India 2012 - Qualifying results - Red Bull lock out the front row at the Buddh International Circuit
Published by Christine
The battle for pole position didn't seem to be with anyone but Red Bull, as Vettel and Webber went at it for the fastest time. The split between them as they crossed the line for the final time was four hundredths of a second, but it was Vettel ahead. Romain Grosjean just missed out on the top ten shootout, whilst it was Jean-Éric Vergne who dropped out in Q1 along with the usual teams.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.283 | 13 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.327 | 17 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.544 | 23 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.659 | 21 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:25.773 | 21 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:25.857 | 18 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:26.236 | 25 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:26.360 | 23 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:26.713 | 24 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | No time | 23 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:26.136 | 16 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:26.241 | 20 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:26.331 | 19 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:26.574 | 19 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:26.777 | 19 |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:26.989 | 19 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:27.219 | 17 |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:27.525 | 11 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:28.756 | 10 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:29.500 | 10 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:29.613 | 11 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:30.592 | 8 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:30.593 | 10 |
| 24 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:30.662 | 11 |
