F1 qualifying stats
Qualifying results
| # | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.42 | 1 |
| 3 | (AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull) | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 1 |
| 4 | (GBR) Jenson Button (McLaren) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4.53 | 2 |
| 5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 6 | (BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5.79 | 3 |
| 7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7.53 | 3 |
| 8 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (Renault) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10.21 | 6 |
| 9 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10.32 | 5 |
| 10 | (BRA) Bruno Senna (Renault) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 11.63 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 11 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil (Force India) | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11.63 | 8 |
| 12 | (GBR) Paul di Resta (Force India) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11.84 | 6 |
| 13 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (Renault) | 18 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13.45 | 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | (MEX) Sergio Perez (Sauber) | 13 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 13.61 | 9 | |
| 15 | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | DSQ | 18 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13.83 | 9 |
| 16 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado (Williams) | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14.05 | 7 |
| 17 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14.16 | 8 |
| 18 | (ESP) Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) | 12 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14.42 | 6 |
| 19 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Williams) | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 14.95 | 11 |
| 20 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber) | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18.47 | 15 |
| 22 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli (Lotus) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19.56 | 18 | |
| 23 | (IND) Karun Chandhok (Lotus) | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | (DEU) Timo Glock (Virgin) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 21.21 | 20 |
| 25 | (BEL) Jerome d’Ambrosio (Virgin) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22.11 | 20 |
| 26 | (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22.61 | 21 | |
| 27 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (HRT) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22.73 | 21 | ||||||||
| 28 | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan (HRT) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23.22 | 22 | ||||||||||
| # | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Avg. | Best |
Table key
- Reached Q3
- Did not qualify
Head-to-head
Elimination statistics
Driver
| Driver | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 19 | – | – |
| (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) | 19 | – | – |
| (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | 19 | – | – |
| (BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 19 | – | – |
| (GBR) Jenson Button (McLaren) | 18 | 1 | – |
| (AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull) | 18 | – | 1 |
| (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 18 | – | 1 |
| (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (Renault) | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| (DEU) Adrian Sutil (Force India) | 8 | 11 | – |
| (GBR) Paul di Resta (Force India) | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (Renault) | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| (BRA) Bruno Senna (Renault) | 4 | 4 | – |
| (MEX) Sergio Perez (Sauber) | 3 | 15 | – |
| (VEN) Pastor Maldonado (Williams) | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| (CHE) Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| (ESP) Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Williams) | – | 16 | 3 |
| (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus) | – | 3 | 16 |
| (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber) | – | 1 | – |
| (DEU) Timo Glock (Virgin) | – | – | 19 |
| (BEL) Jerome d’Ambrosio (Virgin) | – | – | 19 |
| (ITA) Jarno Trulli (Lotus) | – | – | 18 |
| (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT) | – | – | 17 |
| (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (HRT) | – | – | 11 |
| (IND) Narain Karthikeyan (HRT) | – | – | 8 |
| (IND) Karun Chandhok (Lotus) | – | – | 1 |
- First-time reached Q3
- Jaime Alguersuari
- Paul di Resta
- Pastor Maldonado (first Venezuelan driver to reach Q3)
- Sergio Perez (first Mexican driver to reach Q3)
- Bruno Senna