08/09/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.010 | 154.250 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:24.133 | 0.123 |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.247 | 0.237 |
| 4 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:24.304 | 0.294 |
| 5 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:24.540 | 0.530 |
| 6 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.802 | 0.792 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.833 | 0.823 |
| 8 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:24.855 | 0.845 |
| 9 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.109 | 1.099 |
| 10 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.678 | 1.668 |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.809 | |
| 12 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:24.820 | |
| 13 | Perez | Sauber | 1:24.901 | |
| 14 | Senna | Williams | 1:25.042 | |
| 15 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:25.312 | |
| 16 | D'Ambrosio | Lotus | 1:25.408 | |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:25.441 | |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:26.382 | |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:26.887 | |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:27.039 | |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:27.073 | |
| 22 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:27.441 | |
| 23 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:27.629 | |
| 24 | Hulkenberg | Force India | No Time |
Note:Q1 107% = 1:30.067