13/04/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.973 | 127.055 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.145 | 0.172 |
| 3 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.160 | 0.187 |
| 4 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.433 | 0.460 |
| 5 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.617 | 0.644 |
| 6 | Button | McLaren | 1:36.711 | 0.738 |
| 7 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.956 | 0.983 |
| 8 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:36.966 | 0.993 |
| 9 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:37.191 | 1.218 |
| 10 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.316 | 1.343 |
| 11 | Perez | Sauber | 1:37.417 | 1.444 |
| 12 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:37.616 | 1.643 |
| 13 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:37.836 | 1.863 |
| 14 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.930 | 1.957 |
| 15 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.972 | 1.999 |
| 16 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.176 | 2.203 |
| 17 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.293 | 2.320 |
| 18 | Senna | Williams | 1:38.783 | 2.810 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:38.990 | 3.017 |
| 20 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:39.346 | 3.373 |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:39.651 | 3.678 |
| 22 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:40.343 | 4.370 |
| 23 | Pic | Marussia | 1:40.753 | 4.780 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.125 | 5.152 |
Note: 107% = 1:42.691
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