India 2012 - Starting grid - Another penalty free qualifying sees Sebastian Vettel remain on top
Published by Christine
For the third time of the year, there are no penalties to be seen as the grid for the Indian Grand Prix remains the same as it was at the end of qualifying. Red Bull have locked out the front row, with the two McLaren drivers lining up behind them.
| 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 |
