ConnectingReaching the timing feed…
2012 United States Grand Prix: qualifying
Sebastian Vettel took pole for the 2012 United States Grand Prix with 1:35.657, ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2012 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, Austin on 18 November 2012, starting from P2. Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso completed the podium. Sebastian Vettel took pole position. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, 1:39.347.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.558 | 1:35.796 | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.058 | 1:36.795 | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.215 | 1:36.298 | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:37.486 | 1:36.906 | 1:36.587 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.051 | 1:37.404 | 1:36.708 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.927 | 1:37.102 | 1:36.794 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.667 | 1:36.549 | 1:36.937 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:37.756 | 1:37.066 | 1:37.141 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.968 | 1:37.123 | 1:37.300 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.537 | 1:37.011 | 1:37.842 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:37.520 | 1:37.604 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.565 | 1:37.616 | |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.104 | 1:37.665 | |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.434 | 1:37.879 | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.500 | 1:38.206 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.418 | 1:38.437 | |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.862 | 1:38.501 | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.114 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:40.056 | ||
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:40.664 | ||
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.809 | ||
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.166 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.011 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.740 |
Loading timing data
Race classification
PosDriverGapPts
Next race
Starting grid
Title fight
Track guide
Drivers' championship
PosDriverGapPts
Constructors' championship
PosTeamGapPts
Season
Page not found
That page doesn't exist. Go to the latest results.
Points progression
Season stats Sort by any column. Select a driver for their race record and career.
Teammate battles Quali gap is the median over the season.
Season leaders
Car performance How each car has stacked up across the season.
Constructors' points progression
One-lap pace
Average qualifying positionboth cars
Reliability
Starts that reached the flagclassified finishes