22/09/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:46.362 | 106.695 mph |
| 2 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:46.804 | 0.442 |
| 3 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:46.905 | 0.543 |
| 4 | Button | McLaren | 1:46.939 | 0.577 |
| 5 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:47.216 | 0.854 |
| 6 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:47.241 | 0.879 |
| 7 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:47.475 | 1.113 |
| 8 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:47.788 | 1.426 |
| 9 | Schumacher | Mercedes | No Time | |
| 10 | Rosberg | Mercedes | No Time | |
| 11 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:47.975 | |
| 12 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:48.261 | |
| 13 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:48.344 | |
| 14 | Perez | Sauber | 1:48.505 | |
| 15 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:48.774 | |
| 16 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:48.849 | |
| 17 | Senna | Williams | No Time | |
| 18 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:49.933 | |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:50.846 | |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:51.137 | |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:51.370 | |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:51.762 | |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:52.372 | |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:53.355 |
Note: Q1 107% = 1:55.226
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