2012 United States Grand Prix

2012 United States Grand Prix
Race 19 of 20 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Race details[1]
Date 18 November 2012 (2012-11-18)
Official name 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix[1]
Location Circuit of the Americas
Travis County, Austin, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
Weather Scattered clouds[2][3]
Air temp 24 °C (75 °F)[3]
Track temp 32 °C (90 °F)[3]
Attendance 265,000 (Weekend)[4] 117,429 (Race Day)[5]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:35.657
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:39.347 on lap 56
Podium
First
McLaren-Mercedes
Second
Red Bull-Renault
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2012 United States Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit of the Americas in Travis County, near Austin, Texas on November 18, 2012. The race, run over fifty-six laps, was the penultimate round of the 2012 championship.[6] It was the inaugural race at the circuit, and the first time the United States Grand Prix had been held since 2007.[7] On Sunday a capacity crowd of 117,429 watched the race around the brand new 20-turn circuit.[8]

Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position.[9] Lewis Hamilton won the race, his last for McLaren before his move to Mercedes, with Vettel finishing second and Fernando Alonso in third.[10] [11] Vettel's second place gave Red Bull Racing enough points to secure their third consecutive World Constructors' Championship.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b c "2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Austin Bergstrom, TX". Weather Underground. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix (Race)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Are tickets too dear? Where F1 race attendance fell in 2016 - F1 Fanatic". 8 February 2017.
  5. ^ Austin Formula 1 attendance declines again as rains come to race day – Austin Business Journal
  6. ^ Collantine, Keith (December 7, 2011). "United States Grand Prix remains on unchanged 2012 F1 calendar". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  7. ^ Caldwell, Dave (July 13, 2007). "Grand Prix Is Making A U-Turn From Indy". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  8. ^ Spurgeon, Brad. "Formula One Makes Successful Return to U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  9. ^ Beer, Matt (November 17, 2012). "Sebastian Vettel beats Hamilton to Austin pole position". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  10. ^ "Lewis Hamilton beats Sebastian Vettel in US GP, Alonso third". BBC Sport. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  11. ^ Beer, Matt (November 18, 2012). "Hamilton wins from Vettel and Alonso, title battle goes to wire". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  12. ^ Collantine, Keith (November 18, 2012). "Red Bull win third constructors' title in a row". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  13. ^ "Lewis Hamilton wins in Texas as Red Bull retain constructors' championship title". Daily Telegraph UK. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.