2012 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix: Provisional Qualifying Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:46.515 | 1:56.921 | 1:51.746 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
 Red Bull |
1:47.276 | 1:55.898 | 1:51.793 | 23 |
| 3 | 7 |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:46.571 | 1:55.799 | 1:52.020 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull |
1:46.279 | 1:56.931 | 1:52.199 | 23 |
| 5 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:47.401 | 1:56.388 | 1:53.065 | 24 |
| 6 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
 Lotus |
1:47.309 | 1:56.469 | 1:53.290 | 24 |
| 7 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:46.449 | 1:56.802 | 1:53.539 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:47.433 | 1:54.897 | 1:53.543 | 25 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg *1 |
 Force India |
1:46.334 | 1:55.556 | 1:54.382 | 22 |
| 10 | 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus |
1:47.043 | 1:56.388 | No time | 20 |
| Eliminated in Q2: | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
1:47.582 | 1:57.009 | 19 | |
| 12 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi *2 |
 Sauber |
1:46.649 | 1:57.071 | 18 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:47.724 | 1:57.108 | 17 | |
| 14 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso |
1:47.266 | 1:57.132 | 18 | |
| 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams |
1:47.105 | 1:57.426 | 19 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne *3 |
Toro Rosso |
1:47.705 | 1:57.719 | 18 | |
| 17 | 15 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
1:46.494 | 1:57.895 | 19 | |
| Eliminated in Q1: | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:48.044 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov |
 Caterham |
1:49.027 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham |
1:49.477 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia |
1:51.618 | 10 | ||
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT |
1:52.742 | 11 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
1:53.040 | 10 | ||
| DNQ | 25 | Charles Pic *4 |
Marussia |
1:54.143 | 10 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:53.718 | ||||||
*1 Hulkenberg will serve a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change
*2 Kobayashi has a five-place grid penalty for causing an accident at the last race in Valencia
*3 Vergne has a five-place grid penalty, also for causing an accident at the last race in Valencia
*4 Pic will race at the stewards discretion. He will also serve a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Penalties are not reflected in these results. They will be applied on the day of the race.
