2012 Qualifying results - German Grand Prix
Qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.073 | 1:38.521 | 1:40.621 | 1:40.621 |
| 2nd | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.393 | 1:38.309 | 1:41.026 | 1:41.026 |
| 3rd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.500 | 1:39.382 | 1:41.496 | 1:41.496 |
| 4th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:16.686 | 1:38.010 | 1:42.459 | 1:42.459 |
| 5th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:16.271 | 1:39.467 | 1:43.501 | 1:43.501 |
| 6th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.181 | 1:38.731 | 1:43.950 | 1:43.950 |
| 7th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.507 | 1:38.659 | 1:44.113 | 1:44.113 |
| 8th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.221 | 1:37.365 | 1:44.186 | 1:44.186 |
| 9th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:16.352 | 1:39.703 | 1:44.889 | 1:44.889 |
| 10th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:15.693 | 1:39.729 | 1:45.811 | 1:45.811 |
| 11th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:16.516 | 1:39.789 | 1:39.789 | |
| 12th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:15.726 | 1:39.933 | 1:39.933 | |
| 13th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:16.481 | 1:39.985 | 1:39.985 | |
| 14th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.265 | 1:40.212 | 1:40.212 | |
| 15th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.685 | 1:40.574 | 1:40.574 | |
| 16th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:16.426 | 1:40.752 | 1:40.752 | |
| 17th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:15.988 | 1:41.551 | 1:41.551 | |
| 18th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.741 | 1:16.741 | ||
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:17.620 | 1:17.620 | ||
| 20th | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:18.531 | 1:18.531 | ||
| 21st | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:19.220 | 1:19.220 | ||
| 22nd | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:19.291 | 1:19.291 | ||
| 23rd | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.912 | 1:19.912 | ||
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:20.230 | 1:20.230 |
Third session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.621 |
| 2nd | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:41.026 |
| 3rd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:41.496 |
| 4th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:42.459 |
| 5th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:43.501 |
| 6th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:43.950 |
| 7th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.113 |
| 8th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.186 |
| 9th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:44.889 |
| 10th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:45.811 |
Second session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.365 |
| 2nd | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:38.010 |
| 3rd | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:38.309 |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.521 |
| 5th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.659 |
| 6th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.731 |
| 7th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.382 |
| 8th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:39.467 |
| 9th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.703 |
| 10th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:39.729 |
| 11th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.789 |
| 12th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.933 |
| 13th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.985 |
| 14th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.212 |
| 15th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:40.574 |
| 16th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:40.752 |
| 17th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:41.551 |
First session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:15.693 |
| 2nd | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:15.726 |
| 3rd | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:15.988 |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.073 |
| 5th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.181 |
| 6th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.221 |
| 7th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.265 |
| 8th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:16.271 |
| 9th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:16.352 |
| 10th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.393 |
| 11th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:16.426 |
| 12th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:16.481 |
| 13th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.500 |
| 14th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.507 |
| 15th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:16.516 |
| 16th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.685 |
| 17th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:16.686 |
| 18th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.741 |
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:17.620 |
| 20th | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:18.531 |
| 21st | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:19.220 |
| 22nd | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:19.291 |
| 23rd | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.912 |
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:20.230 |