2012 United States Grand Prix

February 2025 F1 United States United States 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/united_states_882// 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Formula1.com Formula One Administration April 6, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120404153935/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/united_states_882/ April 4, 2012 2012 11 18 2012 19 20 Austin circuit.svg 250px Layout of the Circuit of the Americas 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the AmericasTravis County, Austin, Texas Permanent racing facility 5.513 3.426 56 308.405 191.634 Scattered cloudshttp://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KAUS/2012/11/18/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA Weather History for Austin Bergstrom, TX Weather Underground 17 January 20162012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix (Race) http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/882/7185/live_timing_popup.html# formula1.com Formula One Administration 18 November 2012 22 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121122140335/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2012/882/7185/live_timing_popup.html November 22, 2012 Air temp 24 °C °FTrack temp 32 °C °F 265,000 (Weekend)https://www.racefans.net/2017/02/08/are-tickets-too-dear-attendance-fell-at-some-tracks-in-2016/ Are tickets too dear? Where F1 race attendance fell in 2016 - F1 Fanatic 8 February 2017 117,429 (Race Day)Austin Formula 1 attendance declines again as rains come to race day – Austin Business Journal Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:35.657 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:39.347 56 Germany Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes United Kingdom Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Germany Fernando Alonso Ferrari Spain USA The 2012 United States Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 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.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/united-states-grand-prix-remains-unchanged-2012-f1-calendar/ United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine December 7, 2011 April 7, 2012 It was the inaugural race at the circuit, and the first time the United States Grand Prix had been held since 2007.Caldwell Dave Grand Prix Is Making A U-Turn From Indy https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/sports/othersports/13autos.html November 11, 2012 The New York Times July 13, 2007 On Sunday a capacity crowd of 117,429 watched the race around the brand new 20-turn circuit.Spurgeon Brad Formula One Makes Successful Return to U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/sports/autoracing/grand-prix-successful-in-return-to-united-states.html November 18, 2012 The New York Times Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position.Sebastian Vettel beats Hamilton to Austin pole position Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104321 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 Lewis Hamilton won the race, his last for McLaren before his move to Mercedes, with Vettel finishing second and Fernando Alonso in third.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/20387974 Lewis Hamilton beats Sebastian Vettel in US GP, Alonso third 18 November 2012 BBC Sport 20 November 2012 Hamilton wins from Vettel and Alonso, title battle goes to wire Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104366 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 It was the first time in history that the trio of Hamilton, Vettel, and Alonso were together on the podium.https://www.dw.com/en/hamilton-pips-vettel-to-us-victory-alonso-third/a-16388266 Hamilton pips Vettel and Alonso dw.com 23 October 2026 Report Background After a troubled construction period that saw a stop-work order issued in November 2011,http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/11/15/circuit-americas-halts-construction-contract-dispute/ Circuit of the Americas halts construction in contract dispute Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine November 15, 2011 August 23, 2012 and the threat of the race being removed from the Formula One calendar altogether,US Grand Prix on verge of being axed claims Bernie Ecclestone https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/us-grand-prix-on-verge-of-being-axed-claims-bernie-ecclestone-6262988.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/us-grand-prix-on-verge-of-being-axed-claims-bernie-ecclestone-6262988.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Ian Parkes The Independent UK November 16, 2011 September 26, 2012 construction laid the final layer of tarmac on September 21.COTA Completes Track Pavement With Success http://circuitoftheamericas.com/articles/cota-completes-track-pavement-with-success CircuitOfTheAmericas.com Circuit of the Americas September 21, 2012 September 26, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121106035137/http://circuitoftheamericas.com/articles/cota-completes-track-pavement-with-success November 6, 2012 The circuit passed its final pre-race inspection on September 25, allowing the race to go ahead as planned.Charlie Whiting happy with Circuit de the Americas' progress http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100332 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications June 13, 2012 August 23, 2012Texas circuit gets FIA's green light http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102859/ Autosport.com Haymarket Publications September 26, 2012 September 26, 2012 By comparison, the most-recent additions to the Formula One calendar – the Korea International Circuit in South Korea and the Buddh International Circuit in India – were only completed in the days leading up to their inaugural races.