Round 19 of 202012Finished

United StatesGrand Prix 2012

Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA

Chequered flag · Race winner

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren1:35:55.26956 laps

P2Sebastian Vettel+0.675
P3Fernando Alonso+39.229

Full classification Session times

Circuit of the Americas

Weekend, local dates: 16–18 Nov 2012
Lap length: 5.513 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Austin, USA

Round 19 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 16 Nov
Practice 1Finished
Start time not recorded
Practice 2Finished
Start time not recorded
Sat 17 Nov
Practice 3Finished
Start time not recorded
QualifyingFinished
Start time not recorded
P1VETP2HAMP3WEB
Sun 18 Nov
RaceFinished
19:00
P1HAMP2VETP3ALO

Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2012 United States Grand Prix, with qualifying and pit stops.

United States Grand Prix 2012: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Lewis HamiltonMcLaren	McLaren	2	Gained 1	56	1:35:55.26925 pts	25
2	Sebastian VettelRed BullFastest lap 1:39.347lap 56	Red Bull	1	Lost 1	56	+0.67518 pts	18
3	Fernando AlonsoFerrari	Ferrari	7	Gained 4	56	+39.22915 pts	15
4	Felipe MassaFerrari	Ferrari	11	Gained 7	56	+46.01312 pts	12
5	Jenson ButtonMcLaren	McLaren	12	Gained 7	56	+56.43210 pts	10
6	Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1	Lotus F1	4	Lost 2	56	+1:04.4258 pts	8
7	Romain GrosjeanLotus F1	Lotus F1	8	Gained 1	56	+1:10.3136 pts	6
8	Nico HülkenbergForce India	Force India	6	Lost 2	56	+1:13.7924 pts	4
9	Pastor MaldonadoWilliams	Williams	9	No change	56	+1:14.5252 pts	2
10	Bruno SennaWilliams	Williams	10	No change	56	+1:15.1331 pt	1
11	Sergio PérezSauber	Sauber	15	Gained 4	56	+1:24.3410 pts	0
12	Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso	Toro Rosso	18	Gained 6	56	+1:24.8710 pts	0
13	Nico RosbergMercedes	Mercedes	17	Gained 4	56	+1:25.5100 pts	0
14	Kamui KobayashiSauber	Sauber	16	Gained 2	55	+1 lap0 pts	0
15	Paul di RestaForce India	Force India	13	Lost 2	55	+1 lap0 pts	0
16	Michael SchumacherMercedes	Mercedes	5	Lost 11	55	+1 lap0 pts	0
17	Vitaly PetrovCaterham	Caterham	21	Gained 4	55	+1 lap0 pts	0
18	Heikki KovalainenCaterham	Caterham	22	Gained 4	55	+1 lap0 pts	0
19	Timo GlockMarussia	Marussia	19	No change	55	+1 lap0 pts	0
20	Charles PicMarussia	Marussia	20	No change	54	+2 laps0 pts	0
21	Pedro de la RosaHRT	HRT	23	Gained 2	54	+2 laps0 pts	0
22	Narain KarthikeyanHRT	HRT	24	Gained 2	54	+2 laps0 pts	0
DNF	Mark WebberRed Bull · Alternator	Red Bull	3	–	16	Alternator0 pts	0
DNF	Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · Suspension	Toro Rosso	14	–	14	Suspension0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:35:55.269; Hamilton, 56 laps
Fastest lap: 1:39.347; Vettel, lap 56
Classified: 22of 24
Pit stops: 24; Quickest pit lane 20.814 s, Hamilton

