2012 96th Indianapolis 500 - Race Results
Track Indianapolis
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Hélio Castroneves: "It’s interesting going into Turn 1. It looks and feels like the banking is off. As you approach the apex, the banking comes back to normal. Turn 2 is flat out, but not as fast as Turn 1. Turn 3 is the least difficult because of the banking. In Turn 4, you"
| P | Driver | Nat | L | Time | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dario Franchitti Ganassi Racing |
 |
200 | 2:58:51.253 | ||
| 2. | Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing |
 |
200 | 2:58:51.282 +0.0290 |
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| 3. | Tony Kanaan KV Racing |
 |
200 | 2:58:51.320 +0.0670 |
+0.0380 | |
| 4. | Oriol Servià Panther/DRR |
 |
200 | 2:58:54.169 +2.9160 |
+2.8490 | |
| 5. | Ryan Briscoe Penske |
 |
200 | 2:58:54.925 +3.6720 |
+0.7560 | |
| 6. | James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport |
 |
200 | 2:58:55.349 +4.0960 |
+0.4240 | |
| 7. | Justin Wilson Dale Coyne |
 |
200 | 2:58:55.496 +4.2430 |
+0.1470 | |
| 8. | Charlie Kimball Ganassi Racing |
 |
200 | 2:58:55.859 +4.6060 |
+0.3630 | |
| 9. | Townsend Bell Sam Schmidt |
|
200 | 2:58:56.870 +5.6170 |
+1.0110 | |
| 10. | Hélio Castroneves Penske |
|
200 | 2:58:58.888 +7.6350 |
+2.0180 | |
| 11. | Rubens Barrichello KV Racing |
|
200 | 2:58:59.177 +7.9240 |
+0.2890 | |
| 12. | Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA |
|
200 | 2:58:59.507 +8.2540 |
+0.3300 | |
| 13. | Graham Rahal Ganassi Racing |
|
200 | 2:59:00.007 +8.7540 |
+0.5000 | |
| 14. | J.R. Hildebrand Panther/DRR |
|
200 | 2:59:02.595 +11.3420 |
+2.5880 | |
| 15. | James Jakes Dale Coyne |
|
200 | 2:59:04.703 +13.4500 |
+2.1080 | |
| 16. | Simon Pagenaud Sam Schmidt |
 |
200 | 2:59:05.391 +14.1380 |
+0.6880 | |
| 17. | Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman |
 |
199 | 2:57:55.634 +1 lap |
+1 lap |
|
| 18. | E.J. Viso KV Racing |
 |
199 | 2:59:06.868 +1 lap |
+1:11.2340 | |
| 19. | Michel Jourdain Jr. Rahal Letterman |
 |
199 | 2:59:08.030 +1 lap |
+1.1620 | |
| 20. | Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing |
|
199 | 2:59:11.504 +1 lap |
+3.4740 | |
| 21. | Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing |
|
199 | 2:59:14.563 +1 lap |
+3.0590 | |
| 22. | Katherine Legge Dragon Racing |
|
199 | 2:59:16.841 +1 lap |
+2.2780 | |
| 23. | Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport |
|
190 | 2:59:09.491 +10 laps |
+9 laps |
|
| 24. | Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport |
|
187 | 2:43:25.818 +13 laps |
+3 laps |
|
| 25. | Josef Newgarden SFHR |
|
161 | 2:17:40.732 +39 laps |
+26 laps |
|
| 26. | Sebastian Saavedra Andretti Autosport |
 |
143 | 1:59:35.150 +57 laps |
+18 laps |
|
| 27. | Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport |
|
123 | 1:45:48.590 +77 laps |
+20 laps |
|
| 28. | Will Power Penske |
|
79 | 1:00:40.776 +121 laps |
+44 laps |
|
| 29. | Mike Conway A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
|
78 | 1:00:40.444 +122 laps |
+1 lap |
|
| 30. | Bryan Clauson SFHR |
|
46 | 1:10:11.530 +154 laps |
+32 laps |
|
| 31. | Wade Cunningham A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
|
42 | 1:02:28.832 +158 laps |
+4 laps |
|
| 32. | Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing |
 |
10 | 0:19:20.946 +190 laps |
+32 laps |
|
| 33. | Jean Alesi Fan Force United |
|
9 | 0:19:14.502 +191 laps |
+1 lap |