26/05/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.159 | 99.410 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.197 | 0.038 |
| 3 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:15.209 | 0.050 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:15.210 | 0.051 |
| 5 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:15.445 | 0.286 |
| 6 | Button | McLaren | 1:15.471 | 0.312 |
| 7 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.734 | 0.575 |
| 8 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:15.893 | 0.734 |
| 9 | Perez | Sauber | 1:16.110 | 0.951 |
| 10 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.219 | 1.060 |
| 11 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:16.226 | 1.067 |
| 12 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:16.301 | 1.142 |
| 13 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:16.311 | 1.152 |
| 14 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:16.479 | 1.320 |
| 15 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:17.027 | 1.868 |
| 16 | Senna | Williams | 1:17.055 | 1.896 |
| 17 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:17.276 | 2.117 |
| 18 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:17.390 | 2.231 |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:17.404 | 2.245 |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:18.259 | 3.100 |
| 21 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:18.488 | 3.329 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:19.099 | 3.940 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:19.147 | 3.988 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.151 | 3.992 |
Note: 107% = 1:20.420