso | +39.229 | 15 |
| 4 |  Felipe Massa | +46.013 | 12 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | +56.432 | 10 |
| 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen | +1:04.425 | 8 |
| 7 |  Romain Grosjean | +1:10.313 | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | +1:13.792 | 4 |
| 9 |  Pastor Maldonado | +1:14.525 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | +1:15.133 | 1 |
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez | +1:24.341 | 0 |
| 12 |  Daniel Ricciardo | +1:24.871 | 0 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | +1:25.510 | 0 |
| 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Michael Schumacher | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 |  Vitaly Petrov | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 |  Narain Karthikeyan | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Mark Webber | Alternator | 0 |
| R | Jean-Éric Vergne | Suspension | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.558 | 1:35.796 | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:37.058 | 1:36.795 | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 1:37.215 | 1:36.298 | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | 1:37.486 | 1:36.906 | 1:36.587 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:38.051 | 1:37.404 | 1:36.708 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | 1:37.927 | 1:37.102 | 1:36.794 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | 1:37.667 | 1:36.549 | 1:36.937 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:37.756 | 1:37.066 | 1:37.141 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 1:37.968 | 1:37.123 | 1:37.300 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:37.537 | 1:37.011 | 1:37.842 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | 1:37.520 | 1:37.604 | – |
| 12 | Jenson Button | 1:37.565 | 1:37.616 | – |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | 1:38.104 | 1:37.665 | – |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:38.434 | 1:37.879 | – |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | 1:38.500 | 1:38.206 | – |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:38.418 | 1:38.437 | – |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | 1:38.862 | 1:38.501 | – |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:39.114 | – | – |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 1:40.056 | – | – |
| 20 | Charles Pic | 1:40.664 | – | – |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:40.809 | – | – |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:41.166 | – | – |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1:42.011 | – | – |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | 1:42.740 | – | – |
About the Grand Prix
The 2012 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit of the Americas in Travis County, near Austin, Texas on November 18, 2012. The race, run over fifty-six laps, was the penultimate round of the 2012 championship. It was the inaugural race at the circuit, and the first time the United States Grand Prix had been held since 2007. On Sunday a capacity crowd of 117,429 watched the race around the brand new 20-turn circuit. Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position. Lewis Hamilton won the race, his last for McLaren before his move to Mercedes, with Vettel finishing second and Fernando Alonso in third. It was the first time in history that the trio of Hamilton, Vettel, and Alonso were together on the podium.
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