14/04/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.940 | 127.099 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:36.063 | 0.123 |
| 3 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.389 | 0.449 |
| 4 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.512 | 0.572 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.635 | 0.695 |
| 6 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.765 | 0.825 |
| 7 | Perez | Sauber | 1:36.781 | 0.841 |
| 8 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.880 | 0.940 |
| 9 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.039 | 1.099 |
| 10 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:37.061 | 1.121 |
| 11 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:37.237 | 1.297 |
| 12 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.274 | 1.334 |
| 13 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:37.288 | 1.348 |
| 14 | Senna | Williams | 1:37.425 | 1.485 |
| 15 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.465 | 1.525 |
| 16 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:37.493 | 1.553 |
| 17 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:37.628 | 1.688 |
| 18 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.831 | 1.891 |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:38.701 | 2.761 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:39.198 | 3.258 |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:39.796 | 3.856 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:40.048 | 4.108 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.263 | 5.323 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:41.499 | 5.559 |
Note: 107% = 1:42.655