2012 São Paulo Indy 300

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.

2012 Streets of São Paulo

Race details
4th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season
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)

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

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points1
1	12	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
10	8	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
13	11	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
15	19	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
18	7	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
23	67	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
25	2	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	Chevrolet	21	Contact	9	0	10
26	6	Katherine Legge (R)	Dragon Racing	Lotus	20	Contact	24	0	10

Notes

¹ 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.

External links

• 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 race broadcast

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