Pit Lane F1
2012 Season - Round 19 - 2012-11-18
Lewis Hamilton won the 2012 United States Grand Prix for McLaren, with Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) second and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:39.347. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P11 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 7-place improvement. 2 drivers retired from the race.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 United States Grand Prix, completing round 19 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:39.709 | 25 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:39.347 | 18 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 1:39.672 | 15 |
| 4 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 1:39.402 | 12 |
| 5 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 1:40.150 | 10 |
| 6 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | Finished | 1:39.474 | 8 |
| 7 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | Finished | 1:40.625 | 6 |
| 8 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 6 | Finished | 1:41.048 | 4 |
| 9 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | Finished | 1:40.719 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 10 | Finished | 1:40.745 | 1 |
| 11 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Sauber | 15 | Finished | 1:40.701 | 0 |
| 12 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 18 | Finished | 1:40.772 | 0 |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 17 | Finished | 1:40.428 | 0 |
| 14 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:40.315 | 0 |
| 15 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:40.594 | 0 |
| 16 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 5 | +1 Lap | 1:40.923 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:42.824 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:43.072 | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:43.324 | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:42.481 | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:44.664 | 0 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | 1:44.508 | 0 |
| 23 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | Alternator | 1:43.599 | 0 |
| 24 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 14 | Suspension | 1:44.775 | 0 |