United States Grand Prix 2012: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:36.558 (quickest in Q1)	1:35.796 (quickest in Q2)	1:35.657 (quickest in Q3)	1:35.657
2	Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:37.058	1:36.795	1:35.766	1:35.766+0.109
3	Mark WebberRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:37.215	1:36.298	1:36.174	1:36.174+0.517
4	Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Reached Q3	Lotus F1	1:37.486	1:36.906	1:36.587	1:36.587+0.930
5	Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 · Reached Q3	Lotus F1	1:38.051	1:37.404	1:36.708	1:36.708+1.051
6	Michael SchumacherMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:37.927	1:37.102	1:36.794	1:36.794+1.137
7	Felipe MassaFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:37.667	1:36.549	1:36.937	1:36.937+1.280
8	Nico HülkenbergForce India · Reached Q3	Force India	1:37.756	1:37.066	1:37.141	1:37.141+1.484
9	Fernando AlonsoFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:37.968	1:37.123	1:37.300	1:37.300+1.643
10	Pastor MaldonadoWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:37.537	1:37.011	1:37.842	1:37.842+2.185
11 (out in Q2)	Bruno SennaWilliams · Out in Q2	Williams	1:37.520	1:37.604	No time	1:37.604+1.947
12	Jenson ButtonMcLaren · Out in Q2	McLaren	1:37.565	1:37.616	No time	1:37.616+1.959
13	Paul di RestaForce India · Out in Q2	Force India	1:38.104	1:37.665	No time	1:37.665+2.008
14	Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · Out in Q2	Toro Rosso	1:38.434	1:37.879	No time	1:37.879+2.222
15	Sergio PérezSauber · Out in Q2	Sauber	1:38.500	1:38.206	No time	1:38.206+2.549
16	Kamui KobayashiSauber · Out in Q2	Sauber	1:38.418	1:38.437	No time	1:38.437+2.780
17	Nico RosbergMercedes · Out in Q2	Mercedes	1:38.862	1:38.501	No time	1:38.501+2.844
18 (out in Q1)	Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso · Out in Q1	Toro Rosso	1:39.114	No time	No time	1:39.114+3.457
19	Timo GlockMarussia · Out in Q1	Marussia	1:40.056	No time	No time	1:40.056+4.399
20	Charles PicMarussia · Out in Q1	Marussia	1:40.664	No time	No time	1:40.664+5.007
21	Vitaly PetrovCaterham · Out in Q1	Caterham	1:40.809	No time	No time	1:40.809+5.152
22	Heikki KovalainenCaterham · Out in Q1	Caterham	1:41.166	No time	No time	1:41.166+5.509
23	Pedro de la RosaHRT · Out in Q1	HRT	1:42.011	No time	No time	1:42.011+6.354
24	Narain KarthikeyanHRT · Out in Q1	HRT	1:42.740	No time	No time	1:42.740+7.083

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

Stops by lap · lap 1 to 56

HAMHamiltonStopped on lap 201
VETVettelStopped on lap 211
ALOAlonsoStopped on lap 201
MASMassaStopped on lap 261
BUTButtonStopped on lap 351
RAIRäikkönenStopped on lap 241
GROGrosjeanStopped on lap 91
HULHülkenbergStopped on lap 171
MALMaldonadoStopped on lap 211
SENSennaStopped on lap 201
PERPérezStopped on lap 221
RICRicciardoStopped on lap 301
ROSRosbergStopped on lap 341
KOBKobayashiStopped on lap 131
DIRdi RestaStopped on laps 21, 302
MSCSchumacherStopped on laps 14, 392
PETPetrovStopped on lap 231
KOVKovalainenStopped on lap 211
GLOGlockStopped on lap 211
PICPicStopped on lap 261
DLRde la RosaStopped on lap 241
KARKarthikeyanStopped on lap 251

Each mark is a stop. Purple: the quickest pit-lane time of the race.

