Chinese Grand Prix 2012 · Qualifying
Chinese Grand Prix 2012 — Qualifying results
Apr 13 - Apr 15, 2012
- Classified
- 24
- Date
- Apr 14, 2012
- Circuit
- Shanghai
Classification
ROS
Fastest
Nico
Rosberg
Mercedes-AMG Petronas- Best Lap
- 1:35.121
- Gap to P2
- +0.505
| Pos | DriverDri | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Split | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NicoRosberg  ROS |  Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | 11 | |
| 2 | LewisHamilton  HAM |  McLaren | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 | +0.505 | 14 |
| 3 | MichaelSchumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 | +0.570 | 13 |
| 4 | KamuiKobayashi  KOB |  Sauber | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 | +0.663 | 13 |
| 5 | KimiRäikkönen  RAI |  Lotus | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 | +0.777 | 15 |
| 6 | JensonButton BUT | McLaren | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 | +1.070 | 16 |
| 7 | MarkWebber  WEB |  Red Bull | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 | +1.169 | 14 |
| 8 | SergioPérez  PER | Sauber | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 | +1.403 | 17 |
| 9 | FernandoAlonso  ALO |  Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 | +1.501 | 17 |
| 10 | RomainGrosjean  GRO | Lotus | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | — | — | 15 |
| 11 | SebastianVettel VET | Red Bull | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | FelipeMassa  MAS | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | — | — | 14 |
| 13 | PastorMaldonado  MAL |  Williams | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | — | — | 14 |
| 14 | BrunoSenna SEN | Williams | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | Pauldi Resta DIR |  Force India | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | — | — | 14 |
| 16 | NicoHülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | — | — | 14 |
| 17 | DanielRicciardo RIC |  Toro Rosso | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | — | — | 14 |
| 18 | Jean-ÉricVergne VER | Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 19 | HeikkiKovalainen KOV | Caterham | 1:38.463 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | VitalyPetrov  PET | Caterham | 1:38.677 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 21 | TimoGlock GLO | Marussia | 1:39.282 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 22 | CharlesPic PIC | Marussia | 1:39.717 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 23 | Pedrode la Rosa DLR | HRT | 1:40.411 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 24 | NarainKarthikeyan  KAR | HRT | 1:41.000 | — | — | — | 10 |