Lewis Hamilton finished the session on pole position, but was disqualified hours later - Photo Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Formula 1 Gran Premio De España Santander 2012: Provisional Qualifying Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSQ | 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:21.707 | 17 | |
| 2 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:22.285 | 14 | |
| 3 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:22.302 | 15 | |
| 4 | 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus |
1:22.424 | 14 | |
| 5 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus |
1:22.487 | 13 | |
| 6 | 15 |  Sergio Perez |
 Sauber |
1:22.533 | 14 | |
| 7 | 8 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:23.005 | 17 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
no time | 14 | |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
no time | 15 | |
| 10 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
no time | 14 | |
| 11 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:22.944 | 13 | |
| 12 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:22.977 | 8 | |
| 13 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
 Force India |
1:23.125 | 14 | |
| 14 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India |
1:23.177 | 13 | |
| 15 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso |
1:23.265 | 11 | |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso |
1:23.442 | 11 | |
| 17 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:23.444 | 12 | |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams |
1:24.981 | 8 | |
| 19 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov |
 Caterham |
1:25.277 | 8 | |
| 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham |
1:25.507 | 8 | |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia |
1:26.582 | 8 | |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia |
1:27.032 | 8 | |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT |
1:27.555 | 6 | |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
1:31.122 | 4 | |
| Q1 107% Time | 1:28.363 |
