16/03/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Button | McLaren | 1:27.560 | 135.482 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:27.805 | 0.245 |
| 3 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:28.235 | 0.675 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:28.360 | 0.800 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:28.467 | 0.907 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.683 | 1.123 |
| 7 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:28.908 | 1.348 |
| 8 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:29.292 | 1.732 |
| 9 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:29.415 | 1.855 |
| 10 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:29.565 | 2.005 |
| 11 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:29.722 | 2.162 |
| 12 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:29.790 | 2.230 |
| 13 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:29.881 | 2.321 |
| 14 | Senna | Williams | 1:29.953 | 2.393 |
| 15 | Perez | Sauber | 1:30.124 | 2.564 |
| 16 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:30.515 | 2.955 |
| 17 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:30.586 | 3.026 |
| 18 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.743 | 3.183 |
| 19 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:31.178 | 3.618 |
| 20 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:31.983 | 4.423 |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:32.632 | 5.072 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:34.770 | 7.210 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.627 | 15.067 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | No Time | - |