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2012 Indian Grand Prix: qualifying
Sebastian Vettel took pole for the 2012 Indian Grand Prix with 1:25.283, ahead of Mark Webber. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2012 Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Uttar Pradesh on 28 October 2012, starting from P1. Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber completed the podium. Sebastian Vettel took pole position. Jenson Button set the fastest lap, 1:28.203.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.387 | 1:25.435 | 1:25.283 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.744 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.327 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.516 | 1:25.816 | 1:25.544 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.564 | 1:25.467 | 1:25.659 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.829 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.773 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.939 | 1:26.111 | 1:25.857 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:26.740 | 1:26.101 | 1:26.236 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:27.179 | 1:26.076 | 1:26.360 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.048 | 1:25.983 | 1:26.713 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.458 | 1:25.976 | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.897 | 1:26.136 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.185 | 1:26.241 | |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:26.851 | 1:26.331 | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27.482 | 1:26.574 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.006 | 1:26.777 | |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.462 | 1:26.989 | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.517 | 1:27.219 | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.525 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:28.756 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:29.500 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:29.613 | ||
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:30.592 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.593 | ||
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:30.662 |
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