2012 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear
Rounds Fifteen and Sixteen
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, CA
September 6-9, 2012
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Name | Best Tm | In Lap | Diff | Gap | Sponsor | Hometown | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | Jack Hawksworth | 1:21.631 | 16 | TORGOEN Swiss Watches/ EXA Networks | West Yorkshire, England | Pelfrey | 19 | ||
| 2 | 88 | Sage Karam | 1:21.637 | 16 | 0.006 | 0.006 | Comfort Revolution | Nazareth, PA | Andretti | 19 |
| 3 | 81 | Petri Suvanto | 1:21.898 | 16 | 0.267 | 0.261 | Mazda Road to Indy | Nurmo, Finland | Pelfrey | 19 |
| 4 | 19 | Gabby Chaves | 1:21.991 | 6 | 0.360 | 0.093 | Claro/ Marca Colombia / Tecpro | Bogota, Colombia | JDC Motorsports | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | Connor De Phillippi | 1:22.345 | 16 | 0.714 | 0.354 | ModSpace Racing / One24 | San Clemente, CA | Juncos Racing | 17 |
| 6 | 57 | Diego Ferreira | 1:22.553 | 17 | 0.922 | 0.208 | Team Viso Venezuela | Maracay, Venezuela | Juncos Racing | 17 |
| 7 | 22 | Martin Scuncio | 1:22.571 | 9 | 0.940 | 0.018 | Pullman Bus | Concepcion, Chile | Juncos Racing | 10 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | 1:22.580 | 7 | 0.949 | 0.009 | 16 | |||
| 9 | 21 | Camilo Schmidt | 1:22.644 | 15 | 1.013 | 0.064 | Merida, Venezuela | Linares Racing | 18 | |
| 10 | 9 | Juan Piedrahita | 1:22.787 | 14 | 1.156 | 0.143 | Petrosur / Colombia es pasion / GFK Motors / Lamd Link | Bogota, Colombia | JDC Motorsports | 18 |
| 11 | 83 | Gustavo Menezes | 1:22.799 | 9 | 1.168 | 0.012 | Team Pelfrey / Safety Park / Oakley | Coto de Caza, CA | Pelfrey | 17 |
| 12 | 77 | Zach Veach | 1:22.801 | 11 | 1.170 | 0.002 | K12.com / Zakosi Data Backup | Stockdale, OH | Andretti | 11 |
| 13 | 15 | Bruno Palli | 1:22.809 | 17 | 1.178 | 0.008 | Team Viso Venezuela | Maracay, Venezuela | Juncos Racing | 18 |
| 14 | 66 | Zack Meyer | 1:23.335 | 11 | 1.704 | 0.526 | Partners III | Toronto, Canada | Aim Autosport | 17 |
| 15 | 16 | Lloyd Read | 1:23.571 | 15 | 1.940 | 0.236 | PoweredbyAlberta.com | Edmonton, Canada | JDC Motorsports | 18 |
| 16 | 91 | Ashley Freiberg | 1:23.641 | 14 | 2.010 | 0.070 | TRUECar.com | Homer Glen, IL | JDC Motorsports | 17 |
| 17 | 33 | Ryan Tveter | 1:24.014 | 10 | 2.383 | 0.373 | CIMIER Swiss Watches / Motorola Mobility LLC | Oyster Bay, NY | Team GDT | 17 |
| 18 | 53 | Andres Mendez | 1:24.408 | 10 | 2.777 | 0.394 | GrupoKriterion.com / DataFile.com.co | Bogota, Colombia | Team GDT | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | Carlos Linares | 1:24.482 | 6 | 2.851 | 0.074 | Mindeporte | Caracas, Venezuela | Linares Racing | 17 |
| 20 | 23 | Walt Bowlin | 1:27.362 | 10 | 5.731 | 2.880 | Tampa Bay Jaw Surgery | Tarpon Springs, FL | Aim Autosport | 17 |