Lap times 1st practice 2012 United States Formula 1 Grand Prix
View from pitlane Austin Circuit of The Americas
Event: US F1 Grand Prix
Track: Circuit of The Americas
Weather: Dry
Track temperature: 15°C
Air temperature: 15°C
Wind Speed: 2.8 mps
Air Pressure: 1010.3 mBar'
Humidity: 33%
Kamui Kobayashi was the first F1 driver ever to set a lap time on the new Austin Circuit of The Americas. Because of this new surface the circuit was also extremely slippery. The Japanese Sauber driver lapped the first lap in 1:58 min.
At the end of the session Sebastian Vettel was the quickest and 20 seconds faster then Kamui Kobayashi. Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari looked very promising and where the fastest cars this first practice session. Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton where topping the timetables throughout the whole session.
FP2 Lap Times 2012 US GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.125 | 30 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.543 | 28 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.337 | 29 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.528 | 29 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:40.650 | 30 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.966 | 26 |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.023 | 29 |
| 8 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.036 | 28 |
| 9 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.159 | 32 |
| 10 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.473 | 29 |
| 11 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.783 | 29 |
| 12 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.825 | 28 |
| 13 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.833 | 29 |
| 14 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:41.880 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:41.998 | 27 |
| 16 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:42.539 | 30 |
| 17 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.588 | 25 |
| 18 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:43.288 | 23 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:43.443 | 28 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:43.522 | 23 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:44.464 | 24 |
| 22 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:44.548 | 29 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.917 | 13 |
| 24 | 23 | Qing Hua Ma | HRT-Cosworth | 1:48.559 | 19 |
Highest speed: 319 km/h by Daniel Ricchiardo in his Toro Rosso STR7 Ferrari.
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