Monaco 2012 - Qualifying results - A mixed up session in Monte Carlo provides the potential for a great race
Published by Christine
It started with Sergio Pérez crashing into the barrier, who was swiftly followed by a similar move by Jean-Éric Vergne. Pastor Maldonado did really well, despite going into the session knowing he would be dropping ten places down following an incident in FP3. Jenson Button struggled on his tyres and failed to get out of the second session, leaving the top ten shootout in the hands of Lewis Hamilton. The McLaren was nowhere, though, and it was Schumacher who took pole position - but also takes a five place penalty from Spain, handing P1 to Mark Webber.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.301 | 22 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.381 | 19 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.448 | 21 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:14.583 | 20 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:14.639 | 27 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:14.948 | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:15.049 | 19 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:15.199 | 28 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:15.245 | 22 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | No time | 24 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:15.421 | 17 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:15.508 | 19 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.536 | 18 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:15.709 | 20 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:15.718 | 14 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:15.878 | 19 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:16.885 | 14 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:16.538 | 13 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:17.404 | 13 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:17.947 | 11 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:18.096 | 11 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:18.476 | 12 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:19.310 | 8 |
| DNQ | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | No time | 2 |
* Pastor Maldonado takes a ten place grid penalty for crashing into Sergio Pérez in FP3.
* Michael Schumacher takes a five place grid penalty from Spain.
* Sergio Pérez did not qualify, but will likely be allowed to race due to prior session times.
