12/05/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:21.707 | 127.446 mph |
| 2 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:22.285 | 0.578 |
| 3 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.302 | 0.595 |
| 4 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:22.424 | 0.717 |
| 5 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:22.487 | 0.780 |
| 6 | Perez | Sauber | 1:22.533 | 0.826 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.005 | 1.298 |
| 8 | Vettel | Red Bull | No Time | |
| 9 | Schumacher | Mercedes | No Time | |
| 10 | Kobayashi | Sauber | No Time | |
| 11 | Button | McLaren | 1:22.944 | |
| 12 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:22.977 | |
| 13 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:23.125 | |
| 14 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:23.177 | |
| 15 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:23.265 | |
| 16 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:23.442 | |
| 17 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.444 | |
| 18 | Senna | Williams | 1:24.981 | |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:25.277 | |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:25.507 | |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:26.582 | |
| 22 | Glock | Marussia | 1:27.032 | |
| 23 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:27.555 | |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:31.122 |
Note: Q1 107% = 1:28.363
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