XXXVII United States Grand Prix
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| Date | Sunday 18 November 2012 |
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| Start time | 13:00 |
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| Event |  United States GP |
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| Circuit | Austin |
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| Event Format | Race of 56 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #19 of 20 in 2012
#877 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 56 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5513 m |
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| Race Distance | 5513 × 56 − 323 = 308.405 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Entries | 24 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 22 |
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| Pit stops | 24 |
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| Debutants | Austin (Circuit) |
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| Milestones |  Sebastian Vettel – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| | Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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| Winner | Lewis Hamilton | Rick Perry | Governor, Texas |
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| 2nd Place | Sebastian Vettel | David Dewhurst | Lieutenant Governor, Texas |
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| 3rd Place | Fernando Alonso | Nick Craw | President, ACCUS & FIA Senate President |
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| Winning Constructor | McLaren (represented by Martin Whitmarsh) | Susan Combs | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas |
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