2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore
# 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore

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.

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

### Race results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | 1:39:48.5083 | 10 | 13 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | + 1.4391 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports | Honda | 75 | + 3.0253 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 3.9281 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 75 | + 5.0450 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | + 5.7467 | 1 | 22 | 31 |
| 7 | 22 | Oriol Servià | Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 7.5913 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Team Barracuda – BHA | Honda | 75 | + 7.7701 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 75 | + 8.8651 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | + 9.0843 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 10.2963 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand | Panther Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 17.1591 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 74 | + 1 lap | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 74 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 73 | + 2 laps | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Mike Conway | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 73 | + 2 laps | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 72 | + 3 laps | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 65 | Mechanical | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 67 | Bruno Junqueira | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | Honda | 64 | Contact | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 52 | Contact | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 50 | Mechanical | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | Lotus | 38 | Contact | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dragon Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | Mechanical | 3 | 32 | 12 |
| 24 | 19 | James Jakes | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 31 | Contact | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | Contact | 8 | 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 | 453 |
| 2 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 436 |
| 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 401 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | 400 |
| 5 | Simon Pagenaud | 372 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 114 |
| 2 | Honda | 96 |
| 3 | Lotus | 56 |
