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USA Grand Prix — 2012

USA · Formula 1

Race

Completed

18 Nov 2012, 19:00

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Racing) won the race at Circuit of The Americas in 1:35:55.269, with 24 drivers classified. Full race results with grid positions, gaps, pit stops, and championship points are shown below.

#DriverTime / Gap
1
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:35:55.269
McLaren Racing25 PointsGrid: 2
2
SV
Sebastian VettelVET⚡FL
+0.600
Red Bull Racing19 PointsGrid: 1⚡ FL
3
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
+39.200
Scuderia Ferrari15 PointsGrid: 7
4
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
+46.000
Scuderia Ferrari12 PointsGrid: 11
5
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
+56.400
McLaren Racing10 PointsGrid: 12
6
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
+64.400
Lotus F1 Team8 PointsGrid: 4
7
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
+70.300
Lotus F1 Team6 PointsGrid: 8
8
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
+73.700
Force India4 PointsGrid: 6
9
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
+74.500
Williams F1 Team2 PointsGrid: 9
10
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
+75.100
Williams F1 Team1 PointsGrid: 10
11
SP
Sergio PerezPER
+84.300
Sauber F1 TeamGrid: 15
12
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
+84.800
Racing BullsGrid: 18
13
NR
Nico RosbergROS
+85.500
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 17
14
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
+1 Lap
Sauber F1 TeamGrid: 16
15
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
+1 Lap
Force IndiaGrid: 13
16
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
+1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG PetronasGrid: 5
17
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
+1 Lap
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 21
18
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
+1 Lap
Caterham F1 TeamGrid: 22
19
TG
Timo GlockGLO
+1 Lap
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 19
20
CP
Charles PicPIC
+2 Laps
Manor Marussia F1 TeamGrid: 20
21
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
+2 Laps
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 23
22
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
+2 Laps
HRT Formula One TeamGrid: 24
0
MW
Mark WebberWEB
—
Red Bull RacingGrid: 3
0
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
—
Racing BullsGrid: 14

3rd Qualifying

Completed

17 Nov 2012, 18:40

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:35.657 during 3rd Qualifying at Circuit of The Americas, ahead of 10 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:35.657
Red Bull Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:35.766
McLaren Racing+0.109
3
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:36.174
Red Bull Racing+0.517
4
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:36.587
Lotus F1 Team+0.930
5
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:36.708
Lotus F1 Team+1.051
6
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:36.794
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.137
7
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:36.937
Scuderia Ferrari+1.280
8
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:37.141
Force India+1.484
9
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:37.300
Scuderia Ferrari+1.643
10
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:37.842
Williams F1 Team+2.185

2nd Qualifying

Completed

17 Nov 2012, 18:20

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:35.796 during 2nd Qualifying at Circuit of The Americas, ahead of 17 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:35.796
Red Bull Racing
2
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:36.298
Red Bull Racing+0.502
3
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:36.549
Scuderia Ferrari+0.753
4
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:36.795
McLaren Racing+0.999
5
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:36.906
Lotus F1 Team+1.110
6
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:37.011
Williams F1 Team+1.215
7
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:37.066
Force India+1.270
8
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:37.102
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.306
9
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:37.123
Scuderia Ferrari+1.327
10
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:37.404
Lotus F1 Team+1.608
11
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:37.604
Williams F1 Team+1.808
12
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:37.616
McLaren Racing+1.820
13
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:37.665
Force India+1.869
14
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:37.879
Racing Bulls+2.083
15
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:38.206
Sauber F1 Team+2.410
16
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:38.437
Sauber F1 Team+2.641
17
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:38.501
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+2.705

1st Qualifying

Completed

17 Nov 2012, 18:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:36.558 during 1st Qualifying at Circuit of The Americas, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:36.558
Red Bull Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:37.058
McLaren Racing+0.500
3
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:37.215
Red Bull Racing+0.657
4
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:37.486
Lotus F1 Team+0.928
5
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:37.520
Williams F1 Team+0.962
6
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:37.537
Williams F1 Team+0.979
7
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:37.565
McLaren Racing+1.007
8
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:37.667
Scuderia Ferrari+1.109
9
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:37.756
Force India+1.198
10
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:37.927
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.369
11
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:37.968
Scuderia Ferrari+1.410
12
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:38.051
Lotus F1 Team+1.493
13
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:38.104
Force India+1.546
14
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:38.418
Sauber F1 Team+1.860
15
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:38.434
Racing Bulls+1.876
16
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:38.500
Sauber F1 Team+1.942
17
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:38.862
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+2.304
18
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:39.114
Racing Bulls+2.556
19
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:40.056
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.498
20
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:40.664
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.106
21
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:40.809
Caterham F1 Team+4.251
22
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:41.166
Caterham F1 Team+4.608
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:42.011
HRT Formula One Team+5.453
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:42.740
HRT Formula One Team+6.182

