United States 2012 - Qualifying results - Vettel and Hamilton duke it out for pole position in the US
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel secured pole position in the US today, but it wasn't a walkover for him. Lewis Hamilton was right there with him until the end, the McLaren just missing out on pole position. Jenson Button, meanwhile, had a throttle problem that dropped him out in Q2, whilst Nico Rosberg also failed to make the top ten.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:35.657 | 20 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.766 | 20 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.174 | 20 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:36.587 | 28 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:36.708 | 26 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:36.794 | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:36.937 | 24 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:37.141 | 20 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.300 | 24 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:37.842 | 26 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:37.604 | 20 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.616 | 12 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:37.665 | 15 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:37.879 | 17 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:38.206 | 16 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:38.437 | 15 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:38.501 | 16 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:39.114 | 9 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:40.056 | 12 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:40.664 | 11 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.809 | 7 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:41.166 | 7 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:42.011 | 12 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:42.740 | 10 |
