Monaco 2012 - Starting grid - A couple of penalties change the order, including pole position
Published by Christine
Michael Schumacher secured pole position in Monaco but it was only momentarily, as the Mercedes driver already knew he was to take a five place grid drop after an incident with Bruno Senna in Spain. Pastor Maldonado also faced a ten place drop after crashing into Sergio Pérez during FP3, and potentially a five place drop on top of that for changing his gearbox.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.381 | 19 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.448 | 21 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:14.583 | 20 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:14.639 | 27 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:14.948 | 22 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.301 | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:15.049 | 19 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:15.199 | 28 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | No time | 24 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:15.421 | 17 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:15.508 | 19 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.536 | 18 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:15.709 | 20 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:15.718 | 14 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:15.878 | 19 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:16.885 | 14 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:16.538 | 13 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:17.404 | 13 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:17.947 | 11 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:18.096 | 11 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:18.476 | 12 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:19.310 | 8 |
| 23 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:15.245 | 22 |
| DNQ | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | No time | 2 |
- 5 places. Michael Schumacher - Causing an avoidable collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix.
- 10 places. Pastor Maldonado - Causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Pérez during free practice on Saturday morning.
- 5 places. Pastor Maldonado - The Driver did not use the gearbox for five consecutive Events.
- 5 places. Sergio Pérez - The Driver did not use the gearbox for five consecutive Events.