United States Grand Prix 2012: pit stops
Lap	Driver	Stop	Time	Pit lane
9	Romain Grosjean	1	19:19	21.190 s
13	Kamui Kobayashi	1	19:26	24.079 s
14	Michael Schumacher	1	19:28	22.263 s
17	Nico Hülkenberg	1	19:33	22.099 s
20	Lewis Hamilton	1	19:38	20.814 s
20	Fernando Alonso	1	19:38	24.439 s
20	Bruno Senna	1	19:38	22.143 s
21	Sebastian Vettel	1	19:40	20.904 s
21	Paul di Resta	1	19:40	22.498 s
21	Pastor Maldonado	1	19:40	22.342 s
21	Heikki Kovalainen	1	19:41	22.713 s
21	Timo Glock	1	19:41	23.092 s
22	Sergio Pérez	1	19:42	22.079 s
23	Vitaly Petrov	1	19:44	22.762 s
24	Kimi Räikkönen	1	19:45	24.840 s
24	Pedro de la Rosa	1	19:47	24.798 s
25	Narain Karthikeyan	1	19:48	24.497 s
26	Felipe Massa	1	19:49	21.520 s
26	Charles Pic	1	19:50	22.379 s
30	Daniel Ricciardo	1	19:56	22.651 s
30	Paul di Resta	2	19:56	22.444 s
34	Nico Rosberg	1	20:03	21.346 s
35	Jenson Button	1	20:04	21.445 s
39	Michael Schumacher	2	20:12	21.297 s

Pit lane is the time from pit entry to pit exit, not the stationary time. Times follow the clock chosen for the weekend.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Austin, USA

The circuit

Circuit of the Americas

Circuit: Circuit of the Americas
Location: Austin, USA
Lap length: 5.513 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 19 of 20
Coordinates: 30.133° N, 97.641° W

