08/09/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.578 | 153.214 mph |
| 2 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.579 | 0.001 |
| 3 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:24.849 | 0.271 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.909 | 0.331 |
| 5 | Button | McLaren | 1:24.994 | 0.416 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.036 | 0.458 |
| 7 | Perez | Sauber | 1:25.160 | 0.582 |
| 8 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:25.255 | 0.677 |
| 9 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:25.289 | 0.711 |
| 10 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:25.383 | 0.805 |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.389 | 0.811 |
| 12 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.406 | 0.828 |
| 13 | Senna | Williams | 1:25.461 | 0.883 |
| 14 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.563 | 0.985 |
| 15 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.689 | 1.111 |
| 16 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:25.706 | 1.128 |
| 17 | D'Ambrosio | Lotus | 1:25.973 | 1.395 |
| 18 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.003 | 1.425 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:26.657 | 2.079 |
| 20 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:27.267 | 2.689 |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:27.454 | 2.876 |
| 22 | Glock | Marussia | 1:27.728 | 3.150 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:28.035 | 3.457 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:28.384 | 3.806 |
Note: 107% = 1:30.498