El Gran Premio de los Estados Unidos de 2012 fue la penúltima carrera de la Temporada 2012 de Fórmula 1. Se celebró los días 16, 17 y 18 de noviembre en el circuito de Austin. Lewis Hamilton fue el vencedor , seguido por Sebastian Vettel (pole y v/rápida) y Fernando Alonso . Hasta 2012 Michael Schumacher y Lewis Hamilton son los únicos pilotos activos que han conseguido ganar en Estados Unidos. Hay una sola zona de uso del DRS en carrera, situada en la recta entre las curvas 11 y 12. [Wikipedia]
Gran Premio de EEUU 2012: Resultados de la carrera
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Puntos | Tiempo | Vueltas | Parrilla | Vuelta rápida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 25 | 1:35:55.269 | 56 | 2 | 1:39.709 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 18 | +0.675 | 56 | 1 | 1:39.347 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 15 | +39.229 | 56 | 7 | 1:39.672 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | +46.013 | 56 | 11 | 1:39.402 |
| 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 10 | +56.432 | 56 | 12 | 1:40.150 |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 8 | +64.425 | 56 | 4 | 1:39.474 |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | +70.313 | 56 | 8 | 1:40.625 |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 4 | +73.792 | 56 | 6 | 1:41.048 |
| 9 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 2 | +74.525 | 56 | 9 | 1:40.719 |
| 10 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1 | +75.133 | 56 | 10 | 1:40.745 |
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | +84.341 | 56 | 15 | 1:40.701 |
| 12 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 0 | +84.871 | 56 | 18 | 1:40.772 |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | +85.510 | 56 | 17 | 1:40.428 |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 16 | 1:40.315 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 13 | 1:40.594 |
| 16 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 5 | 1:40.923 |
| 17 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 21 | 1:42.824 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 22 | 1:43.072 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | +1 vuelta | 55 | 19 | 1:43.324 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | +2 vueltas | 54 | 20 | 1:42.481 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | +2 vueltas | 54 | 23 | 1:44.664 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | +2 vueltas | 54 | 24 | 1:44.508 |
| 23 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | DNF | 16 | 3 | 1:43.599 |
| 24 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 0 | Suspensión | 14 | 14 | 1:44.775 |
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.558 | 1:35.796 | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.058 | 1:36.795 | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.215 | 1:36.298 | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:37.486 | 1:36.906 | 1:36.587 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.051 | 1:37.404 | 1:36.708 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.927 | 1:37.102 | 1:36.794 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.667 | 1:36.549 | 1:36.937 |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:37.756 | 1:37.066 | 1:37.141 |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.968 | 1:37.123 | 1:37.300 |
| 10 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.537 | 1:37.011 | 1:37.842 |
| 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:37.520 | 1:37.604 | |
| 12 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.565 | 1:37.616 | |
| 13 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.104 | 1:37.665 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.434 | 1:37.879 | |
| 15 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.500 | 1:38.206 | |
| 16 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.418 | 1:38.437 | |
| 17 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.862 | 1:38.501 | |
| 18 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.114 | ||
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:40.056 | ||
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:40.664 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.809 | ||
| 22 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.166 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.011 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.740 |
