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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was quickest of the qualifying session ahead of the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix.
The Briton will be joined on the front row for the start of the race by Williams' Pastor Maldonado.
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), only took third, despite dominating all three free practice sessions this weekend.
Lewis Hamilton's McLaren teammate Jenson Button took fourth, ahead of championship leader Fernando Alonso (Ferrari). A surprising Paul di Resta (Force India) sits in sixth position.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) currently holds on to seventh, but could be thrown a few spots back for getting in the way of Timo Glock (Marussia) during Q1.
Romain Grosjean (Lotus), in eighth, was the slowest driver to set a time in Q3. Mercedes' Michael Schumacher (9th) and Nico Rosberg (10th) opted to save their tires.
Only few drivers managed to stay out of the barriers for the duration of the session : Hamilton, Grosjean, Bruno Senna (Williams) had the most memorable moments with the wall.
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (Sauber) were the biggest name to fail to make it into Q3.
Qualifying results* - Singapore Grand Prix
1.Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'46"362 - Q3
2.Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'46"804 - Q3
3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'46"905 - Q3
4.Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'46"939 - Q3
5.Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 1'47"216 - Q3
6.Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'47"241 - Q3
7.Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'47"475 - Q3
8.Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'47"788 - Q3
9.Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) - no time - Q3
10.Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - no time - Q3
11.Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'47"975 - Q2
12.Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'48"261 - Q2
13.Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 1'48"344 - Q2
14.Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'48"505 - Q2
15.Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'48"774 - Q2
16.Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'48"849 - Q2
17.Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - no time - Q2
18.Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'49"933 - Q1
19.Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'50"846 - Q1
20.Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'51"137 - Q1
21.Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'51"370 - Q1
22.Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'51"762 - Q1
23.Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'52"372 - Q1
24.Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'53"355 - Q1
*Unofficial results
The Briton will be joined on the front row for the start of the race by Williams' Pastor Maldonado.
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), only took third, despite dominating all three free practice sessions this weekend.
Lewis Hamilton's McLaren teammate Jenson Button took fourth, ahead of championship leader Fernando Alonso (Ferrari). A surprising Paul di Resta (Force India) sits in sixth position.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) currently holds on to seventh, but could be thrown a few spots back for getting in the way of Timo Glock (Marussia) during Q1.
Romain Grosjean (Lotus), in eighth, was the slowest driver to set a time in Q3. Mercedes' Michael Schumacher (9th) and Nico Rosberg (10th) opted to save their tires.
Only few drivers managed to stay out of the barriers for the duration of the session : Hamilton, Grosjean, Bruno Senna (Williams) had the most memorable moments with the wall.
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (Sauber) were the biggest name to fail to make it into Q3.
Qualifying results* - Singapore Grand Prix
1.Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'46"362 - Q3
2.Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'46"804 - Q3
3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'46"905 - Q3
4.Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 1'46"939 - Q3
5.Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 1'47"216 - Q3
6.Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'47"241 - Q3
7.Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 1'47"475 - Q3
8.Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'47"788 - Q3
9.Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) - no time - Q3
10.Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - no time - Q3
11.Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'47"975 - Q2
12.Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 1'48"261 - Q2
13.Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 1'48"344 - Q2
14.Sergio Perez (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'48"505 - Q2
15.Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'48"774 - Q2
16.Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'48"849 - Q2
17.Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - no time - Q2
18.Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'49"933 - Q1
19.Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'50"846 - Q1
20.Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1'51"137 - Q1
21.Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'51"370 - Q1
22.Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1'51"762 - Q1
23.Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'52"372 - Q1
24.Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 1'53"355 - Q1
*Unofficial results