Calificación del Gran Premio de Japón 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:30.839 |
| 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | +0.251 |
| 3 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | +0.451 |
| 4 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | +0.861 |
| 5 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | +1.059 |
| 6 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | +1.183 |
| 7 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | +1.275 |
| 8 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | +1.369 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | +1.488 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | 1:32.272 |
| 11 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | +0.021 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | +0.055 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | +0.197 |
| 14 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | +0.240 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +0.353 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | +0.682 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | +1.096 |
| 18 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | 1:33.405 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | +1.252 |
| 20 | Timo Glock |
Manor | +1.808 |
| 21 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | +1.980 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | +2.024 |
| 23 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | +2.027 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | +3.329 |