31/08/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 2:11.389 | 119.248 mph |
| 2 | Maldonado | Williams | 2:11.941 | 0.552 |
| 3 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 2:12.004 | 0.615 |
| 4 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 2:12.824 | 1.435 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 2:13.191 | 1.802 |
| 6 | Perez | Sauber | 2:13.861 | 2.472 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 2:14.210 | 2.821 |
| 8 | Bottas | Williams | 2:14.660 | 3.271 |
| 9 | Vettel | Red Bull | 2:14.860 | 3.471 |
| 10 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 2:15.402 | 4.013 |
| 11 | Di Resta | Force India | 2:15.812 | 4.423 |
| 12 | Glock | Marussia | 2:16.409 | 5.020 |
| 13 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 2:16.786 | 5.397 |
| 14 | Petrov | Caterham | 2:16.788 | 5.399 |
| 15 | Hamilton | McLaren | 2:16.827 | 5.438 |
| 16 | Button | McLaren | 2:16.861 | 5.472 |
| 17 | Pic | Marussia | 2:17.519 | 6.130 |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 2:18.199 | 6.810 |
| 19 | De la Rosa | HRT | 2:19.546 | 8.157 |
| 20 | Clos | HRT | 2:19.689 | 8.300 |
| 21 | Grosjean | Lotus | 2:38.701 | 27.312 |
| 22 | Alonso | Ferrari | 2:40.749 | 29.360 |
| 23 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 2:46.580 | 35.191 |
Note: 107% = 2:20.586
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