AUSTRALIA - QUALIFYING
2012 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | 14 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | 15 |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus-Renault | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | 21 |
| 4 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | 17 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | 18 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | 16 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Renault | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | 20 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | 18 |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR-Ferrari | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | No time | 16 |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR-Ferrari | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | 5 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams-Renault | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Sergio Perez |
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.596 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus-Renault | 1:27.758 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham-Renault | 1:28.679 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham-Renault | 1:29.018 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:30.923 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia-Cosworth | 1:31.670 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| DNQ | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT-Cosworth | 1:33.495 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| DNQ | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT-Cosworth | 1:33.643 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | Q1 107% Time |
0 | 1:32.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perez qualified 17th but dropped five grid places as penalty for a gearbox change. De la Rosa and Karthikeyan did not qualify after failing to meet the Q1 107% time.
2012 Driver Standings
| # | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fernando Alonso |
278 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
190 |
| 3 |  Sergio Perez |
66 |
| 4 |  Nico Hulkenberg |
63 |
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