United States Grand Prix

Round 19 · Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA

2012-11-18

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull · +0.675

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari · +39.229

Who won the 2012 United States Grand Prix?

The 2012 United States Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren, starting from 2nd on the grid. Sebastian Vettel finished second, +0.675 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:39.347. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 19 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, USA. Felipe Massa was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P11 to finish P4.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	2	▲1	1:35:55.269	Finished	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	▼1	+0.675	Finished	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	7	▲4	+39.229	Finished	15
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	11	▲7	+46.013	Finished	12
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	12	▲7	+56.432	Finished	10
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	4	▼2	+1:04.425	Finished	8
7	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	8	▲1	+1:10.313	Finished	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	6	▼2	+1:13.792	Finished	4
9	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	9	—	+1:14.525	Finished	2
10	Bruno Senna	Williams	10	—	+1:15.133	Finished	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	15	▲4	+1:24.341	Finished	0
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	18	▲6	+1:24.871	Finished	0
13	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	17	▲4	+1:25.510	Finished	0
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	13	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	5	▼11	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	21	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	22	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Timo Glock	Marussia	19	—	—	+1 Lap	0
20	Charles Pic	Marussia	20	—	—	+2 Laps	0
21	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT	23	▲2	—	+2 Laps	0
22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	24	▲2	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Mark Webber	Red Bull	3	—	—	Alternator	0
R	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	14	—	—	Suspension	0

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	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

1 stop

P2Vettel

1 stop

P3Alonso

1 stop

P4Massa

1 stop

P5Button

1 stop

1 stop

1 stop

1 stop

1 stop

P10Senna

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P4	P4	P4	P3	P5	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Massa	P10	P8	P6	P5	P3	P7	P6	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Button	P14	P11	P11	P8	P4	P3	P3	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5

2012 United States Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2012 United States Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2012 United States Grand Prix on 2012-11-18 at Circuit of the Americas.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2012 United States Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). P2: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), +0.675 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +39.229 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2012 United States Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2012 United States Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2012 United States Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2012 United States Grand Prix with a time of 1:39.347.

Which team won the 2012 United States Grand Prix?+

McLaren won the 2012 United States Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Romain Grosjean	1	9	13:19:50	21.190
Kamui Kobayashi	1	13	13:26:55	24.079
Michael Schumacher	1	14	13:28:39	22.263
Nico Hülkenberg	1	17	13:33:38	22.099
Lewis Hamilton	1	20	13:38:21	20.814
Fernando Alonso	1	20	13:38:33	24.439
Bruno Senna	1	20	13:38:57	22.143
Sebastian Vettel	1	21	13:40:02	20.904
Paul di Resta	1	21	13:40:40	22.498
Pastor Maldonado	1	21	13:40:43	22.342
Heikki Kovalainen	1	21	13:41:14	22.713
Timo Glock	1	21	13:41:15	23.092
Sergio Pérez	1	22	13:42:28	22.079
Vitaly Petrov	1	23	13:44:41	22.762
Kimi Räikkönen	1	24	13:45:33	24.840
Pedro de la Rosa	1	24	13:47:04	24.798
Narain Karthikeyan	1	25	13:48:53	24.497
Felipe Massa	1	26	13:49:03	21.520
Charles Pic	1	26	13:50:13	22.379
Daniel Ricciardo	1	30	13:56:20	22.651
Paul di Resta	2	30	13:56:45	22.444
Nico Rosberg	1	34	14:03:17	21.346
Jenson Button	1	35	14:04:36	21.445
Michael Schumacher	2	39	14:12:20	21.297