McLaren has secured the top two positions on the grid for tomorrow’s Grand Prix in Malaysia, the second race on the 2012 FIA Formula 1 calendar. The fastest today after qualifying was Lewis Hamilton who posted a best time of 1:36.219, and his teammate, Jenson Button, who managed a best time of 1:36.368. At number three Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, took his Mercedes AMG around the Sepang International Circuit in just 1:36.391 and proved his return to form. Fourth was Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber, followed by Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen and current world champ Sebastian Vettel. The fastest among Ferrari drivers was Fernando Alonso, who will start at ninth on the grid, teammate Felipe Massa, will start at 12th tomorrow.

Jenson Button after gaining 25 points for his win in Australia is in the lead for the world championship going into tomorrow’s race followed by Sebastian Vettel with 18 points and Lewis Hamilton with 15. McLaren heads the constructors’ points tally with 40 to Red Bull’s 30 and Sauber’s 12.

Below are the full results from qualifying today

1. Lewis Hamilton – McLaren 1:36.219
2. Jenson Button – McLaren 1:36.368
3. Michael Schumacher – Mercedes 1:36.391
4. Mark Webber – Red Bull Racing 1:36.461
5. Kimi Raikkonen – Lotus 1:36.461
6. Sebastian Vettel – Red Bull Racing 1:36.634
7. Romain Grosjean – Lotus 1:36.658
8. Nico Rosberg – Mercedes 1:36.664
9. Fernando Alonso – Ferrari 1:37.566
10. Sergio Perez – Sauber 1:37.698
11. Pastor Maldonado – Williams 1:37.589
12. Felipe Massa – Ferrari 1:37.731
13. Bruno Senna – Williams 1:37.841
14. Paul di Resta – Force India 1:37.877
15. Daniel Ricciardo – STR 1:37.883
16. Nico Hulkenberg – Force India 1:37.890
17. Kamui Kobayashi – Sauber 1:38.069
18. Jean-Eric Vergne – STR 1:39.077
19. Heikki Kovalainen – Caterham 1:39.306
20. Vitaly Petrov – Caterham 1:39.567
21. Timo Glock – Marussia 1:40.903
22. Charles Pic – Marussia 1:41.250
23. Pedro de la Rosa – HRT 1:42.914
24. Narain Karthikeyan – HRT 1:43.655

via motorauthority