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 XXXVII  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry ListPenalties
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 18 November 2012
Start time13:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Austin
Event FormatRace of 56 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#19 of 20 in 2012
#877 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps56
Circuit Perimeter5513 m
Race Distance5513 × 56 − 323 = 308.405 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionAnti-clockwise
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers24
Finishers22
Pit stops24
DebutantsAustin (Circuit)
Milestones Sebastian Vettel – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 19th Place Finishes Timo Glock (6),
2. Most 22nd Place Finishes Narain Karthikeyan (3),
3. Most 19th Place Finishes in a Season Marussia (6),
4. Most 21st Place Finishes in a Season Pedro de la Rosa (4),
5. Most 22nd Place Finishes in a Season Hispania (4),
6. Most 22nd Place Finishes in a Season Narain Karthikeyan (3)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (914),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (678),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1046),
4. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (215),
5. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (152),
6. Most 5th Place Finishes Jenson Button (24),
7. Most 20th Place Finishes Charles Pic (6),
8. Most 21st Place Finishes Hispania (11),
9. Most 22nd Place Finishes Hispania (8),
10. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores McLaren (57),
11. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores McLaren (57),
12. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio Marussia (15.79%),
13. Highest 20th Place Finish Ratio Marussia (18.42%),
14. Most 17th Place Finishes in a Season Caterham (9),
15. Most 20th Place Finishes in a Season Marussia (7),
16. Most 20th Place Finishes in a Season Charles Pic (6),
17. Most 21st Place Finishes in a Season Hispania (7),
18. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1920),
19. Most 7th Place Qualifications Ferrari (117),
20. Most 9th Place Qualifications Ferrari (84),
21. Most 23rd Place Qualifications Hispania (41),
22. Most 24th Place Qualifications Hispania (36),
23. Most 24th Place Qualifications Narain Karthikeyan (15),
24. Most 24th Place Qualifications in a Season Narain Karthikeyan (12)

World Championship standings
1  Sebastian Vettel 273 
2  Fernando Alonso 260 
3  Kimi Räikkönen 206 
4  Lewis Hamilton 190 up
5  Mark Webber 167 up
6  Jenson Button 163 
7  Felipe Massa 107 
8  Romain Grosjean 96 up
9  Nico Rosberg 93 up
10  Sergio Pérez 66 
11  Kamui Kobayashi 58 
12  Nico Hülkenberg 53 
13  Paul di Resta 46 
14  Pastor Maldonado 45 
15  Michael Schumacher 43 
16  Bruno Senna 31 
17  Jean-Éric Vergne 12 
18  Daniel Ricciardo 10 
1  Red Bull / Renault 440 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 367 
3  McLaren / Mercedes 353 
4  Lotus / Renault 302 
5  Mercedes / Mercedes 136 
6  Sauber / Ferrari 124 
7  Force India / Mercedes 99 
8  Williams / Renault 76 
9  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 22 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 4Car 1Car 1
EntrantVodafone McLaren MercedesRed Bull RacingRed Bull Racing
Driver Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel
Car McLaren MP4/27 Red Bull RB8 Red Bull RB8
EngineMercedes FO108ZRenault RS27-2012Renault RS27-2012
Time1:35'55.2691'35.6571'39.347
Speed192.912 km/h207.479 km/h199.773 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Lewis HamiltonRick PerryGovernor, Texas
2nd Place Sebastian VettelDavid DewhurstLieutenant Governor, Texas
3rd Place Fernando AlonsoNick CrawPresident, ACCUS & FIA Senate President
Winning ConstructorMcLaren (represented by Martin Whitmarsh)Susan CombsComptroller of Public Accounts, Texas