United States 2012 - Race results - Hamilton snatches victory from Vettel, as Alonso hangs on
Published by Christine
The first lap was surprisingly clean, and Vettel did get a great start, but he didn't manage to scamper away into the distance as he so often does. Lewis Hamilton kept tabs on him throughout, and finally got close enough to make the move, taking victory. Webber suffered the now traditional alternator failure, whilst Alonso held on for third place to keep the championship challenge alive.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.347 | Lap 56 |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:35:55.269 | 1 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | +0.6 | 1 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | +39.2 | 1 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | +46.0 | 1 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +56.4 | 1 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | +64.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | +70.3 | 1 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +73.7 | 1 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | +74.5 | 1 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | +75.1 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | +84.3 | 1 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +84.8 | 1 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +85.5 | 1 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | +1 lap | 1 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 16 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 1 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 1 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 1 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | +2 laps | 1 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 1 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 1 |
| DNF | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | Lap 18 | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Lap 15 | 0 |
