United States Grand Prix
2012 · Round 19 · Austin, United States · Nov 17-18, 2012Race summary
Hamilton won the race from 2nd on the grid, 0.675s ahead of Vettel. Massa was the standout mover, climbing from 11th to 4th. Schumacher lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 16th (down 11 places). Vettel set the fastest lap, in 1:39.347.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 56 | 1:35:55.269 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel 1:39.347 | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +0.675 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +39.229 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | 56 | +46.013 | 12 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | 56 | +56.432 | 10 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | 56 | +1:04.425 | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 | +1:10.313 | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | 56 | +1:13.792 | 4 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | 56 | +1:14.525 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 10 | 56 | +1:15.133 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | 56 | +1:24.341 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 18 | 56 | +1:24.871 | 0 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 17 | 56 | +1:25.510 | 0 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 5 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 22 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 20 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 16 | Alternator | 0 |
| – | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 14 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |