Article: F1 2012 - Formula 1 United States Grand Prix results, 1 race left

[DavidV]

And Hamilton wins the first USA race in 6 years.
Awesome circuit in Austin Texas.
Vettel finished 2nd, and Alonso 3rd, keeping the championchip alive until the last race next week.

Any one of you guys there to see it?

After 56 of 56 laps

Position	Driver		Team
Race completed. Fastest Lap: S. Vettel 1:39.347 on Lap 56.
1	Great Britain	L Hamilton	McLaren
2	Germany	S Vettel	Red Bull
3	Spain	F Alonso	Ferrari
4	Brazil	F Massa	Ferrari
5	Great Britain	J Button	McLaren
6	Finland	K Raikkonen	Lotus
7	France	R Grosjean	Lotus
8	Germany	N Hulkenberg	Force India
9	Venezuela	P Maldonado	Williams
10	Brazil	B Senna	Williams
11	Mexico	S Perez	Sauber
12	Australia	D Ricciardo	Toro Rosso
13	Germany	N Rosberg	Mercedes
14	Japan	K Kobayashi	Sauber
15	Great Britain	P Di Resta	Force India
16	Germany	M Schumacher	Mercedes
17	Russian Federation	V Petrov	Caterham
18	Finland	H Kovalainen	Caterham
19	Germany	T Glock	Marussia
20	France	C Pic	Marussia
21	Spain	P de la Rosa	HRT
22	India	N Karthikeyan	HRT
23	Australia	M Webber (ret.)	Red Bull
24	France	J Vergne (ret.)	Toro Rosso

Position	Driver		Team	Pts
1	Germany	S Vettel	Red Bull	273
2	Spain	F Alonso	Ferrari	260
3	Finland	K Raikkonen	Lotus	206
4	Great Britain	L Hamilton	McLaren	190
5	Australia	M Webber	Red Bull	167
6	Great Britain	J Button	McLaren	163
7	Brazil	F Massa	Ferrari	107
8	France	R Grosjean	Lotus	96
9	Germany	N Rosberg	Mercedes	93
10	Mexico	S Perez	Sauber	66
11	Japan	K Kobayashi	Sauber	58
12	Germany	N Hulkenberg	Force India	53
13	Great Britain	P Di Resta	Force India	46
14	Venezuela	P Maldonado	Williams	45
15	Germany	M Schumacher	Mercedes	43
16	Brazil	B Senna	Williams	31
17	France	J Vergne	Toro Rosso	12
18	Australia	D Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	10
19	Germany	T Glock	Marussia	0
20	Finland	H Kovalainen	Caterham	0
21	Russian Federation	V Petrov	Caterham	0
23	France	C Pic	Marussia	0
24	India	N Karthikeyan	HRT	0
25	Spain	P de la Rosa	HRT	0

[DavidV]

Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix after a tight battle with Sebastian Vettel as Fernando Alonso kept the title fight alive.
Hamilton's McLaren tracked Vettel's Red Bull throughout the race and finally passed him with 14 laps to go. Alonso's third place means he is 13 points behind the German.
The title will now be settled in the final race of the season in Brazil next weekend, with 25 points available for victory.
The result means Red Bull have won the constructors' championship.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa held off McLaren's Jenson Button to take fourth.
The Brazilian fought up from 11th after Ferrari gave him a deliberate five-place penalty to promote team-mate Alonso a place so he could start seventh on the cleaner side of the grid, where there is more grip.
Alonso made good use of the strategy, making a superb start to climb into fourth place by the time the field had rounded the first corner.
Ahead of him, Red Bull's Mark Webber had passed Hamilton to take second as Vettel converted pole into a lead.
The German, though, was unable to pull his usual gap on his pursuers and Hamilton chased him throughout the first stint.
Vettel eked out a three-second lead by the time of their only pit stops, but after them Hamilton closed in again.
He spent several laps within a second of Vettel but not quite close enough to pass before taking advantage of the leader being held up by an HRT to pass him down the straight into Turn 12.
Vettel stayed within two seconds of the McLaren to the end of the race, but was never close enough to attempt a pass.
Alonso was promoted to third place when Webber retired with an alternator failure on lap 17.
The Spaniard looked like he might face a challenge from Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen, but a slow pit stop meant the Finn rejoined just behind the Ferrari, which then pulled away.
Raikkonen, much slower on the 'hard' tyres the leaders had to use in the second stint, dropped back and slipped behind Massa and McLaren's Jenson Button in the to finish sixth ahead of team-mate Romain Grosjean.
Button drove a strong race to climb up from 12th on the grid, using a reverse strategy from the leaders.
He started on the 'hard' tyre and ran a long first stint, by the end of which he was up to third place.
His stop on lap 36 dropped him back behind Grosjean, but he managed to pass both Lotus cars before the end as Massa never let him get closer than five seconds.
Force India's Nico Hulkenberg finished eighth, holding off Pastor Maldonado, who won a private battle with Williams team-mate Bruno Senna to take ninth ahead of the Brazilian.


