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 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

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

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship
PosDriverPoints
1 Will Power379
2 Ryan Hunter-Reay374
3 Hélio Castroneves353
4 Scott Dixon351
5 James Hinchcliffe316

;Manufacturers' Championship
PosManufacturerPoints
1 Chevrolet96
2 Honda84
3 Lotus48