2012 Australian Grand Prix qualifying in pictures
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The rain went away and the skied cleared out for the final hour of practice and qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
The sun came up on an exciting start to the 2012 F1 season with closely-matched cars in practice and an unpredictable qualifying session.
They also proved a handful to drive – not just the Ferrari, whcich caught out Fernando Alonso in qualifying – but some of the front-runners too, with Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher both going off in practice.
The day ended with McLaren emphatically on top and a delighted Romain Grosjean joining them in the top three.
Here are pictures from final practice and qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Melbourne, 2012
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Melbourne, 2012
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Melbourne, 2012
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- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Melbourne, 2012
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- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Melbourne, 2012
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- Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Melbourne, 2012
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Melbourne, 2012
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- Vitaly Petrov, Caterham, Melbourne, 2012
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- Vitaly Petrov, Caterham, Melbourne, 2012
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- Vitaly Petrov, Caterham, Melbourne, 2012
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, Melbourne, 2012
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- Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, Melbourne, 2012
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- Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, Melbourne, 2012
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- Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Melbourne, 2012
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- Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Melbourne, 2012
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- Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Melbourne, 2012
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, Melbourne, 2012
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Melbourne, 2012
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- Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, Melbourne, 2012
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, Melbourne, 2012
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- Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso, Melbourne, 2012
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Images © Ferrari spa/Ercole Colombo, Lotus F1 Team/LAT, Williams/LAT, McLaren/Hoch Zwei, Mercedes, Daimler/Hoch Zwei, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India/Sutton, Sauber F1 Team, Caterham/LAT, Marussia, HRT, Pirelli
Pato Milan said on 17th March 2012, 12:54
Those pics of Webber with the grandstands look great! The Red Bull and the colourful grandstands really makes the picture quite atmospheric, it’s like we are there in the grandstands and feel the real speed of the cars
DamionShadows (@damionshadows) said on 17th March 2012, 13:35
Can’t complain about not having any Mclaren pics since it’s the first 3 on the page, lol
Jake (@jleigh) said on 17th March 2012, 14:11
i wouldn’t be surprised if Kieth deliberately waited until he had plenty of pics of the Mclarens before posting the article!
ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero) said on 17th March 2012, 13:52
Qualifying pics are here!
http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/aww-yea-meme-original.jpg
roadie said on 17th March 2012, 16:49
No pics of the Williams cars again!
miguelon said on 17th March 2012, 20:38
i say the same
Sheriff said on 17th March 2012, 17:19
Any pics of the Mclar…. Oh hang on! ;)
UKFan (@) said on 17th March 2012, 17:46
The mercedes looks much better in action!
George (@george) said on 17th March 2012, 18:46
Love the picture of Button coming around the final corner.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 17th March 2012, 19:55
IF you look closely you can see what looks like a piece of duct tape on the HRT brake duct. It’s the one with Karthikeyan in the garage.
Andor said on 17th March 2012, 23:28
No pictures of the Marussia again… plenty of duck nosed crocodiles though.