2012 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

March 2026 February 2025 USA Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway Indy-2012.svg August 26 2012 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma 13th IndyCar Series Sonoma Raceway Permanent racing facility 2.303 3.706 85 195.755 315.010 Temperatures reaching up to 75 F C; wind speeds up to 17.1 mph km/hWeather information for the 2012 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/95476/2012-08-26 The Old Farmers' Almanac January 27, 2015 Will Power Team Penske 1:17.2709 AUS Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 1:19.1848 82 USA Ryan Briscoe Team Penske AUS Will Power Team Penske AUS Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing GBR The GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was an open-wheel IndyCar motor race and held as the fourteenth and penultimate round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 26, 2012. The race was contested over 85 laps at the 2.303 mi km on at Sonoma Raceway, California, United States. The race was won by Australian racer Ryan Briscoe racing for Team Penske. Briscoe finished 0.4 seconds ahead of Australian team mate Will Power with British driver Dario Franchitti finishing third for Chip Ganassi Racing. It was Briscoe's first win since the 2010 Firestone 550, and also his last win in IndyCar. Brazilian driver and Formula One veteran Rubens Barrichello finished fourth in his best result since joining IndyCar. Power's second place, coupled with Ryan Hunter-Reay finishing 18th expanded Power's lead in the championship. Power led Hunter-Reay by 36 points.http://www.indycar.com/News/2012/08-August/8-26-Briscoe-wins-at-Sonoma Briscoe uncorks Sonoma victory -- first since 2010 Lewandowski Dave 2012-08-26 indycar.com Indycar 2012-09-08 The event marked a notable change in the course layout. The cars used the inner loop at the back hairpin instead of the outer loop in order to open a passing zone. The exit of the bus stop was widened to allow for more room. Another passing zone was established by using a part of the hairpin instead of cutting it off altogether. Classification Race results Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Pointsrace4 1 1 2 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 85 2:07:02.8248 2 27 50 2 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 85 + 0.4408 1 57 43 3 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 + 1.0497 6 0 35 4 8 BRA Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 85 + 8.8529 11 0 32 5 38 USA Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 + 9.4667 13 0 30 6 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 85 + 11.2575 4 0 28 7 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 85 + 12.3087 9 0 26 8 4 USA J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 85 + 22.8121 15 0 24 9 98 CAN Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA Honda 85 + 39.6868 8 0 22 10 11 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 16 0 20 11 18 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 84 + 1 lap 20 0 19 12 19 GBR James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Honda 84 + 1 lap 24 0 18 13 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 + 1 lap 5 0 17 14 14 GBR Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 84 + 1 lap 14 0 16 15 17 COL Sebastián Saavedra Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 23 0 15 16 5 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 17 0 14 17 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 84 + 1 lap 27 0 13 18 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 7 1 12 19 22 ESP Oriol Servià Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 18 0 12 20 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 + 1 lap 25 0 12 21 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 82 + 3 laps 21 0 12 22 7 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet 63 Contact 3 0 12 23 67 USA Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 62 Contact 22 0 12 24 6 GBR Katherine Legge (R) Dragon Racing Chevrolet 48 Mechanical 19 0 12 25 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 46 Mechanical 12 0 10 26 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 35 Mechanical 10 0 10 27 15 JPN Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 2 Mechanical 26 0 10OFFICIAL BOX SCOREhttp://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2012/13-SON/13-SON-BoxScore.pdf Official Box Score 2012-08-26 indycar.com Indycar PDF 2012-09-08 Notes race4 1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 AUS Will Power 422 2 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 386 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves 381 4 NZL Scott Dixon 368 5 FRA Simon Pagenaud 337 Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 USA Chevrolet 105 2 JPN Honda 90 3 UK Lotus 52 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References External links GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma 2012 2012 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma 2013 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Category:Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma