2012 Qualifying results - Australian Grand Prix
Qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | 1:24.922 |
| 2nd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | 1:25.074 |
| 3rd | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | 1:25.302 |
| 4th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | 1:25.336 |
| 5th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | 1:25.651 |
| 6th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | 1:25.668 |
| 7th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | 1:25.686 |
| 8th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | 1:25.908 |
| 9th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | 1:26.451 |
| 10th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 11th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | 1:26.429 | |
| 12th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | 1:26.494 | |
| 13th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | 1:26.590 | |
| 14th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | 1:26.663 | |
| 15th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | 1:27.086 | |
| 16th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | 1:27.497 | |
| 17th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | (No time) | (No time) | |
| 18th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:27.758 | 1:27.758 | ||
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:28.679 | 1:28.679 | ||
| 20th | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:29.018 | 1:29.018 | ||
| 21st | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | 1:30.923 | ||
| 22nd | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | 1:31.670 | ||
| 23rd | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | 1:33.495 | ||
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | 1:33.643 |
Third session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.922 |
| 2nd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.074 |
| 3rd | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:25.302 |
| 4th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:25.336 |
| 5th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.651 |
| 6th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.668 |
| 7th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:25.686 |
| 8th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:25.908 |
| 9th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:26.451 |
| 10th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | (No time) |
Second session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:25.469 |
| 2nd | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:25.571 |
| 3rd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.626 |
| 4th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.663 |
| 5th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:25.845 |
| 6th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.982 |
| 7th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.206 |
| 8th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.297 |
| 9th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:26.314 |
| 10th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:26.319 |
| 11th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.429 |
| 12th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.494 |
| 13th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.590 |
| 14th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:26.663 |
| 15th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.086 |
| 16th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.497 |
| 17th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | (No time) |
First session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 |
| 2nd | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 |
| 3rd | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.498 |
| 4th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:26.586 |
| 5th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 |
| 6th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 |
| 7th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:26.763 |
| 8th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.773 |
| 9th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:26.800 |
| 10th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 |
| 11th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:26.832 |
| 12th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 |
| 13th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 |
| 14th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.117 |
| 15th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 |
| 16th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 |
| 17th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 |
| 18th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:27.758 |
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:28.679 |
| 20th | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:29.018 |
| 21st | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 |
| 22nd | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 |
| 23rd | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 |
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 |