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87545 Jonathan Noble Autosport.com Haymarket Publications October 20, 2010 September 26, 2012 Q & A: Hermann Tilke on Korean GP https://web.archive.org/web/20101023162356/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87545 October 23, 2010 livehttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95698 Formula 1 did the right thing in coming to India, says Ross Brawn Autosport.com Haymarket Publications October 27, 2011 September 16, 2012 Jonathan Noble The event was not the first Formula One Grand Prix in the state of Texas- the one-off Dallas Grand Prix was held in July 1984 and the event was run in the extremely high temperatures of a Texas summer. Tyre supplier Pirelli provided teams with the medium and hard compounds for the race, with the hard tyre designated the prime compound, and the medium tyre the option compound.Pirelli to use hardest tyres for United States GP http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/16/pirelli-hardest-tyres-united-states-gp/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine October 16, 2012 October 16, 2012 As a result of this, Pirelli's Paul Hembery predicted that the race would feature one-stop strategies throughout the field.Pirelli predicts straightforward one-stop race at Austin http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104300 Jonathan Noble Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 16, 2012 November 17, 2012 The selection of tyres was criticised by teams and drivers for being too conservative and counter-productive to racing,Sauber says Pirelli made wrong tyre choice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104286 Pablo Elizalde Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 16, 2012 November 17, 2012 though Pirelli claimed that this was a result of the highly-specific chemical makeup of the tarmac used at circuits hosting Grands Prix.Pirelli's Paul Hembery says track surfaces have caused dull races http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103970 Dieter Rencken Jonathan Noble Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 3, 2012 November 17, 2012 After analysing data gathered in free practice on Friday, Pirelli admitted that the soft and super-soft compounds would have been better-suited to the characteristics of the circuit. The race saw the use of a single Drag Reduction System (DRS) zone, located along the back straight to facilitate overtaking into Turn 12.Single DRS zone for United States Grand Prix http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/13/single-drs-zone-united-states-grand-prix/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine November 13, 2012 November 13, 2012 The detection point was located 1220 ft m 0 before the apex of the Turn 11 hairpin, with the activation point positioned 1050 ft m 0 after the Turn 11 apex, making the total DRS zone some 2130 ft m 0 in length.FIA confirms DRS zone for Austin http://www.pitpass.com/47895-FIA-confirms-DRS-zone-for-Austin Pitpass.com Pitpass November 15, 2012 November 18, 2012 Free practice thumb|right|Jenson Button during the Friday practice. McLaren cars ran with Verizon logos instead of Vodafone in North America. Sebastian Vettel was the fastest driver in both the opening practice sessions, setting a time a second and a half faster than Lewis Hamilton in the Friday morning session, and two seconds faster than title rival Fernando Alonso.Sebastian Vettel puts Red Bull on top in Austin practice Sam Tremayne http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104273 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 The session was run without incident, though drivers reported that there was very little grip around the circuit.McLaren drivers 'shocked' by lack of grip at Austin http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104276 Jonathan Noble Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 Ma Qinghua was the only reserve driver to take part in the session, replacing Narain Karthikeyan at HRT. He finished the session in twenty-fourth and last position, ten seconds behind Vettel. Vettel was again fastest in the Friday afternoon session, seven tenths of a second quicker than team-mate Mark Webber and Alonso.Vettel quickest again in second practice despite problems Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104278 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 Vettel's running was limited by a water leak that forced him to spend half the session in the pits, while Caterham's Heikki Kovalainen suffered a puncture when he made contact with Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne, and Pastor Maldonado suffered an engine failure in his Williams late in the session. Vettel completed the trifecta of fastest lap times when he topped the final session on Saturday morning, finishing two and a half tenths of a second faster than Hamilton.Vettel quickest yet again in final US practice session http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/17/2012-united-states-grand-prix-practice-result-fp3/ Keith Collatine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 The hour-long session was marked by a collision between Sauber's Sergio Pérez and the Marussia of Charles Pic that damaged the floor of Pic's car. Pérez escaped without penalty, much to the chagrin of Marussia.Marussia