2012 Milwaukee IndyFest
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 8th and 9th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season | |
| Date | June 16, 2012 |
| Official name | Milwaukee IndyFest |
| Location | The Milwaukee Mile |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.015 mi / 1.633 km |
| Distance | 225 laps 228.38 mi / 367.542 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 84.2 °F (29.0 °C); wind speeds approaching 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 43.3100 sec (2-lap) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 159.293 mph (256.357 km/h) (on lap 205 of 225) |
| Podium | |
| First | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology) |
| Third | James Hinchcliffe (Andretti Autosport) |
The 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by XYQ was the eighth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the 1.015-mile (1.633 km) Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin.
Classification
Starting grid
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 2 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | Hélio Castroneves |
| 3 | 5 | E. J. Viso | 11 | Tony Kanaan |
| 4 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | 27 | James Hinchcliffe |
| 5 | 26 | Marco Andretti | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand |
| 6 | 38 | Graham Rahal | 18 | Justin Wilson † |
| 7 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | 12 | Will Power † |
| 8 | 6 | Katherine Legge (R) | 19 | James Jakes |
| 9 | 67 | Josef Newgarden (R) † | 83 | Charlie Kimball |
| 10 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe † | 22 | Oriol Servià |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon † | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
| 12 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | 15 | Takuma Sato † |
| 13 | 14 | Mike Conway † | ||
† Wilson, Power, Newgarden, Briscoe, Dixon, Sato and Conway penalised 10 places for changing engine
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Race results
- Notes
1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2012 Milwaukee IndyFest weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 12, 2013.