# 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.

## Classification
### Starting grid

| Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | 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 | Points |
| 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

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

## Standings after the race

| 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 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 36 |
| 2 | Honda | 24 |
| 3 | Lotus | 16 |