26/10/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.619 | 130.846 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:27.929 | 0.310 |
| 3 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:28.044 | 0.425 |
| 4 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:28.046 | 0.427 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:28.175 | 0.556 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.447 | 0.828 |
| 7 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.542 | 0.923 |
| 8 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:28.993 | 1.374 |
| 9 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:29.204 | 1.585 |
| 10 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:29.291 | 1.672 |
| 11 | Bottas | Williams | 1:29.691 | 2.072 |
| 12 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:29.760 | 2.141 |
| 13 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:29.802 | 2.183 |
| 14 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:29.850 | 2.231 |
| 15 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:29.895 | 2.276 |
| 16 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:30.041 | 2.422 |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:30.401 | 2.782 |
| 18 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:30.630 | 3.011 |
| 19 | Van der Garde | Caterham | 1:30.896 | 3.277 |
| 20 | Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:31.212 | 3.593 |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:31.903 | 4.284 |
| 22 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:32.125 | 4.506 |
| 23 | Glock | Marussia | 1:32.369 | 4.750 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:32.859 | 5.240 |
Note: 107% = 1:33.752
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