2012 São Paulo Indy 300
Motor car race
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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 2.536-mile (4.081 km) temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by the NBC Sports Network in the United States and TV Bandeirantes in Brazil.
DateApril 29, 2012
Official nameItaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé
LocationSantana – São Paulo city
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.536 mi / 4.081 km
2.536 mi / 4.081 km
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 4th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | April 29, 2012 |
| Official name | Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé |
| Location | Santana – São Paulo city |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 2.536 mi / 4.081 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 190.200 mi / 306.097 km |
| Weather | 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:21.4045 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Josef Newgarden (Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing) |
| Time | 1:22.6313 (on lap 58 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Second | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third |  Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
The winner was Will Power.[1]
Classification
Starting grid
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Will Power |
10 |  Dario Franchitti |
| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon |
27 |  James Hinchcliffe |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
38 | Graham Rahal |
| 4 | 14 | Mike Conway |
67 | Josef Newgarden (R) |
| 5 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe |
26 | Marco Andretti |
| 6 | 11 |  Tony Kanaan |
8 | Rubens Barrichello |
| 7 | 5 |  E. J. Viso |
4 | J. R. Hildebrand |
| 8 | 83 | Charlie Kimball |
77 |  Simon Pagenaud (R) |
| 9 | 19 | James Jakes |
7 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 10 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves |
25 | Ana Beatriz |
| 11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
78 |  Simona de Silvestro |
| 12 | 22 |  Oriol Servià |
6 | Katherine Legge (R) † |
| 13 | 15 | Takuma Sato † |
18 | Justin Wilson ‡ |
† Legge and Sato penalised 10 places for changing engine | ||||
‡ Wilson placed at rear of grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection | ||||
Race results
- Notes
1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.
Standings after the race
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