2012 São Paulo Indy 300

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 BRA Streets of São Paulo Anhembi.svg April 29 2012 Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé 4th IndyCar Series Santana – São Paulo city Temporary street circuit 2.536 4.081 75 190.200 306.097 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy Will Power Team Penske 1:21.4045 AUS Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 1:22.6313 58 USA Will Power Team Penske AUS Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport USA Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing JPN The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 29, 2012, on the 2.536 mi km on temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by the NBC Sports Network in the United States and TV Bandeirantes in Brazil. The winner was Will Power.https://www.indycar.com/News/2012/April/4-30-Power-sets-sights-on-Indy Power x 3: On a roll, he sets sights on Indy win IndyCar Dave Lewandowski April 30, 2012 March 27, 2026 Classification Starting grid RowInsideOutside112 AUS Will Power 10 GBR Dario Franchitti29 NZL Scott Dixon 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe3 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 38 USA Graham Rahal4 14 GBR Mike Conway 67 USA Josef Newgarden (R)52 AUS Ryan Briscoe 26 USA Marco Andretti6 11 BRA Tony Kanaan8 BRA Rubens Barrichello7 5 VEN E. J. Viso 4 USA J. R. Hildebrand 8 83 USA Charlie Kimball 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R)9 19 GBR James Jakes7 FRA Sébastien Bourdais10 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves 25 BRA Ana Beatriz1120 USA Ed Carpenter 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro12 22 ESP Oriol Servià 6 USA Katherine Legge (R) †13 15 JPN Takuma Sato † 18 GBR Justin Wilson ‡† Legge and Sato penalised 10 places for changing engine‡ Wilson placed at rear of grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection Race results Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Pointsrace4 1 112 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 75 2:08:18.2816 1 63 53 2 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 0.9045 5 0 40 3 15 JPN Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 + 2.3905 25 0 35 4 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 75 + 4.5489 18 2 32 5 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 5.1722 2 1 30 6 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 6.2615 4 1 28 7 4USA J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 75 + 8.3764 14 0 26 8 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 8.5905 15 0 24 9 5 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 10.3449 13 0 22 108BRA Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 10.8477 12 0 20 11 22 ESP Oriol Servià Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Lotus 75 + 24.4771 23 0 19 12 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 74 + 1 lap 16 0 18 1311 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 74 +1 lap 11 0 17 14 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 74 + 1 lap 10 0 16 1519GBR James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Honda 74 + 1 lap 17 0 15 16 38 USA Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 74 + 1 lap 6 0 14 17 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 74 + 1 lap 3 8 13 187 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Lotus 74 + 1 lap 22 0 12 19 14 GBR Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 73 + 2 laps 7 0 12 20 25 BRA Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 73 + 2 laps 19 0 12 21 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 72 + 3 laps 20 0 12 22 18 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 66 Mechanical 26 0 12 2367 USA Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 61 Contact 8 0 12 24 78 SUI Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 28 Contact 21 0 12 252 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 21 Contact 9 0 10 26 6 GBR Katherine Legge (R) Dragon Racing Lotus 20 Contact 24 0 10 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 180 2 BRA Hélio Castroneves 135 3 CAN James Hinchcliffe 123 4 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 121 5 FRA Simon Pagenaud (R) 118 Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 USA Chevrolet 36 2 JPN Honda 24 3 UK Lotus 16 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References External links 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 race broadcast São Paulo Indy 300 2012 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2012 Indianapolis 500 2011 São Paulo Indy 300 2013 São Paulo Indy 300 Sao Paulo Indy 300 Category:São Paulo Indy 300 Sao Paulo Indy 300 Sao Paulo Indy 300