The top three in qualifying today in Bahrain: (left to right) Lewis Hamilton (2nd), Sebastian Vettel (pole), Mark Webber (3rd) - Photo Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix: Provisional Qualifying Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:32.422 | 18 | Report |
| 2 | 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:32.520 | 13 | Report |
| 3 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:32.637 | 17 | Report |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:32.711 | 12 | Report |
| 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:32.821 | 10 | Report |
| 6 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
 Toro Rosso |
1:32.912 | 17 | Report |
| 7 | 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus |
1:33.008 | 13 | Report |
| 8 | 15 |  Sergio Perez |
 Sauber |
1:33.394 | 17 | Report |
| 9 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
No time | 11 | Report |
| 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
 Force India |
No time | 15 | Report |
| 11 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus |
1:33.789 | 6 | Report |
| 12 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
1:33.806 | 13 | Report |
| 13 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India |
1:33.807 | 12 | Report |
| 14 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:33.912 | 14 | Report |
| 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams |
1:34.017 | 14 | Report |
| 16 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
 Caterham |
1:36.132 | 10 | Report |
| 17 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado* |
Williams |
No time | 8 | Report |
| 18 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:34.865 | 5 | Report |
| 19 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso |
1:35.014 | 8 | Report |
| 20 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham |
1:35.823 | 7 | Report |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia |
1:37.683 | 8 | Report |
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT |
1:37.883 | 6 | Report |
| 23 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia |
1:37.905 | 7 | Report |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
1:38.314 | 7 | Report |
| Q1 107% Time | 1:40.380 |
*Maldonado has a five-place grid penalty after an unscheduled gearbox changed
