Grandprix of United States - location: Austin - circuit: Circuit of The Americas
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Grandprix results of United States - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 15 | 56 |
| 4 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 10 | 56 |
| 6 | -2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8 | 56 |
| 7 | 1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | 56 |
| 8 | -2 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 4 | 56 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 2 | 56 | |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1 | 56 | |
| 11 | 4 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 0 | 56 |
| 12 | 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | 0 | 56 |
| 13 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 56 |
| 14 | 2 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 55 |
| 15 | -2 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | -11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 55 |
| 17 | 4 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | 55 |
| 18 | 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | 55 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | 55 | |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | 54 | |
| 21 | 2 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | 54 |
| 22 | 2 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | 54 |
| 23 | -20 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 (not classified) | 16 |
| 24 | -10 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | 0 (not classified) | 14 |
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Fastest laps - Grandprix of United States - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | - | 56 | 199.772 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | - | 56 | 199.661 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | - | 56 | 199.517 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | - | 56 | 199.121 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | - | 55 | 199.047 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | - | 54 | 198.17 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | - | 55 | 197.844 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | - | 51 | 197.622 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | - | 55 | 197.296 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | - | 55 | 197.235 |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | - | 53 | 197.086 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | - | 53 | 197.051 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams | - | 53 | 197 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | - | 53 | 196.947 |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | - | 54 | 196.652 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | - | 53 | 196.409 |
| 17 | Charles Pic | Marussia | - | 54 | 193.663 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | - | 55 | 193.017 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | - | 50 | 192.552 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | - | 40 | 192.083 |
| 21 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | - | 13 | 191.573 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | - | 51 | 189.906 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | - | 43 | 189.623 |
| 24 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | - | 12 | 189.423 |
Starting grid - Grandprix of United States - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:36.708 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.794 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:37.141 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.300 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:36.587 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.842 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:37.604 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.937 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.616 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:37.665 |
| 14 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | 1:37.879 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:38.206 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.437 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.501 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | 1:39.114 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:40.056 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:40.664 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.809 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.166 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.011 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.740 |
Qualifying result - Grandprix of United States - 2012
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.558 | 1:35.796 | 1:35.657 | 20 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.058 | 1:36.795 | 1:35.766 | 20 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.215 | 1:36.298 | 1:36.174 | 20 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.486 | 1:36.906 | 1:36.587 | 28 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:38.051 | 1:37.404 | 1:36.708 | 26 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.927 | 1:37.102 | 1:36.794 | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.667 | 1:36.549 | 1:36.937 | 24 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:37.756 | 1:37.066 | 1:37.141 | 20 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.968 | 1:37.123 | 1:37.300 | 24 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.537 | 1:37.011 | 1:37.842 | 26 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:37.520 | 1:37.604 | - | 20 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.565 | 1:37.616 | - | 12 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.104 | 1:37.665 | - | 15 |
| 14 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Racing Bulls | 1:38.434 | 1:37.879 | - | 17 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:38.500 | 1:38.206 | - | 16 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.418 | 1:38.437 | - | 15 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.862 | 1:38.501 | - | 16 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Racing Bulls | 1:39.114 | - | - | 9 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:40.056 | - | - | 12 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:40.664 | - | - | 11 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.809 | - | - | 7 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.166 | - | - | 7 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.011 | - | - | 12 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.740 | - | - | 10 |
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