2012 Qualifying results - Japanese Grand Prix
Qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 | 1:30.839 |
| 2nd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 | 1:31.090 |
| 3rd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 | 1:31.290 |
| 4th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 | 1:31.700 |
| 5th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 | 1:31.898 |
| 6th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 | 1:32.022 |
| 7th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 | 1:32.114 |
| 8th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 | 1:32.208 |
| 9th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 | 1:32.327 |
| 10th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 11th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | 1:32.293 | |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | 1:32.327 | |
| 13th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | 1:32.469 | |
| 14th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | 1:32.512 | |
| 15th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | 1:32.625 | |
| 16th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | 1:32.954 | |
| 17th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | 1:33.368 | |
| 18th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | 1:33.405 | ||
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:34.657 | 1:34.657 | ||
| 20th | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | 1:35.213 | ||
| 21st | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | 1:35.385 | ||
| 22nd | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | 1:35.429 | ||
| 23rd | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:35.432 | 1:35.432 | ||
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 | 1:36.734 |
Third session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.839 |
| 2nd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.090 |
| 3rd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.290 |
| 4th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:31.700 |
| 5th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:31.898 |
| 6th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.022 |
| 7th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.114 |
| 8th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:32.208 |
| 9th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.327 |
| 10th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | (No time) |
Second session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.501 |
| 2nd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.772 |
| 3rd | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:31.826 |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.833 |
| 5th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:31.886 |
| 6th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.950 |
| 7th | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:31.988 |
| 8th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.121 |
| 9th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.169 |
| 10th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:32.272 |
| 11th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.293 |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.327 |
| 13th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:32.469 |
| 14th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.512 |
| 15th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:32.625 |
| 16th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.954 |
| 17th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.368 |
First session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:32.029 |
| 2nd | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 |
| 3rd | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 |
| 4th | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:32.221 |
| 5th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 |
| 6th | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.608 |
| 7th | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 |
| 8th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 |
| 9th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 |
| 10th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 |
| 11th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.951 |
| 12th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:33.015 |
| 13th | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 |
| 14th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.061 |
| 15th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.077 |
| 16th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:33.349 |
| 17th | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 |
| 18th | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 |
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 | 1:34.657 |
| 20th | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 |
| 21st | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 |
| 22nd | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 |
| 23rd | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 | 1:35.432 |
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 |