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2012 European Grand Prix: qualifying
Sebastian Vettel took pole for the 2012 European Grand Prix with 1:38.086, ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) won the 2012 European Grand Prix at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia on 24 June 2012, starting from P11. Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher completed the podium. Sebastian Vettel took pole position. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap, 1:42.163.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.626 | 1:38.530 | 1:38.086 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.169 | 1:38.616 | 1:38.410 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.825 | 1:38.570 | 1:38.475 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.530 | 1:38.489 | 1:38.505 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:39.464 | 1:38.531 | 1:38.513 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.061 | 1:38.504 | 1:38.623 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.651 | 1:38.703 | 1:38.741 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.009 | 1:38.689 | 1:38.752 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.622 | 1:38.563 | 1:38.801 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.858 | 1:38.519 | 1:38.992 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.409 | 1:38.707 | |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.447 | 1:38.770 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.388 | 1:38.780 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:39.449 | 1:39.207 | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.353 | 1:39.358 | |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.087 | 1:40.295 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.924 | 1:40.358 | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:40.203 | ||
| 19 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:40.395 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.457 | ||
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.171 | ||
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.527 | ||
| 23 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:42.675 |
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