Lewis Hamilton - Photo Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2012 Formula 1â„¢ Qantas Australian Grand Prix – Qualifying Classification:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time/Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes | Option | 1:24.922 | 14 |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
McLaren Mercedes | Option | +0.152 | 15 |
| 3 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus Renault | Option | +0.380 | 21 |
| 4 |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | Option | +0.414 | 18 |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing Renault | Option | +0.729 | 17 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing Renault | Option | +0.746 | 18 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | Option | +0.764 | 16 |
| 8 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams Renault | Option | +0.986 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India Mercedes | Option | +1.529 | 18 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR Ferrari | n/a | No Time | 16 |
| Eliminated In Q2 | |||||
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR Ferrari | Option | 1:26.429 | 12 |
| 12 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | Option | 1:26.494 | 12 |
| 13 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber Ferrari | Option | 1:26.590 | 12 |
| 14 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams Renault | Option | 1:26.663 | 16 |
| 15 | Paul Di Resta |
Force India Mercedes | Option | 1:27.086 | 16 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | Option | 1:27.494 | 16 |
| 17 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber Ferrari | n/a | No Time | 11 |
| Eliminated In Q1 | |||||
| 18 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus Renault | Prime | 1:27.758 | 9 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham Renault | Option | 1:28.679 | 7 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham Renault | Option | 1:29.018 | 8 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Marussia Cosworth | Option | 1:30.923 | 10 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Marussia Cosworth | Option | 1:31.670 | 9 |
| Q1 107% Time: 1:32.214 | |||||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT Cosworth | Option | 1:33.495 | 6 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT Cosworth | Option | 1:33.643 | 6 |
