24/05/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.265 | 97.968 mph |
| 2 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.630 | 0.365 |
| 3 | Perez | Sauber | 1:16.711 | 0.446 |
| 4 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:16.747 | 0.482 |
| 5 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.760 | 0.495 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.843 | 0.578 |
| 7 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:17.038 | 0.773 |
| 8 | Button | McLaren | 1:17.190 | 0.925 |
| 9 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:17.222 | 0.957 |
| 10 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.261 | 0.996 |
| 11 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:17.413 | 1.148 |
| 12 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:17.631 | 1.366 |
| 13 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.106 | 1.841 |
| 14 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:18.209 | 1.944 |
| 15 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:18.252 | 1.987 |
| 16 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:18.302 | 2.037 |
| 17 | Senna | Williams | 1:18.617 | 2.352 |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:19.039 | 2.774 |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:19.341 | 3.076 |
| 20 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:20.838 | 4.573 |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:20.895 | 4.630 |
| 22 | Glock | Marussia | 1:21.638 | 5.373 |
| 23 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:22.423 | 6.158 |
Note: 107% = 1:21.603
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