Sebastian Vettel will start on pole position for the 2012 Indian Grand Prix after putting in a 1:25.283 to skip ahead of team-mate Mark Webber by just a 0.044s.
The result marks Red Bull’s third consecutive front-row lockout.
McLaren were quite clearly the second fastest team with Lewis Hamilyon lining up in third with Jenson Button alongside.
Ferrari meanwhile occupate the third-row with Fernando Alonso just pipping Felipe Massa to fifth position.
The session was surprisingly close with Red Bull only narrowly ahead of their rivals when compared to Vettel’s practice pace, however all the top three teams are confident of their race pace which could result in an action packed race.
Qualifying Results for the 2012 Indian GP:
| # | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.387 | 1:25.435 | 1:25.283 |
| 02 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.744 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.327 |
| 04 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:26.564 | 1:25.467 | 1:25.659 |
| 17 | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.517 | 1:27.219 | |
| 11 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.897 | 1:26.136 | |
| 08 | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:27.179 | 1:26.076 | 1:26.360 |
| 05 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.829 | 1:25.834 | 1:25.773 |
| 07 | K. Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:26.740 | 1:26.101 | 1:26.236 |
| 03 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.516 | 1:25.816 | 1:25.544 |
| 12 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:27.185 | 1:26.241 | |
| 06 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.939 | 1:26.111 | 1:25.857 |
| 16 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:27.462 | 1:26.989 | |
| 14 | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27.482 | 1:26.574 | |
| 09 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.048 | 1:25.983 | 1:26.713 |
| 10 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.458 | 1:25.976 | |
| 15 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.006 | 1:26.777 | |
| 19 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.525 | ||
| 13 | B. Senna | Williams | 1:26.851 | 1:26.331 | |
| 20 | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:29.500 | ||
| 21 | T. Glock | Marussia | 1:29.613 | ||
| 22 | P. de la Rosa | HRT | 1:30.592 | ||
| 24 | C. Pic | Marussia | 1:30.662 | ||
| 19 | V. Petrov | Caterham | 1:28.756 | ||
| 23 | N. Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.601 | ||
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:45.082 | ||||
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