Season 2012 · Round 19

United States Grand Prix

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2012-11-18 · Circuit of the Americas · USA · United States Grand Prix · 56Lap · 308.405km
4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:35:55.269
Team win 35pt P1 · P5
1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +0.675
5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +39.229
Fastest Lap
1 Sebastian Vettel
1:39.347 · L56
DNF
2
Mark Webber L16 Jean-Éric Vergne L14
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 6 wins
Michael Schumacher active 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 6/13 46.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
56Lap 308.405km 14 races held (2012–) Lap record 1:36.169 · Charles Leclerc (2019)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 5 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P10 Kimi Räikkönen 1 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1
Pole Position
P1 Lewis Hamilton 4 · GP #1
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 · GP #1
P4 Nico Rosberg 2 · → Graham Hill -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P4 Lewis Hamilton 14 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton · pit stop L20 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Vettel · pit stop L21 Vettel VET Vettel VET Alonso · pit stop L20 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Massa · pit stop L26 Massa MAS Massa MAS Button · pit stop L35 Button BUT Button BUT Räikkönen · pit stop L24 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Grosjean · pit stop L9 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Hülkenberg · pit stop L17 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Maldonado · pit stop L21 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Senna · pit stop L20 Senna SEN Senna SEN Pérez · pit stop L22 Pérez PER Pérez PER Ricciardo · pit stop L30 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Rosberg · pit stop L34 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Kobayashi · pit stop L13 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB di Resta · pit stop L21 di Resta · pit stop L30 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Schumacher · pit stop L14 Schumacher · pit stop L39 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Petrov · pit stop L23 Petrov PET Petrov PET Kovalainen · pit stop L21 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Glock · pit stop L21 Glock GLO Glock GLO Pic · pit stop L26 Pic PIC Pic PIC de la Rosa · pit stop L24 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Karthikeyan · pit stop L25 Karthikeyan KAR Karthikeyan KAR Webber · retired L16 Webber WEB Webber WEB Vergne · retired L14 Vergne VER Vergne VER
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 56 1:35:55.269 25
2 1 Sebastian Vettel FL Red Bull 1 56 +0.675 18
3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 7 56 +39.229 15
4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 11 56 +46.013 12
5 3 Jenson Button McLaren 12 56 +56.432 10
6 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 4 56 +1:04.425 8
7 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 8 56 +1:10.313 6
8 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 6 56 +1:13.792 4
9 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 9 56 +1:14.525 2
10 19 Bruno Senna Williams 10 56 +1:15.133 1
11 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 15 56 +1:24.341
12 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 18 56 +1:24.871
13 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 17 56 +1:25.510
14 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 16 55 +1 Lap
15 11 Paul di Resta Force India 13 55 +1 Lap
16 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 5 55 +1 Lap
17 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 21 55 +1 Lap
18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 22 55 +1 Lap
19 24 Timo Glock Marussia 19 55 +1 Lap
20 25 Charles Pic Marussia 20 54 +2 Laps
21 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 23 54 +2 Laps
22 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 24 54 +2 Laps
R 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 3 16 Alternator
R 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 14 14 Suspension
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.558 1:35.796 1:35.657 POLE Q3
2 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:37.058 1:36.795 1:35.766 +0.109 Q3
3 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:37.215 1:36.298 1:36.174 +0.517 Q3
4 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:37.486 1:36.906 1:36.587 +0.930 Q3
5 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1:38.051 1:37.404 1:36.708 +1.051 Q3
6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:37.927 1:37.102 1:36.794 +1.137 Q3
7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.667 1:36.549 1:36.937 +0.892 Q2
8 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:37.756 1:37.066 1:37.141 +1.409 Q2
