Lewis Hamilton – Photo Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2012 Formula 1â„¢ Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix – Qualifying Classification:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time/Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes | Option | 1:36.219 | 14 |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
McLaren Mercedes | Option | +0.149 | 14 |
| 3 |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | Option | +0.172 | 14 |
| 4 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing Renault | Option | +0.242 | 19 |
| 5 |  Kimi Raikkonen* |
Lotus Renault | Option | +0.242 | 13 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing Renault | Prime | +0.415 | 14 |
| 7 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus Renault | Option | +0.439 | 14 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | Option | +0.445 | 14 |
| 9 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | Option | +1.347 | 16 |
| 10 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber Ferrari | Option | +1.479 | 17 |
| Eliminated In Q2 | |||||
| 11 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams Renault | Option | 1:37.589 | 14 |
| 12 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | Option | 1:37.731 | 15 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna |
Williams Renault | Option | 1:37.841 | 13 |
| 14 | Paul Di Resta |
Force India Mercedes | Option | 1:37.877 | 15 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR Ferrari | Option | 1:37.883 | 14 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India Mercedes | Option | 1:37.890 | 13 |
| 17 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber Ferrari | Option | 1:38.069 | 12 |
| Eliminated In Q1 | |||||
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR Ferrari | Prime | 1:39.077 | 7 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen* |
Caterham Renault | Option | 1:39.306 | 9 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham Renault | Option | 1:39.567 | 6 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Marussia Cosworth | Option | 1:40.903 | 8 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Marussia Cosworth | Option | 1:41.250 | 8 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT Cosworth | Option | 1:42.914 | 4 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT Cosworth | Option | 1:43.655 | 6 |
| Q1 107% Time: 1:43.974 (All Cars Within 107%) | |||||
| * Five Place Grid Penalty Due To Gearbox Change | |||||
