2012 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
# 2012 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was the twelfth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 5, 2012. The race was contested over 85 laps at the 2.258-mile (3.634 km) permanent road course at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, United States.

The race was won by New Zealand racer Scott Dixon racing for Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon finished 3.4 seconds ahead of Australian driver Will Power driving for Team Penske with Frenchman Simon Pagenaud finishing third for Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports. It was Dixon's second win for the year and Pagenaud's third top three finish for the year. More significant, Power's second place compared to the results for Ryan Hunter-Reay and Power's teammate Hélio Castroneves, put Power back into the lead of the championship.

## Classification

### Race results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | 1:39:48.5083 | 4 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | + 3.4619 | 1 | 57 | 43 |
| 3 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports | Honda | 85 | + 4.5402 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dragon Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | + 5.5822 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 85 | + 7.5663 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 85 | + 12.3280 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | + 27.9601 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 85 | + 28.1691 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand | Panther Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | + 29.2325 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Team Barracuda – BHA | Honda | 85 | + 31.1722 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | + 31.4387 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 67 | Josef Newgarden (R) | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | Honda | 85 | + 32.0754 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | + 32.4073 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 83 | Giorgio Pantano | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | + 33.9166 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 85 | + 35.2863 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | + 35.9205 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | + 36.9834 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 85 | + 42.0974 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 19 | James Jakes | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 85 | + 46.4304 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 5 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 85 | + 46.8068 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 14 | Mike Conway | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 85 | + 46.9535 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | + 1 lap | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | Lotus | 83 | + 2 laps | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 79 | Mechanical | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 22 | Oriol Servià | Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | + 7 laps | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE ||||||||||

**Notes**

Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Will Power | 379 |
| 2 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 374 |
| 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 353 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | 351 |
| 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 316 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 96 |
| 2 | Honda | 84 |
| 3 | Lotus | 48 |
