25/11/2012
NEWS STORY
The starting grid for today's Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil following the ten-place penalty handed to Pastor Maldonado.
| Pos | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2 | Button | McLaren |
| 3 | Webber | Red Bull |
| 4 | Vettel | Red Bull |
| 5 | Massa | Ferrari |
| 6 | Hulkenberg | Force India |
| 7 | Alonso | Ferrari |
| 8 | Raikkonen | Lotus |
| 9 | Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 10 | Di Resta | Force India |
| 11 | Senna | Williams |
| 12 | Perez | Sauber |
| 13 | Schumacher | Mercedes |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber |
| 15 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso |
| 16 | Maldonado | Williams |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso |
| 18 | Grosjean | Lotus |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Caterham |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT |