Summary
The Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT was an open-wheel IndyCar motor race and held as the fourteenth and penultimate round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, September 2, 2012. The race was contested over 75 laps at the 2.040-mile (3.283 km) temporary street circuit at Baltimore, Maryland, United States and was co-located with the Baltimore Sports Car Challenge motor race.
| Race details | |
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| 11th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | September 2, 2012 |
| Official name | Grand Prix of Baltimore |
| Location | Streets of Baltimore |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 2.040 mi / 3.283 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 153.000 mi / 246.225 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); dropping down to 81.4 °F (27.4 °C) by the end of the event[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:17.9750 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:19.0055 (on lap 64 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) |
| Third | Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports) |
The race was won by American racer Ryan Hunter-Reay racing for Andretti Autosport. Hunter-Reay finished 1.4 seconds ahead of Australian driver Ryan Briscoe driving for Team Penske with Frenchman Simon Pagenaud finishing third for Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports. It was Hunter-Reay's fourth win for the year. With just one race left in the season, Hunter-Reay's victory, coupled with Will Power finishing in sixth position closed the gap between the two championship rivals to just 17 points.
Classification edit
Race results edit
- Notes
1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.
Standings after the race edit
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