Round 19 · 18 November 2012
2012 United States Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2012 United States Grand Prix, round 19 of the championship, held on 18 November 2012 at Circuit of the Americas (USA), starting from position 2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:35:55.269 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +0.675 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | +39.229 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | +46.013 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 12 | +56.432 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 4 | +64.425 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 8 | +70.313 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 6 | +73.792 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | +74.525 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 10 | +75.133 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | +84.341 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 18 | +84.871 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 17 | +85.510 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 23 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | — | — | Alternator |
| 24 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 14 | — | — | Suspension |