16/03/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:29.183 | 133.016 mph |
| 2 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:29.292 | 0.109 |
| 3 | Perez | Sauber | 1:30.199 | 1.016 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30.341 | 1.158 |
| 5 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:30.709 | 1.526 |
| 6 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:31.466 | 2.283 |
| 7 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.505 | 2.322 |
| 8 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:31.932 | 2.749 |
| 9 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.184 | 3.001 |
| 10 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.194 | 3.011 |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.296 | 3.113 |
| 12 | Glock | Marussia | 1:32.632 | 3.449 |
| 13 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:32.767 | 3.584 |
| 14 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:32.822 | 3.639 |
| 15 | Button | McLaren | 1:33.039 | 3.856 |
| 16 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.252 | 4.069 |
| 17 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.108 | 4.925 |
| 18 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:34.275 | 5.092 |
| 19 | Senna | Williams | 1:34.312 | 5.129 |
| 20 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34.485 | 5.302 |
| 21 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.604 | 5.421 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:34.770 | 5.587 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.627 | 13.444 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | No Time |
Note: 107% = 1:35.425
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