3rd Practice

Completed

17 Nov 2012, 15:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:36.490 during 3rd Practice at Circuit of The Americas, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:36.490
Red Bull Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:36.748
McLaren Racing+0.258
3
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:37.001
Williams F1 Team+0.511
4
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:37.180
Scuderia Ferrari+0.690
5
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:37.247
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+0.757
6
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:37.262
Scuderia Ferrari+0.772
7
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:37.298
Red Bull Racing+0.808
8
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:37.415
Sauber F1 Team+0.925
9
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:37.495
Force India+1.005
10
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:37.538
McLaren Racing+1.048
11
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:37.569
Williams F1 Team+1.079
12
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:37.760
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.270
13
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:37.765
Lotus F1 Team+1.275
14
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:37.953
Sauber F1 Team+1.463
15
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:38.547
Racing Bulls+2.057
16
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:38.653
Force India+2.163
17
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:38.753
Lotus F1 Team+2.263
18
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:39.689
Racing Bulls+3.199
19
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:40.407
Manor Marussia F1 Team+3.917
20
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:40.753
Caterham F1 Team+4.263
21
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:41.011
Caterham F1 Team+4.521
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:41.466
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.976
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:43.563
HRT Formula One Team+7.073
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:44.043
HRT Formula One Team+7.553

2nd Practice

Completed

16 Nov 2012, 19:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:37.718 during 2nd Practice at Circuit of The Americas, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:37.718
Red Bull Racing
2
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:38.475
Red Bull Racing+0.757
3
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:38.483
Scuderia Ferrari+0.765
4
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:38.748
McLaren Racing+1.030
5
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:38.786
McLaren Racing+1.068
6
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:39.029
Scuderia Ferrari+1.311
7
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:39.448
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+1.730
8
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:39.531
Williams F1 Team+1.813
9
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:39.653
Sauber F1 Team+1.935
10
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:40.115
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+2.397
11
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:40.166
Lotus F1 Team+2.448
12
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:40.230
Williams F1 Team+2.512
13
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:40.286
Lotus F1 Team+2.568
14
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:40.326
Sauber F1 Team+2.608
15
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:40.435
Racing Bulls+2.717
16
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:40.516
Racing Bulls+2.798
17
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:40.700
Force India+2.982
18
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:41.430
Force India+3.712
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:42.476
Caterham F1 Team+4.758
20
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:42.652
Manor Marussia F1 Team+4.934
21
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:42.846
Caterham F1 Team+5.128
22
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:43.538
Manor Marussia F1 Team+5.820
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:44.453
HRT Formula One Team+6.735
24
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
1:45.114
HRT Formula One Team+7.396

1st Practice

Completed

16 Nov 2012, 15:00

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest time of 1:38.125 during 1st Practice at Circuit of The Americas, ahead of 24 drivers. The table below shows lap times and gaps to the leader.