wanted penalty for Perez over Pic clash Edd Straw Pablo Elizalde http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104348 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 Jean-Éric Vergne also ran into further trouble, breaking his front suspension when he hit a kerb and stopped on the circuit. Qualifying Qualifying was held over one hour on Saturday afternoon. The session was broken up into three periods of twenty minutes, fifteen minutes and ten minutes respectively. At the end of the first period, Q1, the slowest seven cars were eliminated, and would start the race from the last seven positions on the grid. Any car that failed to qualify within 107% of the fastest lap time recorded in Q1 would have failed to qualify, though they would be eligible to enter the race at the discretion of the stewards. At the end of the second period, Q2, the slowest seven cars were again eliminated and would start the race in positions eleven to seventeen. This would leave the ten fastest cars to compete for pole position in the final ten-minute period, Q3. Q1 With the surface of the circuit offering very little grip, every team sent their drivers out for extended runs in the first twenty-minute period of qualifying, with the objective of laying down enough rubber on the circuit to improve their overall lap time, and trying to time their final flying runs to take full advantage of the circuit. HRT were initially concerned that they would fail to qualify inside the 107% cut-off, and therefore fail to qualify for the race.HRT will struggle to qualify at Austin, says Pedro de la Rosa Edd Straw http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104310 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 These fears were not realised as they sent Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan out on the softer option tyres, allowing them to record faster lap times than if they had used the harder prime compound, which most of the front-runners would use in the first period so as to keep a set of soft tyres in reserve. Both de la Rosa and Karthikeyan qualified for the race, filling out the final row of the grid. Karthikeyan's session ended early when he pulled over onto the tarmac run-off at Turn 2, the victim of a mechanical fault. The positioning of his car forced race control to show yellow flags in the first sector, obliging drivers to slow down to avoid an accident. Caterham's Vitaly Petrov struggled early in the session with traffic, and spent most of the twenty minutes outside the 107% cut-off. His final flying lap saw him qualify twenty-first for the race, one place ahead of team-mate Heikki Kovalainen. It was only the sixth time in eighteen races that Petrov had out-qualified his team-mate. Caterham later claimed that Karthikeyan's stoppage robbed them of the chance to set faster times, and the net result was that both Caterham cars qualified behind the Marussias of Timo Glock and Charles Pic, prompting the team to declare that they had now caught Caterham in terms of raw pace.Marussia says it now has edge on Caterham Pablo Elizalde http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104338 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 Daniel Ricciardo was the seventh and final driver eliminated at the end of the first qualifying period. He had spent most of the twenty minutes engaged in a battle to avoid elimination with Mercedes' Nico Rosberg, with Rosberg prevailing when Ricciardo's final lap was compromised by the yellow flags in the first sector. The result meant that a Scuderia Toro Rosso was eliminated in the first qualifying period for the tenth time in 2012, though it was only Ricciardo's second elimination. Q2 The trend towards the circuit becoming faster as more rubber was laid down continued in Q2, with lap times continuing to drop. Sebastian Vettel, who had recorded the fastest time in Q1, went on to beat his best time by eight tenths of a second in Q2. The faster lap times now meant that the softer option compound was a necessity; predictions from the teams – which would soon prove to be accurate – suggested that it would be impossible to advance to the final period of qualifying using the harder prime tyres. Despite narrowly beating Ricciardo in Q1, Nico Rosberg was unable to improve his time in Q2, and qualified in seventeenth overall. His team later defended the decision to have him compete in an older specification of the Mercedes F1 W03 as they felt it was better-suited to Rosberg's driving style, particularly when it came to heating his tyres.Mercedes defends decision to run older car specification http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104349 Dieter Rencken Matt Beer Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 The Saubers of Pérez and Kamui Kobayashi filled out the eighth row of the grid, with the team unable to explain their lack of pace despite early predictions that they could challenge Mercedes for fifth place in the World Constructors' Championship in Austin and Brazil.Sauber sure it can beat Mercedes without further development Dieter Rencken Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104209 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 14, 2012 November 18, 2012 Jean-Éric Vergne overcame his free practice dramas to qualify fourteenth, two tenths of a second ahead of Pérez and two tenths of a second behind Paul di Resta, who was disappointed to be eliminated in Q2 when team-mate Nico Hülkenberg comfortably progressed to Q3. Jenson Button had to settle for twelfth overall when his McLaren MP4-27 lost all power late in the period, and