Italy 2012 - Qualifying results - McLaren dominate close qualifying around super fast Monza circuit
Published by Christine
Nico Hülkenberg was the early casualty of qualifying, dropping out in the first session and allowing Jean-Éric Vergne through for the second weekend in a row. McLaren were dominant, but it was Felipe Massa who was the centre of attention - qualifying ahead of his teammate for the first time this season, third to Alonso's tenth place.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.010 | 15 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.133 | 15 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:24.247 | 16 |
| 4 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:24.304 | 17 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:24.540 | 14 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.802 | 22 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:24.833 | 15 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:24.855 | 18 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:25.109 | 18 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:25.678 | 16 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.809 | 21 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:24.820 | 17 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:24.901 | 14 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:25.042 | 16 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:25.312 | 20 |
| 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Lotus F1 Team | 1:25.408 | 19 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:25.441 | 18 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:26.382 | 11 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:26.887 | 11 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:27.039 | 10 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:27.073 | 9 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:27.441 | 9 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:27.629 | 10 |
| 24 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | No time | 2 |