#DriverTime
1
SV
Sebastian VettelVET
1:38.125
Red Bull Racing
2
LH
Lewis HamiltonHAM
1:39.543
McLaren Racing+1.418
3
FA
Fernando AlonsoALO
1:40.337
Scuderia Ferrari+2.212
4
JB
Jenson ButtonBUT
1:40.528
McLaren Racing+2.403
5
MW
Mark WebberWEB
1:40.650
Red Bull Racing+2.525
6
FM
Felipe MassaMAS
1:40.966
Scuderia Ferrari+2.841
7
NH
Nico HulkenbergHUL
1:41.023
Force India+2.898
8
KK
Kamui KobayashiKOB
1:41.036
Sauber F1 Team+2.911
9
NR
Nico RosbergROS
1:41.159
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+3.034
10
SP
Sergio PerezPER
1:41.473
Sauber F1 Team+3.348
11
PR
Paul di RestaDIR
1:41.783
Force India+3.658
12
DR
Daniel RicciardoRIC
1:41.825
Racing Bulls+3.700
13
JV
Jean-Eric VergneVER
1:41.833
Racing Bulls+3.708
14
KR
Kimi RaikkonenRAI
1:41.880
Lotus F1 Team+3.755
15
RG
Romain GrosjeanGRO
1:41.998
Lotus F1 Team+3.873
16
PM
Pastor MaldonadoMAL
1:42.539
Williams F1 Team+4.414
17
MS
Michael SchumacherMSC
1:42.588
Mercedes-AMG Petronas+4.463
18
CP
Charles PicPIC
1:43.288
Manor Marussia F1 Team+5.163
19
HK
Heikki KovalainenKOV
1:43.443
Caterham F1 Team+5.318
20
VP
Vitaly PetrovPET
1:43.522
Caterham F1 Team+5.397
21
TG
Timo GlockGLO
1:44.464
Manor Marussia F1 Team+6.339
22
BS
Bruno SennaSEN
1:44.548
Williams F1 Team+6.423
23
PR
Pedro de la RosaDLR
1:46.917
HRT Formula One Team+8.792
0
NK
Narain KarthikeyanKAR
—
HRT Formula One Team

2012 Drivers' Championship

The 2012 Drivers' Championship standings across 25 drivers. Sebastian Vettel leads with 281 points and 5 wins, followed by Fernando Alonso (278) and Kimi Raikkonen (207). The field has accumulated 2,020 points combined.

#DriverPoints
1
SV
Sebastian Vettel#5 VET
281
Red Bull Racing5 Wins
2
FA
Fernando Alonso#14 ALO
278
Scuderia Ferrari3 Wins
3
KR
Kimi Raikkonen#7 RAI
207
Lotus F1 Team1 Wins
4
LH
Lewis Hamilton#44 HAM
190
McLaren Racing4 Wins
5
JB
Jenson Button#22 BUT
188
McLaren Racing3 Wins
6
MW
Mark Webber#2 WEB
179
Red Bull Racing2 Wins
7
FM
Felipe Massa#19 MAS
122
Scuderia Ferrari
8
RG
Romain Grosjean#28 GRO
96
Lotus F1 Team
9
NR
Nico Rosberg#6 ROS
93
Mercedes-AMG Petronas1 Wins
10
SP
Sergio Perez#11 PER
66
Sauber F1 Team
11
NH
Nico Hulkenberg#27 HUL
63
Force India
12
KK
Kamui Kobayashi#10 KOB
60
Sauber F1 Team
13
MS
Michael Schumacher#7 MSC
49
Mercedes-AMG Petronas
14
PR
Paul di Resta#3 DIR
46
Force India
15
PM
Pastor Maldonado#13 MAL
45
Williams F1 Team1 Wins
16
BS
Bruno Senna#19 SEN
31
Williams F1 Team
17
JV
Jean-Eric Vergne#25 VER
16
Racing Bulls
18
DR
Daniel Ricciardo#3 RIC
10
Racing Bulls
19
VP
Vitaly Petrov#21 PET
Caterham F1 Team
20
TG
Timo Glock#16 GLO
Manor Marussia F1 Team
21
CP
Charles Pic#20 PIC
Manor Marussia F1 Team
22
HK
Heikki Kovalainen#7 KOV
Caterham F1 Team
23
JD
Jerome d'Ambrosio#64 DAM
Lotus F1 Team
24
NK
Narain Karthikeyan#23 KAR
HRT Formula One Team
25
PR
Pedro de la Rosa#22 DLR
HRT Formula One Team

2012 Constructors' Championship

The 2012 Constructors' Championship featuring 12 teams. Red Bull Racing lead with 460 points and 0 wins, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari (400). All teams have scored 2,020 points combined.

#TeamPoints
1
RRRed Bull Racing
460
2
SFScuderia Ferrari
400
3
MRMcLaren Racing
378
4
LTLotus F1 Team
303
5
MPMercedes-AMG Petronas
142
6
STSauber F1 Team
126
7
FIForce India
109
8
WTWilliams F1 Team
76
9
RBRacing Bulls
26
10
CTCaterham F1 Team
0
11
MTManor Marussia F1 Team
0
12
HTHRT Formula One Team
0

API data: 22 Apr 2026