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Lewis HamiltonMcLaren

1:35:55.26925 pts

Sebastian VettelRed BullFastest lap 1:39.347lap 56

+0.67518 pts

Fernando AlonsoFerrari

+39.22915 pts

Felipe MassaFerrari

+46.01312 pts

Jenson ButtonMcLaren

+56.43210 pts

Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1

+1:04.4258 pts

Romain GrosjeanLotus F1

+1:10.3136 pts

Nico HülkenbergForce India

+1:13.7924 pts

Pastor MaldonadoWilliams

+1:14.5252 pts

Bruno SennaWilliams

+1:15.1331 pt

Sergio PérezSauber

+1:24.3410 pts

Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso

+1:24.8710 pts

Nico RosbergMercedes

+1:25.5100 pts

Kamui KobayashiSauber

+1 lap0 pts

Paul di RestaForce India

+1 lap0 pts

Michael SchumacherMercedes

+1 lap0 pts

Vitaly PetrovCaterham

+1 lap0 pts

Heikki KovalainenCaterham

+1 lap0 pts

Timo GlockMarussia

+1 lap0 pts

Charles PicMarussia

+2 laps0 pts

Pedro de la RosaHRT

+2 laps0 pts

Narain KarthikeyanHRT

+2 laps0 pts

DNF

Mark WebberRed Bull · Alternator

Alternator0 pts

DNF

Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · Suspension

Suspension0 pts

Pos

Driver

Best

Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:35.657

Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:35.766+0.109

Mark WebberRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:36.174+0.517

Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 · Reached Q3

1:36.587+0.930

Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 · Reached Q3

1:36.708+1.051

Michael SchumacherMercedes · Reached Q3

1:36.794+1.137

Felipe MassaFerrari · Reached Q3

1:36.937+1.280

Nico HülkenbergForce India · Reached Q3

1:37.141+1.484

Fernando AlonsoFerrari · Reached Q3

1:37.300+1.643

Pastor MaldonadoWilliams · Reached Q3

1:37.842+2.185

Bruno SennaWilliams · Out in Q2

1:37.604+1.947

Jenson ButtonMcLaren · Out in Q2

1:37.616+1.959

Paul di RestaForce India · Out in Q2

1:37.665+2.008

Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · Out in Q2

1:37.879+2.222

Sergio PérezSauber · Out in Q2

1:38.206+2.549

Kamui KobayashiSauber · Out in Q2

1:38.437+2.780

Nico RosbergMercedes · Out in Q2

1:38.501+2.844

Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso · Out in Q1

1:39.114+3.457

Timo GlockMarussia · Out in Q1

1:40.056+4.399

Charles PicMarussia · Out in Q1

1:40.664+5.007

Vitaly PetrovCaterham · Out in Q1

1:40.809+5.152

Heikki KovalainenCaterham · Out in Q1

1:41.166+5.509

Pedro de la RosaHRT · Out in Q1

1:42.011+6.354

Narain KarthikeyanHRT · Out in Q1

1:42.740+7.083

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 56
Lewis Hamilton	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Sebastian Vettel	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Fernando Alonso	7	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Felipe Massa	11	10	8	5	7	4	4	4
Jenson Button	12	15	11	8	3	6	5	5
Kimi Räikkönen	4	7	6	4	5	5	6	6
Romain Grosjean	8	8	22	14	8	7	7	7
Nico Hülkenberg	6	6	5	13	10	8	8	8
Pastor Maldonado	9	13	14	11	12	10	10	9
Bruno Senna	10	12	10	10	11	9	9	10
Sergio Pérez	15	11	9	7	13	11	11	11
Daniel Ricciardo	18	20	12	9	6	12	12	12
Nico Rosberg	17	14	16	12	9	13	13	13
Kamui Kobayashi	16	17	17	19	16	14	14	–
Paul di Resta	13	9	7	6	14	15	15	–
Michael Schumacher	5	5	13	18	15	16	16	–
Vitaly Petrov	21	18	18	15	17	17	17	–
Heikki Kovalainen	22	21	19	16	18	18	18	–
Timo Glock	19	19	20	17	19	19	19	–
Charles Pic	20	22	21	20	20	20	20	–
Pedro de la Rosa	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	–
Narain Karthikeyan	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	–
Mark Webber	3	2	3	–	–	–	–	–
Jean-Éric Vergne	14	16	15	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 56

Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Jenson Button

Kimi Räikkönen

Romain Grosjean

Nico Hülkenberg

Pastor Maldonado

Bruno Senna

Sergio Pérez

Daniel Ricciardo

Nico Rosberg

Kamui Kobayashi

–

Paul di Resta

–

Michael Schumacher

–

Vitaly Petrov

–

Heikki Kovalainen

–

Timo Glock

–

Charles Pic

–

Pedro de la Rosa

–

Narain Karthikeyan

–

Mark Webber

–

Jean-Éric Vergne

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 56
Lewis Hamilton	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Sebastian Vettel	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Fernando Alonso	7	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Felipe Massa	11	10	8	5	7	4	4	4
Jenson Button	12	15	11	8	3	6	5	5
Kimi Räikkönen	4	7	6	4	5	5	6	6
Romain Grosjean	8	8	22	14	8	7	7	7
Nico Hülkenberg	6	6	5	13	10	8	8	8
Pastor Maldonado	9	13	14	11	12	10	10	9
Bruno Senna	10	12	10	10	11	9	9	10
Sergio Pérez	15	11	9	7	13	11	11	11
Daniel Ricciardo	18	20	12	9	6	12	12	12
Nico Rosberg	17	14	16	12	9	13	13	13
Kamui Kobayashi	16	17	17	19	16	14	14	–
Paul di Resta	13	9	7	6	14	15	15	–
Michael Schumacher	5	5	13	18	15	16	16	–
Vitaly Petrov	21	18	18	15	17	17	17	–
Heikki Kovalainen	22	21	19	16	18	18	18	–
Timo Glock	19	19	20	17	19	19	19	–
Charles Pic	20	22	21	20	20	20	20	–
Pedro de la Rosa	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	–
Narain Karthikeyan	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	–
Mark Webber	3	2	3	–	–	–	–	–
Jean-Éric Vergne	14	16	15	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 56

Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Jenson Button

Kimi Räikkönen

Romain Grosjean

Nico Hülkenberg

Pastor Maldonado

Bruno Senna

Sergio Pérez

Daniel Ricciardo

Nico Rosberg

Kamui Kobayashi

–

Paul di Resta

–

Michael Schumacher

–

Vitaly Petrov

–

Heikki Kovalainen

–

Timo Glock

–

Charles Pic

–

Pedro de la Rosa

–

Narain Karthikeyan

–

Mark Webber

–

Jean-Éric Vergne

–