07/07/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.167 | 142.981 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:32.320 | 0.153 |
| 3 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:32.358 | 0.191 |
| 4 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.420 | 0.253 |
| 5 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:32.454 | 0.287 |
| 6 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.477 | 0.310 |
| 7 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.622 | 0.455 |
| 8 | Perez | Sauber | 1:32.940 | 0.773 |
| 9 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:33.046 | 0.879 |
| 10 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:33.150 | 0.983 |
| 11 | Senna | Williams | 1:33.267 | 1.100 |
| 12 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:33.367 | 1.200 |
| 13 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.398 | 1.231 |
| 14 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.462 | 1.295 |
| 15 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.673 | 1.506 |
| 16 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.674 | 1.507 |
| 17 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.707 | 1.540 |
| 18 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.733 | 1.566 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.298 | 2.131 |
| 20 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:34.781 | 2.614 |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:36.605 | 4.438 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:37.060 | 4.893 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:37.269 | 5.102 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.429 | 5.262 |
Note: 107% = 1:38.618