Australian Grand Prix 2012 · Qualifying
Australian Grand Prix 2012 — Qualifying results
Mar 16 - Mar 18, 2012
- Classified
- 24
- Date
- Mar 17, 2012
- Circuit
- Albert Park
Classification
HAM
Fastest
Lewis
Hamilton
McLaren Racing- Best Lap
- 1:24.922
- Gap to P2
- +0.152
| Pos | DriverDri | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Split | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LewisHamilton  HAM |  McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | 14 | |
| 2 | JensonButton BUT | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | +0.152 | 15 |
| 3 | RomainGrosjean  GRO |  Lotus | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | +0.380 | 21 |
| 4 | MichaelSchumacher  MSC |  Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | +0.414 | 18 |
| 5 | MarkWebber WEB |  Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | +0.729 | 17 |
| 6 | SebastianVettel VET | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | +0.746 | 18 |
| 7 | NicoRosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | +0.764 | 16 |
| 8 | PastorMaldonado  MAL |  Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | +0.986 | 20 |
| 9 | NicoHülkenberg HUL |  Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | +1.529 | 18 |
| 10 | DanielRicciardo RIC |  Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | — | — | 16 |
| 11 | Jean-ÉricVergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | FernandoAlonso  ALO |  Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | KamuiKobayashi  KOB |  Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | BrunoSenna  SEN | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | — | — | 16 |
| 15 | Pauldi Resta DIR | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | — | — | 16 |
| 16 | FelipeMassa MAS | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | SergioPérez  PER | Sauber | 1:26.596 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 18 | KimiRäikkönen  RAI | Lotus | 1:27.758 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 19 | HeikkiKovalainen KOV | Caterham | 1:28.679 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 20 | VitalyPetrov  PET | Caterham | 1:29.018 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 21 | TimoGlock GLO | Marussia | 1:30.923 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 22 | CharlesPic PIC | Marussia | 1:31.670 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 23 | Pedrode la Rosa DLR | HRT | 1:33.495 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 24 | NarainKarthikeyan  KAR | HRT | 1:33.643 | — | — | — | 6 |