| «2012-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XXXIX Japanese Grand Prix |
| 2012-10-07 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 53 laps × 5.807 km : 307.471 km (offset -300 m) |
| Pos | Qualy | Car | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari |
| 4 | 5 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus • Renault |
| 5 | 6 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus • Renault |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes |
| 10 | 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes |
| 12 | 14 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Renault |
| 13 | 15 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 14 | 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso • Ferrari |
| 15 | 10 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India • Mercedes |
| 16 | 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams • Renault |
| 17 | 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham • Renault |
| 18 | 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia • Cosworth |
| 19 | 17 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso • Ferrari |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT • Cosworth |
| 21 | 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia • Cosworth |
| 22 | 23 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham • Renault |
| 23 | 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes |
| 24 | 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT • Cosworth |