he later admitted that he was afraid of getting caught up in what he called a "chaotic first lap".Button worried about first-lap chaos after poor qualifying Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104328 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 18, 2012 Bruno Senna was the last driver eliminated in Q2, qualifying in eleventh place in his best qualifying performance since his Q3 appearance in the 2012 Hungarian. Q3 Sebastian Vettel took pole position with the fastest lap of the weekend to date, setting a time of 1:35.657 on his final flying lap. In spite of this, Lewis Hamilton was closer to Vettel than he had been all weekend, missing pole position by just one tenth of a second. Mark Webber qualified third, ahead of Romain Grosjean, who was later demoted to ninth when he received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.Romain Grosjean hit with gearbox penalty Edd Straw http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104319 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 Kimi Räikkönen qualified fifth, expressing surprise at such a strong qualifying performance when his team had been struggling with the lack of grip throughout free practice.Kimi Räikkönen surprised by Lotus form after P4 on the grid Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104347 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 Michael Schumacher, who has won the United States Grand Prix on five occasions, qualified sixth in his penultimate race before his second retirement from the sport,Michael Schumacher announces F1 retirement http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/04/michael-schumacher-announces-f1-retirement/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine October 4, 2012 November 18, 2012 ahead of former team-mate Felipe Massa. Nico Hülkenberg finished the session in eighth, while Fernando Alonso struggled throughout qualifying to finish ninth overall. Ferrari were later forced to defend their qualifying tactics after sending Alonso out to complete his final timed run on a set of "scrubbed" – used – tyres.Ferrari denies using scrubbed tyres in Q3 was a mistake Jonathan Noble Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104339 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 18, 2012 Pastor Maldonado completed the top ten. Post-qualifying Both Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber were summoned to the stewards' office after qualifying. Schumacher had been cited for blocking Alonso during Q2 when the Mercedes driver impeded him at Turn 15. Schumacher escaped without punishment, as he had been on a flying lap of his own at the time, and blocking Alonso had not prevented him from advancing to Q3.No sanction for Schumacher over Alonso incident in Q2 Matt Beer http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104345 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 18, 2012 Webber, on the other hand, was called to answer charges of missing the mandatory weight check at the end of qualifying. The stewards accepted that Red Bull Racing had made an error and saw that the car was immediately sent to scrutineering once it was realised. Webber escaped with a reprimand, thereby allowing him to keep his grid position for the race.Mark Webber escapes with reprimand over weight check http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104346 Pablo Elizalde Autosport.com Haymarket Publications November 17, 2012 November 18, 2012 Race At the start, Vettel led from pole position and Webber passed Hamilton before entering the first corner. Alonso made a good start to gain 3 places.Benson Andrew Lewis Hamilton beats Sebastian Vettel in US GP, Alonso third https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/20387974 BBC Sport November 18, 2012 November 19, 2012 Vettel opened up a lead over Webber before Hamilton passed the Australian in the DRS zone on the long straight from T11 to T12 on Lap 4. Webber would later retire on Lap 17 when KERS shut down and eventually the alternator failed on the Red Bull car.David Tremayne Tremayne David Hamilton victory makes it a shoot-out in Brazil for Vettel and Alonso https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/us-grand-prix-hamilton-victory-makes-it-a-shootout-in-brazil-for-vettel-and-alonso-8327325.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/us-grand-prix-hamilton-victory-makes-it-a-shootout-in-brazil-for-vettel-and-alonso-8327325.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 Vettel would pit on Lap 22 but retained the lead over Räikkönen, Hamilton, Massa, and Alonso. Hamilton was able to catch and pass Vettel on Lap 42 in the DRS zone and kept the lead into turn 12. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton would go on to win the race, his last win for McLaren, followed by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.United States GP — Sunday — Race Report http://www.grandprix.com/race/r877racereport.html GrandPrix.com November 18, 2012 March 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130116115336/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r877racereport.html January 16, 2013 dead Bruno Senna scored his final Formula One point. Post-race Vettel was able to increase the gap to Alonso to thirteen points. As a result, Vettel only needed a fourth place at best in the final race to clinch his third consecutive drivers' title. Vettel's second place gave Red Bull Racing enough points to secure their third consecutive World Constructors' Championship.Red Bull win third constructors' title in a row