source: www.bbc.co.uk/Formula1

[DavidV]

Big thumbs up for Pirelli for changing the caps on the podium to Pirelli Stetson hats, in true Texas style

[Sticky]

The United States Grand Prix in Austin at the brand new circuit of Americas was a success. Lewis Hamilton had his second victory in the United States taking the checkered flag followed by Sebastian Vettel in second and Fernando Alonso in third. This sets up an interesting battle for the championship at the final race of the season in Brazil. Vettel remains 1st in the driver standings with a 13 point lead over Alonso.

RedBull Racing already wrapped up the constructor's championship, congratulations to them. The next race will take place on the 25th of November, the upcoming sunday, in Brazil.

Full results and standings below.

After 56 of 56 laps

Position	Driver		Team
Race completed. Fastest Lap: S. Vettel 1:39.347 on Lap 56.
1	Great Britain	L Hamilton	McLaren
2	Germany	S Vettel	Red Bull
3	Spain	F Alonso	Ferrari
4	Brazil	F Massa	Ferrari
5	Great Britain	J Button	McLaren
6	Finland	K Raikkonen	Lotus
7	France	R Grosjean	Lotus
8	Germany	N Hulkenberg	Force India
9	Venezuela	P Maldonado	Williams
10	Brazil	B Senna	Williams
11	Mexico	S Perez	Sauber
12	Australia	D Ricciardo	Toro Rosso
13	Germany	N Rosberg	Mercedes
14	Japan	K Kobayashi	Sauber
15	Great Britain	P Di Resta	Force India
16	Germany	M Schumacher	Mercedes
17	Russian Federation	V Petrov	Caterham
18	Finland	H Kovalainen	Caterham
19	Germany	T Glock	Marussia
20	France	C Pic	Marussia
21	Spain	P de la Rosa	HRT
22	India	N Karthikeyan	HRT
23	Australia	M Webber (ret.)	Red Bull
24	France	J Vergne (ret.)	Toro Rosso

Driver Standings:

Position	Driver		Team	Pts
1	Germany	S Vettel	Red Bull	273
2	Spain	F Alonso	Ferrari	260
3	Finland	K Raikkonen	Lotus	206
4	Great Britain	L Hamilton	McLaren	190
5	Australia	M Webber	Red Bull	167
6	Great Britain	J Button	McLaren	163
7	Brazil	F Massa	Ferrari	107
8	France	R Grosjean	Lotus	96
9	Germany	N Rosberg	Mercedes	93
10	Mexico	S Perez	Sauber	66
11	Japan	K Kobayashi	Sauber	58
12	Germany	N Hulkenberg	Force India	53
13	Great Britain	P Di Resta	Force India	46
14	Venezuela	P Maldonado	Williams	45
15	Germany	M Schumacher	Mercedes	43
16	Brazil	B Senna	Williams	31
17	France	J Vergne	Toro Rosso	12
18	Australia	D Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	10
19	Germany	T Glock	Marussia	0
20	Finland	H Kovalainen	Caterham	0
21	Russian Federation	V Petrov	Caterham	0
23	France	C Pic	Marussia	0
24	India	N Karthikeyan	HRT	0
25	Spain	P de la Rosa	HRT	0

[Sticky]

Here is the hat David was talking about: