20/07/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:27.476 | 116.970 mph |
| 2 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.564 | 0.088 |
| 3 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.902 | 0.426 |
| 4 | Perez | Sauber | 1:28.402 | 0.926 |
| 5 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:28.420 | 0.944 |
| 6 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:28.495 | 1.019 |
| 7 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:28.513 | 1.037 |
| 8 | Button | McLaren | 1:28.516 | 1.040 |
| 9 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:28.877 | 1.401 |
| 10 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:29.327 | 1.851 |
| 11 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:29.364 | 1.888 |
| 12 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:29.719 | 2.243 |
| 13 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:29.785 | 2.309 |
| 14 | Pic | Marussia | 1:30.090 | 2.614 |
| 15 | Glock | Marussia | 1:30.220 | 2.744 |
| 16 | Senna | Williams | 1:30.291 | 2.815 |
| 17 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:30.331 | 2.855 |
| 18 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:30.437 | 2.961 |
| 19 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:30.617 | 3.141 |
| 20 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.207 | 3.731 |
| 21 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:32.241 | 4.765 |
| 22 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:32.349 | 4.873 |
| 23 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.777 | 5.301 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.566 | 15.090 |
Note: 107% = 1:33.599
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