http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/11/18/red-bull-clinch-constructors-title-victory-row/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9686896/United-States-Grand-Prix-2012-Lewis-Hamilton-wins-in-Texas-as-Red-Bull-retain-constructors-championship-title.html Lewis Hamilton wins in Texas as Red Bull retain constructors' championship title 18 November 2012 Daily Telegraph UK 20 November 2012 Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Number Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid Final grid position 1 1 DEU Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:36.558 1:35.796 1:35.657 1 2 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.058 1:36.795 1:35.766 2 3 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:37.215 1:36.298 1:36.174 3 4 10 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:37.486 1:36.906 1:36.587 81 1 5 9 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:38.051 1:37.404 1:36.708 4 6 7 DEU Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:37.927 1:37.102 1:36.794 5 7 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.667 1:36.549 1:36.937 112 2 8 12 DEU Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:37.756 1:37.066 1:37.141 6 9 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.968 1:37.123 1:37.300 7 10 18 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:37.537 1:37.011 1:37.842 9 11 19 BRA Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:37.520 1:37.604 10 12 3 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.565 1:37.616 12 13 11 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:38.104 1:37.665 13 14 17 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:38.434 1:37.879 14 15 15 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.500 1:38.206 15 16 14 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.418 1:38.437 16 17 8 DEU Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.862 1:38.501 17 18 16 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:39.114 18 19 24 DEU Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.056 19 20 25 FRA Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.664 20 21 21 RUS Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:40.809 21 22 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:41.166 22 23 22 ESP Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:42.011 23 24 23 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:42.740 24107% time: 1:43.317Source: Notes 1 1 — Romain Grosjean received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. 2 2 — Felipe Massa received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change when Ferrari broke the FIA seal on his gearbox in order to maximise Fernando Alonso's grid position.Felipe Massa grid penalty elevates Fernando Alonso https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/20386671 BBC Sport November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Starting position Points 1 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 1:35:55.269 2 25 2 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 56 +0.675 1 18 3 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 56 +39.229 7 15 4 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 56 +46.013 11 12 5 3 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 +56.432 12 10 6 9 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 56 +1:04.425 4 8 7 10 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 56 +1:10.313 8 6 8 12 GER Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 56 +1:13.792 6 4 9 18 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 56 +1:14.525 9 2 10 19 BRA Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 56 +1:15.133 10 1 11 15 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 56 +1:24.341 15 12 16 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 56 +1:24.871 18 13 8 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56 +1:25.510 17 14 14 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 16 15 11 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 55 +1 Lap 13 16 7 GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 55 +1 Lap 5 17 21 RUS Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 55 +1 Lap 21 18 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 55 +1 Lap 22 19 24 GER Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 55 +1 Lap 19 20 25 FRA Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 54 +2 Laps 20 21 22 ESP Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 54 +2 Laps 23 22 23 India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 54 +2 Laps 24 Ret Retired 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 16 Alternator 3 Ret Retired 17 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 14 Suspension 14Source: Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GER Sebastian Vettel* 273 10px 2 ESP Fernando Alonso* 260 10px 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 206 10px 1 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton 190 10px 1 5 AUS Mark Webber 167Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2012/etats-unis/championnat.aspx United States 2012 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 21 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull-Renault* 440 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 367 10px 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 353 10px 4 GBR Lotus-Renault 302 10px 5 GER Mercedes 136Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Teams and drivers in bold and with an asterisk had a mathematical possibility of winning the title. 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