9 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.968 1:37.123 1:37.300 +1.466 Q2
10 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:37.537 1:37.011 1:37.842 +1.354 Q2
11 19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:37.520 1:37.604 — +1.863 Q1
12 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:37.565 1:37.616 — +1.908 Q1
13 11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:38.104 1:37.665 — +2.008 Q2
14 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:38.434 1:37.879 — +2.222 Q2
15 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:38.500 1:38.206 — +2.549 Q2
16 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:38.418 1:38.437 — +2.761 Q1
17 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.862 1:38.501 — +2.844 Q2
18 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:39.114 — — +3.457 Q1
19 24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:40.056 — — +4.399 Q1
20 25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:40.664 — — +5.007 Q1
21 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:40.809 — — +5.152 Q1
22 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:41.166 — — +5.509 Q1
23 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:42.011 — — +6.354 Q1
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:42.740 — — +7.083 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Sebastian Vettel
2
4 Lewis Hamilton
3
2 Mark Webber
4
9 Kimi Räikkönen ▲1
5
7 Michael Schumacher ▲1
6
12 Nico Hülkenberg ▲2
7
5 Fernando Alonso ▲2
8
10 Romain Grosjean ▼4
9
18 Pastor Maldonado ▲1
10
19 Bruno Senna ▲1
11
6 Felipe Massa ▼4
12
3 Jenson Button
13
11 Paul di Resta
14
17 Jean-Éric Vergne
15
15 Sergio Pérez
16
14 Kamui Kobayashi
17
8 Nico Rosberg
18
16 Daniel Ricciardo
19
24 Timo Glock
20
25 Charles Pic
21
21 Vitaly Petrov
22
20 Heikki Kovalainen
23
22 Pedro de la Rosa
24
23 Narain Karthikeyan
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:39.347 L56
2 6 Felipe Massa 1:39.402 L56
3 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:39.474 L56
4 5 Fernando Alonso 1:39.672 L56
5 4 Lewis Hamilton 1:39.709 L55
6 6 Felipe Massa 1:39.743 L54
7 6 Felipe Massa 1:39.745 L55
8 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:39.861 L55
9 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:39.873 L55
10 4 Lewis Hamilton 1:39.913 L54
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
21s 22s 23s 24s 25s median 22.4s Lewis Hamilton · L20 · 20.814s Sebastian Vettel · L21 · 20.904s Romain Grosjean · L9 · 21.190s Michael Schumacher · L39 · 21.297s Nico Rosberg · L34 · 21.346s Jenson Button · L35 · 21.445s Felipe Massa · L26 · 21.520s Sergio Pérez · L22 · 22.079s Nico Hülkenberg · L17 · 22.099s Bruno Senna · L20 · 22.143s Michael Schumacher · L14 · 22.263s Pastor Maldonado · L21 · 22.342s Charles Pic · L26 · 22.379s Paul di Resta · L30 · 22.444s Paul di Resta · L21 · 22.498s Daniel Ricciardo · L30 · 22.651s Heikki Kovalainen · L21 · 22.713s Vitaly Petrov · L23 · 22.762s Timo Glock · L21 · 23.092s Kamui Kobayashi · L13 · 24.079s Fernando Alonso · L20 · 24.439s Narain Karthikeyan · L25 · 24.497s Pedro de la Rosa · L24 · 24.798s Kimi Räikkönen · L24 · 24.840s
fastest 20.814s Lewis Hamilton slowest 24.840s Kimi Räikkönen pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
10 Romain Grosjean 1 9 13:19:50 21.190s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1 13 13:26:55 24.079s
7 Michael Schumacher 1 14 13:28:39 22.263s
12 Nico Hülkenberg 1 17 13:33:38 22.099s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 20 13:38:33 24.439s
19 Bruno Senna 1 20 13:38:57 22.143s
4 Lewis Hamilton 1 20 13:38:21 20.814s
18 Pastor Maldonado 1 21 13:40:43 22.342s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 21 13:41:14 22.713s
24 Timo Glock 1 21 13:41:15 23.092s
11 Paul di Resta 1 21 13:40:40 22.498s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 21 13:40:02 20.904s
15 Sergio Pérez 1 22 13:42:28 22.079s
21 Vitaly Petrov 1 23 13:44:41 22.762s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 1 24 13:45:33 24.840s
22 Pedro de la Rosa 1 24 13:47:04 24.798s
23 Narain Karthikeyan 1 25 13:48:53 24.497s
6 Felipe Massa 1 26 13:49:03 21.520s
25 Charles Pic 1 26 13:50:13 22.379s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 1 30 13:56:20 22.651s
11 Paul di Resta 2 30 13:56:45 22.444s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 34 14:03:17 21.346s
3 Jenson Button 1 35 14:04:36 21.445s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 39 14:12:20 21.297s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
10
Romain Grosjean
+18
P8→P7
16
Daniel Ricciardo
+16
P18→P12
3
Jenson Button
+15
P12→P5
18
Pastor Maldonado
+11
P9→P9
6
Felipe Massa
+10
P11→P4
8
Nico Rosberg
+10
P17→P13
9
Kimi Räikkönen
+9
P4→P6
19
Bruno Senna
+9
P10→P10
Most positions lost
Romain Grosjean −17 Michael Schumacher −16 Paul di Resta −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
6 Felipe Massa Grid penalty ▼4 (P7 → P11)
▼4 (P7 → P11)
10 Romain Grosjean Grid penalty ▼4 (P4 → P8)
▼4 (P4 → P8)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15