2012 United States Grand Prix

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The 2012 United States Grand Prix was the inaugural Formula One race held at the newly built Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, marking the return of F1 to the United States after a five-year absence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Formula One Grand Prix
motor race
attendance 117429
championshipLeaderEnteringRace Sebastian Vettel
championshipLeaderLeavingRace Sebastian Vettel
circuitDebutInSeason 2012
circuitDesigner Hermann Tilke
city Austin
country United States
courseLengthKm 5.513
courseType permanent racing facility
date 18 November 2012
fastestLapDriver Sebastian Vettel
fastestLapDriverCountry Germany
fastestLapNumber 56
fastestLapTeam Red Bull Racing-Renault
linked to: Red Bull Racing
fastestLapTime 1:39.347
firstRaceAtCircuit true
grandPrixNumberInHistory 900
location Circuit of the Americas
notableFact first Formula One race held at Circuit of the Americas
marked the return of Formula One to the United States after a five-year absence
officialName 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
partOfSeason 2012 Formula One World Championship
polePositionDriver Sebastian Vettel
polePositionDriverCountry Germany
polePositionDriverTeam Red Bull Racing-Renault
linked to: Red Bull Racing
polePositionTime 1:35.657
previousUnitedStatesGrandPrix 2007 United States Grand Prix
previousUSGrandPrixLocation Indianapolis Motor Speedway
raceDistanceKm 308.405
raceDistanceLaps 56
returnedF1ToCountryAfterYears 5
roundOfChampionship 19
safetyCarLaps 0
secondPlaceDriver Sebastian Vettel
secondPlaceTeam Red Bull Racing-Renault
linked to: Red Bull Racing
state Texas
thirdPlaceDriver Fernando Alonso
thirdPlaceTeam Ferrari
titleSponsor none
tyreSupplier Pirelli
weather dry
winner Lewis Hamilton
winnerCountry United Kingdom
winnerTeam McLaren-Mercedes
linked to: McLaren Group
winningMarginSeconds 0.675
year 2012

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Circuit of the Americas firstFormulaOneGrandPrix 2012 United States Grand Prix
2012 United States Grand Prix officialName 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
linked to: 2012 United States Grand Prix