Formula One News » United States Grand Prix: Race Result – Hamilton wins Posted on 18/11/2012
Lewis Hamilton wins the inaugural United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas for McLaren; Sebastian Vettel has to settle for the runners-up spot, with Fernando Alonso coming in third and ensuring the fight for the Drivers’ title goes to the wire; Felipe Massa and Jenson Button complete the top five; Mark Webber retires early on with an alternator failure, but P2 for Vettel is enough to ensure Red Bull Racing clinches the Constructors’ for the third year in succession…
United States Grand Prix: Race Result
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1hr 35m 55.269s |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | +00.6s |
| 3. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari-Ferrari | +39.2s |
| 4. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari-Ferrari | +46.0s |
| 5. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | +56.4s |
| 6. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | +64.6s |
| 7. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | +70.3s |
| 8. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | +73.7s |
| 9. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | +74.5s |
| 10. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | +75.1s |
| 11. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | +84.3s |
| 12. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | +84.8s |
| 13. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes-Mercedes | +85.5s |
| 14. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | +1 lap |
| 15. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | +1 lap |
| 16. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Mercedes | +1 lap |
| 17. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | +1 lap |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | +1 lap |
| 19. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | +1 lap |
| 20. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | +2 laps |
| 21. | Pedro de la Rosa | Hispania-Cosworth | +2 laps |
| 22. | Narain Karthikeyan | Hispania-Cosworth | +2 laps |
| DNF. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 16 laps completed |
| DNF. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 14 laps completed |
all times unofficial

