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2012 São Paulo Indy 300

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{{American Championshp Car race report infobox

|Country = BRA

|Race = Streets of São Paulo

|Image = Anhembi.svg

|Caption =

|Date = April 29

|Year = 2012

|Official name = Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé

|Round_No = 4th

|Series = IndyCar Series

|Location = Santana – São Paulo city

|Course = Temporary street circuit

|Course_mi = 2.536

|Course_km = 4.081

|Distance_laps = 75

|Distance_mi = 190.200

|Distance_km = 306.097

|Weather = 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy

|Pole_Driver = Will Power

|Pole_Team = Team Penske

|Pole_Time = 1:21.4045

|Pole_Country = AUS

|Fast_Driver = Josef Newgarden

|Fast_Team = Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

|Fast_Time = 1:22.6313

|Fast_Lap = 58

|Fast_Country = USA

|First_Driver = Will Power

|First_Team = Team Penske

|First_Country = AUS

|Second_Driver = Ryan Hunter-Reay

|Second_Team = Andretti Autosport

|Second_Country= USA

|Third_Driver = Takuma Sato

|Third_Team = Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

|Third_Country = JPN

}}

The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 29, 2012, on the {{convert|2.536|mi|km|adj=on}} temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by the NBC Sports Network in the United States and TV Bandeirantes in Brazil.

Classification

=Starting grid=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!width="25"|Row

!colspan=2 width="200"|Inside

!colspan=2 width="200"|Outside

1

| style="background:black; color:white;" align=center width="25"|12

|width="175"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| style="background:#C5B358; color:white;" align=center width="25"| 10

|width="175"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

2

| style="background:white; color:#CC0000;" align="center"|9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| style="background:lawngreen; color:coral;" align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

3

| style="background:yellow; color:red;" align="center"| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 38

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

4

| style="background:white; color:red;" align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway

| style="background:white; color:deepskyblue;" align="center"| 67

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden (R)

5

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

| style="background:white; color:midnightblue;" align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti

6

| style="background:crimson; color:white;" align="center"| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

| style="background:darkblue; color:white;" align="center"|8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

7

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} J. R. Hildebrand

8

| style="background:mediumblue; color:white;" align="center"| 83

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Kimball

| style="background:deepskyblue; color:white;" align=center width="25"| 77

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud (R)

9

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 19

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

| style="background:black; color:#D4AF37;" align=center width="25"|7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

10

| style="background:yellow; color:blue;" align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| style="background:royalblue; color:yellow;" align="center"| 25

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ana Beatriz

11

| style="background:#C5B358; color:white;" align="center"|20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

| style="background:#EFCC00; color:white;" align="center"| 78

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro

12

| style="background:black; color:#D4AF37;" align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Servià

| style="background:white; color:#003399;" align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katherine Legge (R) †

13

| style="background:#0066CC; color:white;" align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato †

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson ‡

colspan=5|{{center|{{small|† Legge and Sato penalised 10 places for changing engine}}}}
colspan=5|{{center|{{small|‡ Wilson placed at rear of grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection}}}}

=Race results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

! Pos

! No.

! Driver

! Team

! Engine

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Laps Led

! Points{{ref|race4|1}}

1

| style="background:black; color:white;" align="center"|12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| 2:08:18.2816

|align=center| 1

|align=center| 63

|align=center| 53

2

| style="background:yellow; color:red;" align="center"| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 0.9045

|align=center| 5

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 40

3

| style="background:#0066CC; color:white;" align="center"| 15

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato

| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 2.3905

|align=center| 25

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 35

4

| style="background:yellow; color:blue;" align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 4.5489

|align=center| 18

|align=center| 2

|align=center| 32

5

| style="background:#C5B358; color:white;" align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 5.1722

|align=center| 2

|align=center| 1

|align=center| 30

6

| style="background:lawngreen; color:coral;" align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 6.2615

|align=center| 4

|align=center| 1

|align=center| 28

7

| style="background:black; color:white;" align=center| 4

|{{flagicon|USA}} J. R. Hildebrand

| Panther Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 8.3764

|align=center| 14

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 26

8

| style="background:mediumblue; color:white;" align="center"| 83

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Kimball

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 8.5905

|align=center| 15

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 24

9

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso

| KV Racing Technology

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 10.3449

|align=center| 13

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 22

10

| style="background:darkblue; color:white;" align=center|8

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

| KV Racing Technology

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 10.8477

|align=center| 12

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 20

11

| style="background:black; color:#D4AF37;" align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Servià

| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| Lotus

|align=center| 75

|align=center| + 24.4771

|align=center| 23

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 19

12

| style="background:deepskyblue; color:white;" align="center"| 77

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud (R)

| Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports

| Honda

|align=center| 74

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 16

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 18

13

| style="background:crimson; color:white;" align=center width="25"|11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

| KV Racing Technology

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 74

|align=center| +1 lap

|align=center| 11

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 17

14

| style="background:white; color:midnightblue;" align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 74

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 10

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 16

15

| style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|19

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 74

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 17

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 15

16

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 38

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 74

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 6

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 14

17

| style="background:white; color:#CC0000;" align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott Dixon

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 74

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 3

|align=center| 8

|align=center| 13

18

| style="background:black; color:#D4AF37;" align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Dragon Racing

| Lotus

|align=center| 74

|align=center| + 1 lap

|align=center| 22

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

19

| style="background:white; color:red;" align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Honda

|align=center| 73

|align=center| + 2 laps

|align=center| 7

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

20

| style="background:royalblue; color:yellow;" align="center"| 25

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ana Beatriz

| Andretti Autosport

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 73

|align=center| + 2 laps

|align=center| 19

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

21

| style="background:#C5B358; color:white;" align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

| Ed Carpenter Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 72

|align=center| + 3 laps

|align=center| 20

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

22

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 66

|align=center| Mechanical

|align=center| 26

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

23

| style="background:white; color:deepskyblue;" align="center"|67

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden (R)

| Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

| Honda

|align=center| 61

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 8

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

24

| style="background:#EFCC00; color:white;" align="center"| 78

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro

| HVM Racing

| Lotus

|align=center| 28

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 21

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 12

25

| style="background:red; color:white;" align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

| Team Penske

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 21

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 9

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 10

26

| style="background:white; color:#003399;" align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge (R)

| Dragon Racing

| Lotus

|align=center| 20

|align=center| Contact

|align=center| 24

|align=center| 0

|align=center| 10

;Notes:

{{ref|race4|1}} Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

Standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Power

| style="text-align:center;"| 180

2

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| style="text-align:center;"| 135

3

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

| style="text-align:center;"| 123

4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| style="text-align:center;"| 121

5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud (R)

| style="text-align:center;"| 118

{{col-2}}

;Manufacturers' Championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 36

2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

| style="text-align:center;"| 24

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

{{col-end}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3p3p7M46s 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 race broadcast]

{{IndyCar Series race report

|Name_of_race = São Paulo Indy 300

|Year_of_race = 2012

|Previous_race_in_season = 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

|Next_race_in_season = 2012 Indianapolis 500

|Previous_year's_race = 2011 São Paulo Indy 300

|Next_year's_race = 2013 São Paulo Indy 300

}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Sao Paulo Indy 300}}

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