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 temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by the NBC Sports Network in the United States and TV Bandeirantes in Brazil.
The winner was Will Power.
Classification
Starting grid RowInsideOutside112 Will Power 10 Dario Franchitti29 Scott Dixon 27 James Hinchcliffe3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 38 Graham Rahal4 14 Mike Conway 67 Josef Newgarden (R)52 Ryan Briscoe 26 Marco Andretti6 11 Tony Kanaan8 Rubens Barrichello7 5 E. J. Viso 4 J. R. Hildebrand 8 83 Charlie Kimball 77 Simon Pagenaud (R)9 19 James Jakes7 Sébastien Bourdais10 3 Hélio Castroneves 25 Ana Beatriz1120 Ed Carpenter 78 Simona de Silvestro12 22 Oriol Servià 6 Katherine Legge (R) †13 15 Takuma Sato † 18 Justin Wilson ‡
Race results Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 112 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 75 2:08:18.2816 1 63 53 2 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 0.9045 5 0 40 3 15 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 + 2.3905 25 0 35 4 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 75 + 4.5489 18 2 32 5 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 5.1722 2 1 30 6 27 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 6.2615 4 1 28 7 4 J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 75 + 8.3764 14 0 26 8 83 Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 8.5905 15 0 24 9 5 E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 10.3449 13 0 22 108 Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 10.8477 12 0 20 11 22 Oriol Servià Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Lotus 75 + 24.4771 23 0 19 12 77 Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 74 + 1 lap 16 0 18 1311 Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 74 +1 lap 11 0 17 14 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 74 + 1 lap 10 0 16 1519 James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Honda 74 + 1 lap 17 0 15 16 38 Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 74 + 1 lap 6 0 14 17 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 74 + 1 lap 3 8 13 187 Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Lotus 74 + 1 lap 22 0 12 19 14 Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 73 + 2 laps 7 0 12 20 25 Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 73 + 2 laps 19 0 12 21 20 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 72 + 3 laps 20 0 12 22 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 66 Mechanical 26 0 12 2367 Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 61 Contact 8 0 12 24 78 Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 28 Contact 21 0 12 252 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 21 Contact 9 0 10 26 6 Katherine Legge (R) Dragon Racing Lotus 20 Contact 24 0 10
Notes Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Will Power 180 2 Hélio Castroneves 135 3 James Hinchcliffe 123 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay 121 5 Simon Pagenaud (R) 118
Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 36 2 Honda 24 3 Lotus 16
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.
References
External links 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 race broadcast