24/05/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Button | McLaren | 1:15.746 | 98.640 mph |
| 2 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.138 | 0.392 |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.602 | 0.856 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.661 | 0.915 |
| 5 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.820 | 1.074 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.021 | 1.275 |
| 7 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.148 | 1.402 |
| 8 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:17.153 | 1.407 |
| 9 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:17.293 | 1.547 |
| 10 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:17.303 | 1.557 |
| 11 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:17.375 | 1.629 |
| 12 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:17.395 | 1.649 |
| 13 | Senna | Williams | 1:17.655 | 1.909 |
| 14 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:17.800 | 2.054 |
| 15 | Perez | Sauber | 1:18.251 | 2.505 |
| 16 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:18.440 | 2.694 |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:18.522 | 2.776 |
| 18 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:18.808 | 3.062 |
| 19 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:19.267 | 3.521 |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:19.309 | 3.563 |
| 21 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:20.029 | 4.283 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:20.240 | 4.494 |
| 23 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:20.631 | 4.885 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:20.886 | 5.140 |
Note: 107% = 1:21.048
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