2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States
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Round 9 of 12 in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, United States.
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| Date | 23 September, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sonoma, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonoma Raceway 4.032 kilometres (2.505 mi) |
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| Laps | 13 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Menu
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Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1:45.232 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet | |
| Second |
 Robert Huff
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Chevrolet | |
| Third |
 Norbert Michelisz
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Zengő Motorsport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
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Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1:48.088 | ||
| Laps | 13 | ||
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| First |
Robert Huff
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Chevrolet | |
| Second |
Norbert Michelisz
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Zengő Motorsport | |
| Third |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Lukoil Racing Team | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1:47.732 | ||
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States was the ninth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the maiden running of the FIA WTCC Race of the United States. It was held on 23 September 2012 at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, United States.
Coming into the event after the two-month break after Brazil, it was Yvan Muller was leading the championship 17 points ahead of his nearest rival and teammate Robert Huff. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.
In the days leading up to the event, two new drivers were entered. Italian driver Felice Tedeschi was entered by Proteam Racing to drive the BMW 320 TC which had last been raced at Morocco in the hands of Isaac Tutumlu.
Robb Holland became the first American driver to compete in the WTCC when he filled in for the financially troubled Pasquale di Sabatino at bamboo-engineering.
Alex MacDowall set the fastest time in Friday's shortened free practice session which saw Proteam debutant Tedeschi roll his car. The accident ruled him out of the rest of the event.
Chevrolet's Yvan Muller set the fastest time in Free Practice 1 with the Ford of Tom Chilton second. Wiechers-Sport driver Stefano D'Aste had an off-track excursion late in the session, covering the track with dust which resulted caught out both Darryl O'Young and MacDowall and brought out the red flag to allow the track to be cleaned. Holland made his way out onto the track in the Chevrolet Cruze for the last five minutes having awaited the arrival of a new FIA approved helmet to arrive.
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