- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Fernando Alonso
- Race date
- November 18, 2012
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Circuit of the Americas
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Fernando Alonso 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Felipe Massa from P11 to P4 (+7), Jenson Button from P12 to P5 (+7), and Daniel Ricciardo from P18 to P12 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 13 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 1 Alternator, and 1 Suspension. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.347 on lap 56. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.