Canada 2012 - Qualifying results - Vettel dominates Saturday, chalking up yet another pole position
Published by Christine
For the last couple of race weekends, Vettel has seemed less interested in pole position and more in saving tyres, but that all changed in Canada. The Red Bull driver took the top spot ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Further back, Jean-Éric Vergne was out in the first session, beaten by both Caterham drivers. Kimi Räikkönen couldn't make it into the top ten, and Jenson Button continued to find his car difficult - coming in tenth overall.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:13.784 | 16 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:14.087 | 22 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:14.151 | 23 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.346 | 19 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.411 | 25 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:14.465 | 24 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:14.645 | 28 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:14.705 | 22 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.812 | 18 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.182 | 24 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:14.688 | 21 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:14.734 | 22 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:14.748 | 18 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:15.078 | 21 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:15.156 | 21 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:15.170 | 20 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:15.231 | 21 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:16.263 | 12 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:16.482 | 10 |
| 20 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:16.602 | 12 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:17.492 | 8 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:17.901 | 10 |
| 23 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:18.255 | 9 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:18.330 | 9 |
107% time: 1:19.887
