2012 Qualifying results - Bahraini Grand Prix
Qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.308 | 1:33.527 | 1:32.422 | 1:32.422 |
| 2nd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.813 | 1:33.209 | 1:32.520 | 1:32.520 |
| 3rd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.015 | 1:33.311 | 1:32.637 | 1:32.637 |
| 4th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.792 | 1:33.416 | 1:32.711 | 1:32.711 |
| 5th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:34.588 | 1:33.219 | 1:32.821 | 1:32.821 |
| 6th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.988 | 1:33.556 | 1:32.912 | 1:32.912 |
| 7th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:34.041 | 1:33.246 | 1:33.008 | 1:33.008 |
| 8th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.814 | 1:33.660 | 1:33.394 | 1:33.394 |
| 9th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.760 | 1:33.403 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 10th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:34.624 | 1:33.510 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 11th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:34.552 | 1:33.789 | 1:33.789 | |
| 12th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:34.131 | 1:33.806 | 1:33.806 | |
| 13th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:34.601 | 1:33.807 | 1:33.807 | |
| 14th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.372 | 1:33.912 | 1:33.912 | |
| 15th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:34.466 | 1:34.017 | 1:34.017 | |
| 16th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:34.852 | 1:36.132 | 1:36.132 | |
| 17th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.639 | (No time) | (No time) | |
| 18th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:34.865 | 1:34.865 | ||
| 19th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 | 1:35.014 | ||
| 20th | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:35.823 | 1:35.823 | ||
| 21st | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.683 | 1:37.683 | ||
| 22nd | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.883 | 1:37.883 | ||
| 23rd | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:37.905 | 1:37.905 | ||
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:38.314 | 1:38.314 |
Third session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.422 |
| 2nd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.520 |
| 3rd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.637 |
| 4th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.711 |
| 5th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:32.821 |
| 6th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.912 |
| 7th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.008 |
| 8th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.394 |
| 9th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | (No time) |
| 10th | Paul di Resta | Force India | (No time) |
Second session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.209 |
| 2nd | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:33.219 |
| 3rd | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.246 |
| 4th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.311 |
| 5th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:33.403 |
| 6th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.416 |
| 7th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.510 |
| 8th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.527 |
| 9th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.556 |
| 10th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.660 |
| 11th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:33.789 |
| 12th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:33.806 |
| 13th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:33.807 |
| 14th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.912 |
| 15th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:34.017 |
| 16th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:36.132 |
| 17th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | (No time) |
First session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.814 |
| 2nd | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.988 |
| 3rd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.015 |
| 4th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:34.041 |
| 5th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:34.131 |
| 6th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.308 |
| 7th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.372 |
| 8th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:34.466 |
| 9th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:34.552 |
| 10th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:34.588 |
| 11th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:34.601 |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:34.624 |
| 13th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.639 |
| 14th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.760 |
| 15th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.792 |
| 16th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.813 |
| 17th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:34.852 |
| 18th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:34.865 |
| 19th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 |
| 20th | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:35.823 |
| 21st | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.683 |
| 22nd | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.883 |
| 23rd | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:37.905 |
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:38.314 |