2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
13 - 15 Apr 2012
Shanghai International Circuit, China
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 | 13 |
| 4 | 14 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 | 13 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus Renault | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 | 16 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 | 14 |
| 8 | 15 | Sergio PerezPER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 | 17 |
| 10 | 10 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus Renault | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | DNF | 15 |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | 11 | |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | 14 | |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams Renault | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | 14 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams Renault | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | 14 | |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | 14 | |
| 16 | 12 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | 14 | |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | STR Ferrari | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | 14 | |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Eric VergneVER | STR Ferrari | 1:37.714 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham Renault | 1:38.463 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham Renault | 1:38.677 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:39.282 | 10 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:39.717 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:40.411 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:41.000 | 10 |
Note - Hamilton qualified second, but dropped five grid places as penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.