2012 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole margin
1	Australia	Melbourne	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	3	0.152s
2	Malaysia	Sepang	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	3	0.149s
3	China	Shanghai	(DEU) Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	0.505s
4	Bahrain	Sakhir	(DEU) Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.098s
5	Spain	Catalunya	(VEN) Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1	0.017s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	(AUS) Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.067s
7	Canada	Montreal	(DEU) Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	4	0.303s
8	Europe	Valencia	(DEU) Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	DNF	0.324s
9	Britain	Silverstone	(ESP) Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	2	0.047s
10	Germany	Hockenheim	(ESP) Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1	0.405s
11	Hungary	Hungaroring	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.413s
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	(GBR) Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.298s
13	Italy	Monza	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.123s
14	Singapore	Marina Bay	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.442s
15	Japan	Suzuka	(DEU) Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.251s
16	South Korea	Yeongam	(AUS) Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	2	0.074s
17	India	Buddh	(DEU) Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.044s
18	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.348s
19	USA	Austin	(DEU) Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	2	0.109s
20	Brazil	Interlagos	(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.055s

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First pole position (drivers): Pastor Maldonado (first Venezuelan polesitter); Nico Rosberg
Last pole position (drivers): Fernando Alonso; Jenson Button; Pastor Maldonado
First pole position (constructors): No constructor took their first pole position in 2012
Last pole position (constructors): No constructor took their last pole position in 2012
First pole position since…: 1955 for Mercedes; 2009 for Jenson Button; 2010 for Fernando Alonso, Ferrari and Williams
Last pole position until…: 2014 for Williams; 2015 for Ferrari; 2021 for McLaren
First pole position by a…: Spanish driver since 2010